Credit Card Stocks Fall on Trumps Interest Rate Cap Proposal

While the plan might squeeze credit card issuers, advocates say it would benefit average consumers.U.S. dollar bills and credit and debit cards in Washington on Oct. 4, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times1/12/2026|Updated: 1/12/2026Shares of credit card companies fell on Jan. 12 amid President Donald Trump’s proposal to cap interest rates.Capital One declined 6 percent, while American Express dropped 4 percent. Shares of Visa and Mastercard fell more than 2 percent.Andrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade. He is the author of “The War on Cash.”Author’s Selected Articles