“I don’t have a specific consequence to outline for you but certainly this is an expectation and frankly a demand that the president has made.”

The proposal was a major topic this week during earnings calls.

Trump called for banks to cap credit card interest rates at 10%, an idea that has been roundly rejected by industry executives and their lobbyists this week.

President Trump's proposal to cap credit card interest rates at 10% - an idea with bipartisan support - received swift backlash from bank executives.

The White House has not provided any detail about what will happen to credit card companies that don’t lower card rates.

“I don’t have a specific consequence to outline for you but certainly this is an expectation and frankly a demand that the president has made.”

U.S. bank stocks fell in morning trading in a broader market decline, as investors awaited clarity on whether the Trump admin's Jan. 20 deadline to implement a 10% cap on credit…