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Nobody likes paying interest on a credit card bill. It may seem like an easy out to just have Congress forbid it. But what people might not realize is using government to impose a cap on those rates will do more to shrink access to credit, especially personal credit, than help people out of debt. Unfortunately, our elected representatives in Congress may not realize this, either, given the looming bills in both the House and the Senate that threaten just such an interest rate cap.
Americans have far fewer banks to choose from than they once did. The American banking industry has consolidated, with the number of U.S. banks falling from more than 8,000 to less than 5,000 between 2000 and 2014 alone. By 2023, the number of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insured banks had further decreased to 4,641, marking a substantial decline despite the U.S. population growing significantly during this period.
Americans have far fewer banks to choose from than they once did. The American banking industry has consolidated, with the number of U.S. banks falling from more than 8,000 to less than 5,000 between 2000 and 2014 alone. By 2023, the number of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insured banks had further decreased to 4,641, marking a substantial decline despite the U.S. population growing significantly during this period.
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