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LegalText 15 U.S.C. § 1665d Reasonable penalty fees on open end consumer credit plans us united_states_code code_section 15 COMMERCE AND TRADE 41 CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION 1665d 15 U.S.C. § 1665d current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc15@119-100.zip /us/usc/t15/s1665d data/legal/raw/us/code/title-15/usc15.xml 13ed92f74ea9408e816408993dd3f4fa4a26b30db8c77d53a685218f53c307b0 6982338d990ef19d6b52bff6825089bdd6d0ee1233d9382673faf533decd5059 8a56c08185c3277b0d9c707cb66a051530439ff0a56d9053559614f009eedcbb 2026-07-04 official
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15 U.S.C. § 1665d - Reasonable penalty fees on open end consumer credit plans

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(a) In general The amount of any penalty fee or charge that a card issuer may impose with respect to a credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan in connection with any omission with respect to, or violation of, the cardholder agreement, including any late payment fee, over-the-limit fee, or any other penalty fee or charge, shall be reasonable and proportional to such omission or violation.

(b) Rulemaking required The Bureau, in consultation with the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision, and the National Credit Union Administration Board, shall issue final rules not later than 9 months after May 22, 2009, to establish standards for assessing whether the amount of any penalty fee or charge described under subsection (a) is reasonable and proportional to the omission or violation to which the fee or charge relates. Subsection (a) shall become effective 15 months after May 22, 2009.

(c) Considerations In issuing rules required by this section, the Bureau shall consider—

(1) the cost incurred by the creditor from such omission or violation;

(2) the deterrence of such omission or violation by the cardholder;

(3) the conduct of the cardholder; and

(4) such other factors as the Bureau may deem necessary or appropriate.

(d) Differentiation permitted In issuing rules required by this subsection, the Bureau may establish different standards for different types of fees and charges, as appropriate.

(e) Safe harbor rule authorized The Bureau, in consultation with the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision, and the National Credit Union Administration Board, may issue rules to provide an amount for any penalty fee or charge described under subsection (a) that is presumed to be reasonable and proportional to the omission or violation to which the fee or charge relates.

(Pub. L. 90321, title I, § 149, as added Pub. L. 11124, title I, § 102(b)(1), May 22, 2009, 123 Stat. 1740; amended Pub. L. 111203, title X, § 1100A(2), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2107.)

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Editorial Notes

Amendments2010—Subsecs. (b) to (e). Pub. L. 111203, § 1100A(2), which directed amendment of this section by substituting “Bureau” for “Board” wherever appearing, was executed by making the substitution for “Board” the first time appearing in subsecs. (b) and (e), and wherever appearing in subsecs. (c) and (d), to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2010 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 111203 effective on the designated transfer date, see section 1100H of Pub. L. 111203, set out as a note under section 552a of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Effective DateSection effective 9 months after May 22, 2009, except as otherwise specifically provided, see section 3 of Pub. L. 11124, set out as an Effective Date of 2009 Amendment note under section 1602 of this title.