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Will credit card rate cap legislation (10% or lower) be signed into law by December 31, 2026?

Resolves January 15, 2027(258d)
IG: 0.80

Current Prediction

9%
Likely No
Model Agreement98%
Predictions9 runs
Last UpdatedApril 21, 2026

Prediction History

Initial
10%
Mar 21
-1pp
Current
9%
Apr 21
Q1 2026 refresh — no material change. Rate-cap legislation not mentioned in Q1 materials.

Static low-probability event. Minor downward adjustment reflects elapsed time without observable legislative progress.

Prediction Distribution

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opus
sonnet
haiku
Range: 8%10%Aggregate: 9%
Individual Predictions(9 runs)
opusRun 1
8%

No material change since baseline. Q1 materials do not mention rate-cap legislation. 8-month window remaining. Base rate for major credit card rate-cap legislation passing within such a window, against substantial banking industry opposition, is low. Maintain near baseline, modest reduction to 0.08 reflecting elapsed time without observable legislative progress.

No legislative progress observable in Q1 windowBanking industry opposition substantialCongressional calendar remains constrained
opusRun 2
9%

Low-probability static event. Legislative calendar in 2026 includes limited windows for major financial regulation. Rate cap would be a major fight the banking lobby opposes strongly. Historical base rate for similar legislation passing in an 8-month window: well below 10%. Maintain at 0.09.

Historical base rate <10%Banking lobby oppositionLimited legislative calendar windows
opusRun 3
8%

Probability essentially unchanged from baseline. UAL's Q1 co-brand strength and card enhancements suggest the company is not internally pricing in material near-term regulatory disruption. Probability remains single-digit.

UAL behavior consistent with low regulatory riskNo material news flowSingle-digit probability retained
sonnetRun 1
9%

No change from baseline. 10% rate cap legislation facing substantial industry opposition; no major procedural steps observable. Maintain ~0.09.

No procedural progressIndustry oppositionBaseline assessment holds
sonnetRun 2
10%

Baseline 0.10 holds. Static low-probability event. No new information suggests upward or downward revision.

Static low-probability eventNo new informationBaseline holds
sonnetRun 3
8%

Elapsed time without legislative progress slightly reduces remaining probability from baseline. Each month without progress narrows the window. Probability ~0.08.

Time decay on probabilityNo progress since baselineNarrowing window
haikuRun 1
9%

Low-probability event, no material change since baseline. Maintain ~0.09.

No changeLow base rateMaintain baseline
haikuRun 2
9%

No news, no procedural progress. Maintain near baseline. ~0.09.

No news flowNo procedural progressBaseline hold
haikuRun 3
8%

Time decay on legislative probability. Maintain single-digit. ~0.08.

Time decayMaintain single-digitNo change

Resolution Criteria

Resolves YES if legislation imposing a credit card interest rate cap of 10% or lower is signed into law by December 31, 2026. Resolves NO otherwise.

Resolution Source

Congressional legislation tracker, Federal Register

Source Trigger

Proposed 10% credit card rate cap could impact Chase MileagePlus co-brand economics

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