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92_HB5840 LRB9213754WHcsA 1 AN ACT concerning credit cards. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Credit Card Issuance Act is amended by 5 adding Section 7.3 as follows: 6 (815 ILCS 140/7.3 new) 7 Sec. 7.3. Increase in interest rate. A credit card 8 issuer may not increase the annual percentage rate or rates 9 of interest applicable to a credit card account, or remove or 10 increase any introductory annual percentage rate or rates of 11 interest applicable to the account, for reasons other than 12 actions or omissions of the card holder that are directly 13 related to the account and that are clearly and conspicuously 14 described to the card holder at the time the credit card is 15 issued. 16 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on 17 October 1, 2002.