Fast Facts
About the Merchants Payments Coalition
Credit Card Interchange Fees: Issues and Answers
A Report to the House Judiciary Committee Antitrust Task Force Prepared by the Merchants Payments Coalition, Inc.
September 14, 2007
Interchange Charts:
- Estimated Components of Interchange, Diamond Management & Technology Consultants
- Example of a Typical Credit Card Transaction Showing How Interchange Fees Paid by Merchants are Allocated, General Accounting Office
- International Interchange Rates, Transaction Resources
- Interchange Legislation in the States (2008)
Press Releases
- May 13 2010 – U.S. Senate Passes Commonsense Swipe Fee Reform to Aid Small Business and Consumers
- Apr 28 2010– Small Business Owner and Community Banker Calls for Swift Approval of Credit Card Fair Fee Act
- Dec 8 2009– Hidden Credit Card Fees Cost Jobs
Advertising Campaigns
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Research
Cutting edge research reports that shine more light on how interchange fee dollars are spent and the fee, policies and practices of the banks and credit card companies.
- Credit Cards: Increased Complexity in Rates and Fees Heightens Need for more Effective Disclosures to Consumers, General Accounting Office, September 2006
Recent Articles and Interviews
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Interviews
Bloomberg Interview with Stephen Cannon, Witness for the Merchants Payments Coalition debating Timothy J. Muris, Counsel, O’Melvney and Myers and Former Chairman, Federal Trade Commission. Watch Interview >>
CNBC Interview with Mallory Duncan, Chairman of the Merchants Payments Coalition and Rhonda Bentz, Vice President, Visa USA. Watch Interview >>
Recent Articles: Interchange in the News
Watch Out for These Sneaky Banks, The Motley Fool, 7/28/10
Credit Cards Take From Poor, Give to the Rich, Wall Street Journal, 7/27/10