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The Durbin amendment, implemented by Regulation II, [ 1] is a provision of United States federal law, 15 U.S.C. § 1693o-2, that requires the Federal Reserve to limit fees charged to retailers for debit card processing. It was passed as part of the Dodd–Frank financial reform legislation in 2010, as a last-minute addition by Dick Durbin, a ...
The payment card interchange fee and merchant discount antitrust litigation is a United States class-action lawsuit filed in 2005 by merchants and trade associations against Visa, Mastercard, and numerous financial institutions that issue payment cards. The suit was filed because of price fixing and other allegedly anti-competitive trade ...
Interchange fee is a term used in the payment card industry to describe a fee paid between banks for the acceptance of card-based transactions. Usually for sales/services transactions it is a fee that a merchant's bank (the "acquiring bank") pays a customer's bank (the "issuing bank"). In a credit card or debit card transaction, the card ...
The annual fee you may pay, as well as the interchange fees you generate each time you use your card, all contribute to the credit card issuer’s revenue. There are costs for the privilege and ...
Opponents of credit card swipe fee legislation claim it will benefit big box retailers, cause harm to consumers and small businesses. From our readers:
Aside from interchange or swipe fees, which Visa and Mastercard force retailers to pay to issuing banks, the two credit card giants charge network fees to merchants.
The Act contains a provision that limits the first year annual fee for a credit card to 25% of the credit limit. Credit card issuers are still able to charge certain additional fees, such as "setup fees" or "program fees." The Act also restricts the fees that can be charged for gift cards and other prepaid cards.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule limiting credit card late fees to $8. The move could save 45 million people an average $220 per year on late fees.