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Amid complaints about interest rates and fees, US lawmakers have voted for new rules regulating credit card firms
A man shows some of his credit cards at a market in Miami, Florida. Amid complaints about interest rate spikes and new fees, US lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly to speed up the implementation of sweeping new rules to guard against abusive practices by credit card companies.
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