HR 3190 · 112th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to prohibit insured depository institutions from charging consumers fees for the use of debit cards.
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.(2011-10-21)
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Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to prohibit an insured depository institution from charging a fee to any consumer for receiving or using a debit card. Subjects violators of such prohibition to civil liability for: (1) actual damages sustained by the consumer of between $100 and $1,000, (2) such punitive damages as the court may allow, and (3) the costs of a successful action together with reasonable attorney's fees to enforce liability.…
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