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Credit CARD Act of 2009

Title I ~ SEC. 103. USE OF TERMS CLARIFIED

Section 127 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1637) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(m) Use of Term ‘Fixed Rate’- With respect to the terms of any credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan, the term ‘fixed’, when appearing in conjunction with a reference to the annual percentage rate or interest rate applicable with respect to such account, may only be used to refer to an annual percentage rate or interest rate that will not change or vary for any reason over the period specified clearly and conspicuously in the terms of the account.