No more due date ambiguity6 of 7No longer can card issuers change the due date for payments from one month to the next or set an arbitrary cutoff time on the due date. The CARD Act requires that the due date be the same date each month, and the cutoff time be no earlier than 5 p.m the day the payment is due. In addition, issuers cannot treat a late payment as such unless it delivered the billing statement to the customer 21 days in advance of the due date.« Back to Credit Card Rules. Related Articles:Fees your card can raiseNo help for business cardsCan you co-sign for card?Related Links:CARD Act limits penaltiesCARD Act 'gotchas'Credit card billing changes advertisement
No longer can card issuers change the due date for payments from one month to the next or set an arbitrary cutoff time on the due date. The CARD Act requires that the due date be the same date each month, and the cutoff time be no earlier than 5 p.m the day the payment is due. In addition, issuers cannot treat a late payment as such unless it delivered the billing statement to the customer 21 days in advance of the due date.
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