IN GENERAL.—Section 127 of the Truth in Lending Act
(15 U.S.C. 1637) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(j) PROHIBITION ON PENALTIES FOR ON-TIME PAYMENTS.—
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION ON DOUBLE-CYCLE BILLING AND PENALTIES
FOR ON-TIME PAYMENTS.—Except as provided in paragraph (2),
a creditor may not impose any finance charge on a credit
card account under an open end consumer credit plan as a
result of the loss of any time period provided by the creditor
within which the obligor may repay any portion of the credit
extended without incurring a finance charge, with respect to—
‘‘(A) any balances for days in billing cycles that precede
the most recent billing cycle; or
‘‘(B) any balances or portions thereof in the current
billing cycle that were repaid within such time period.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) does not apply to—
‘‘(A) any adjustment to a finance charge as a result
of the resolution of a dispute; or