08-EA-17: FRB: Unfair or Deceptive Credit Practices; Overdraft Protection

The proposed rule would prohibit seven credit card practices: (1) Unfair time constraints for consumers to make payments; (2) Unfair allocation of payments among balances with different interest rates; (3) Unfair application of increased APR to outstanding balances; (4) Unfair fees for exceeding the credit limit solely because of a hold placed on an account; (5) Unfair balance computation method; (6) Unfair financing of security deposits and fees for issuance or availability of credit; and (7) Deceptive firm offers of credit.

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