Credit Card Issuers Raise APR Without Proof of Required Advance Notice
Credit card holders with clean payment histories report large APR increases with no advance written notice as legally required, and when they formally dispute it, issuers respond with a generic current-terms agreement instead of proof of mailing or the notice date, leaving customers paying excess interest with no documented justification.
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