Tag: Pre-Approved Credit Card Prohibition Act

It’s a trap! Fines sought for banks sending pre-approved credit cards without client’s consent

(BILYONARYO) Banks might soon have to pay a six-digit fine for sending pre-approved credit cards to clients without prior consent. Senator Jinggoy Estrada wants to institutionalize an existing Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas policy through Senate Bill 2952 or the proposed Pre-Approved Credit Card Prohibition Act, which prohibits credit card issuers from sending out these pre-approved…
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Jinggoy files bill banning unsolicited pre-approved credit cards

SENATE President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is pushing for the approval of his proposal to ban the issuance of pre-approved credit cards to individuals who did not apply for them. Although such practice is already banned under Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Circulars Nos. 702 and 845 issued on December 15, 2010 and August…
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