Nov. 1, 2011 – Success of Debit Card Swipe Reform Opens Doors to Action on Credit Card Swipe Fees
Oct. 17, 2011 – MPC Pleased to See Two-Tier Interchange System Functioning as Intended
Oct. 13, 2011 – Merchants Support DOJ Investigation of Price Setting, Anticompetitive Behavior
Oct. 12, 2011 – Merchants Condemn Congressional Efforts to Carry Water for Big Banks, Repeal Swipe Fee Reforms
Oct. 6, 2011 – MPC Letter to the Hill
Oct. 1, 2011 – U.S. PIRG: Swipe Fee Reform is “Good for Consumers”
Oct. 1, 2011 – Bank Analysis says Consumers will Flee Banks with Checking Fees
Oct. 1, 2011 – Bankers Scapegoat to Justify Higher Fees
Oct. 1, 2011 – Phil Rosenthal: Bank of America debit card fee a reminder to shop around
Oct. 1, 2011 – The Real Reason for Bank of America’s Fee
Oct. 1, 2011 – Mega-Banks to Soon Learn Lessons of Competition
Oct. 1, 2011 – As Main Street Swipe Fee Reform Takes Effect, Merchants & Consumers Look to Credit Card Reform
Sep. 23, 2011 – Visa and MasterCard Undermine Swipe Fee Reform
Sep. 23, 2011 – Small Banks Find Swipe Fee Apocalypse Rumors to be Nothing but Hype
Jun. 29, 2011 – Federal Reserve Bends to Bank Pressure
Jun. 14, 2011 – DOJ Action Important First Step Towards Correcting Anti-Competitive Credit Card Market
Jun. 8, 2011 – Main Street Merchants & Consumers Thank Senate for Standing Strong on Swipe Fee Reforms
Jun. 7, 2011 – Don’t Be Fooled: Tester/Corker amndmt won’t delay debit swipe fee reform, it will completely undo
Jun. 7, 2011 – Don’t Be Fooled: Tester/Corker Amendment Predetermines Swipe Fee Study Outcome
Jun. 7, 2011 – Swipe Fee Delay Amendment a “Slap in the Face to Consumers and Retailers”
Jun. 6, 2011 – Thanks to Sens. Chambliss and Isakson for help on bank processing fees
Jun. 6, 2011 – ICYMI: Former Reagan Admin Official Says Debit Fee Market is Broken
Jun. 1, 2011 – In Their Words: Big Banks Confirm that Small Banks Win with Swipe Fee Reform
May. 18, 2011 – Tester Swipe Fee “Compromise” is Handout to Country’s Biggest Banks
May. 18, 2011 – Debit Card Fast Fact #18
May. 13, 2011 – On Swipe Fee Reform Anniversary, Merchants and Consumers Unite to Cross the Finish Line
May. 13, 2011 – Merchants Confirm Commitment to Small Bank Swipe Fee Exemption
May. 13, 2011 – Chairman Bernanke Says the Fed Has Enough Information for Final Swipe Fee Rule
May. 13, 2011 – ICYMI: Former IMF Chief Economist Questions Integrity of Small Bank Swipe Fee Lobbying
May. 3, 2011 – ICYMI: Retailers Fire Back Re: Small Bank Swipe Fee Exmeption
Apr. 21, 2011 – ICYMI: Debit swipe fee reform could help small banks (Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal)
Apr. 14, 2011 – ICYMI: NAACP, Tech Group Reverse Course on Swipe Fee Reform Delay
Apr. 8, 2011 – ICYMI: Hanover Evening Sun (PA) Editorial – Leave Swipe Fee Reform Alone
Apr. 8, 2011 – ICYMI: Chicago Sun Times Editorial: Don’t Delay Swipe Fee Reform
Apr. 7, 2011 – ICYMI: AJC Op-Ed - Reagan Admin Official Says Fix the Broken Debit Market
Apr. 7, 2011 – ICYMI: Senator Landrieu Stands up for Small Businesses; Opposes Swipe Reform Delay
Apr. 7, 2011 – SWIPE FEE STUDY 2010: Kansas City Fed Report U.S. Debit Market Alone in Charging Merchants Interchan
Apr. 7, 2011 – ICYMI: USA Today Editorial - In ‘swipe fees’ fight, retailers make better case
Apr. 7, 2011 – SWIPE FEE STUDY 2010: American Antitrust Institute Says Electronic Payments Market is Broken
Mar. 30, 2011 – SWIPE FEE STUDY 2010: Boston Fed Report Finds Swipe Fees Hurt the Unbanked
Mar. 30, 2011 – Tester/Corker Amendment an Insult to Small Businesses
Mar. 30, 2011 – SWIPE FEE STUDY 2009: GAO Report Finds Swipe Fee System In Need of Action
Mar. 29, 2011 – December 2008 Report: Kansas City Says: Visa/MasterCard Duopoly Distorts the Market
Mar. 15, 2011 – Consumers Oppose Tester Swipe Fee Bill
Mar. 15, 2011 – Senator Tester Offers Plan to Bail out Wall Street at Expense of Main Street Small Businesses
Mar. 11, 2011 – Debit Card Fast Facts: Fact #1: Why Small Bank Cards Will Be Accepted By Merchants 100% of the Time
Mar. 9, 2011 – American Banker Finds Fear of Merchant Discrimination against Banks to be Highly Exaggerated
Mar. 9, 2011 – Industry Analyst Calls Big Bank Lobbying “Poppycock”; Small Banks Win with Swipe Fee Reform
Mar. 1, 2011 – Debit Card Networks Lock-in Small Bank and Credit Union Swipe Fee Exemption
Feb. 25, 2011 – Big Banks’ Scare Tactics Proven Wrong; Swipe Fee Small Bank Exemption Set to Succeed
Feb. 24, 2011 – Customer Discounts Fueled by Durbin Amendment Rolling Out Across the Country
Feb. 22, 2011 – Small Businesses and Consumers Tell How Fed Swipe Fee Reform Benefits Main Street
Feb. 17, 2011 – Merchants Celebrate Facts of Swipe Fee Reform: Tell Congress How Reform Benefits Consumers & Biz
Feb. 17, 2011 – Consumer Advocates Strongly Support Debit Swipe Fee Reform
Feb. 17, 2011 – ICYMI: POLITICO - VISA Exec Caught Misquoting In Congressional Testimony
Feb. 3, 2011 – Texas Business Owners Voice Support for Swipe Fee Reforms
Feb. 2, 2011 – Over 1,500 Companies and Associations Send Letter to Fed Voicing Support for Swipe Fee Reforms
Feb. 2, 2011 – Anticipating Visa’s 1Q Earnings, Merchants Question Company’s Stance on Swipe Fee Reforms
Jan. 25, 2011 – In Case You Missed it: McConnell says Senate Unlikely to Interfere with Swipe Fee Reform
Jan. 24, 2011 – Free Checking Death Bells Premature as Community Banks Keep Consumer Benefits
Jan. 20, 2011 – Hypocrisy in U.S. Banking System: Banks Cry Over Swipe Fee Reform While Clearing Record Profits
Dec. 16, 2010 – Small Businesses Applauds Federal Reserve for Pro-Consumer and Merchant Swipe Fee Proposal
Dec. 16, 2010 – Federal Reserve Proposed Rule – Background Information
Dec. 16, 2010 – Swipe fee reform around the world: consumers win
Dec. 16, 2010 – In Case You Missed It: Canada Takes Aim at Visa & MasterCard’s Anti-Competitive Rules
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
Jun. 12, 2009 – Main Street Businesses Welcome Bipartisan House Bill to Rein in Huge Credit Card "Swipe Fees"
Jun. 12, 2009 – Main Street Businesses Applaud Bipartisan ‘Credit Card Fair Fee Act'; Allows Merchants to Negotiate Lower Swipe Fees for Credit Card Purchases
May. 12, 2009 – Durbin-Bond Consumer Discount Amendment Opens First Front in Fight to Rein in Huge, Hidden Credit Card “Swipe” Fees
Apr. 23, 2009 – Small Businesses: Reform of Huge, Hidden “Swipe Fees” Must Be Part of Credit Card Fix for It to
Mar. 30, 2009 – Media & Grassroots Campaign Asks Key House Members to Support Legislation to Rein in Hidden Credit Card Interchange Fees
Mar. 27, 2009 – U.S. Retailers Caution Canadian Officials Against Visa And Mastercard Entry Into Debit Card Markets
Sep. 23, 2008 – Congressman Welch Supports Credit Card Reform; Encourages Congress to Act on Credit Card Interchange Fees that Hurt both Merchants and Consumers
Jul. 17, 2008 – Merchants and Consumers Welcome Judiciary Committee Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to Crack Down on the Hidden and Excessive Credit Card Fees
Jul. 15, 2008 – Working Families, Merchants Send Joint Message to Lawmakers: Stop Credit Card Abuses Now
Jul. 11, 2008 – Three In Four Americans Support Credit Card Fair Fee Act
Jun. 27, 2008 – Merchants Say that Visa Fee Cut is Less Than Meets the Eye
Jun. 26, 2008 – Credit Card Fair Fee Act Picks Up Bi-Partisan Support
Jun. 11, 2008 – Merchants Welcome House Legislation to Crack Down on Excessive Credit Card Fees
Jun. 6, 2008 – Merchants Welcome Senate Legislation to Fix the Problem of Hidden Credit Card Interchange Fees
May. 15, 2008 – Hidden Credit Card Fee Draws Congressinal Attention; House Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Credit Card Fair Fee Act
May. 13, 2008 – Hidden Credit Card Fees Under Congressional Scrutiny
Mar. 7, 2008 – Congress Introduces Credit Card Fair Fee Act
Dec. 19, 2007 – EU To MasterCard: Credit Card Interchange Fees Must Be Cut
Dec. 4, 2007 – Merchants Applaud Senate Scrutiny of Credit Card Fees
Oct. 1, 2007 – Merchants Respond to Questions About Impact of Interchange Fees
Jul. 20, 2007 – Merchants Welcome Congressional Concern Over Credit Card Interchange Practices
Jul. 19, 2007 – Merchants Call Interchange Fee Practices Violation of Antitrust Laws
Jul. 16, 2007 – Consumers Picking Up Tab For Credit Card Junk Mail
May. 31, 2007 – Florists Association Joins Fight Against Unfair Credit Card Fees
Apr. 27, 2007 – Merchants Welcome House Scrutiny of Hidden Fees and Other Abusive Credit Card Practices
Apr. 18, 2007 – Consumers Could Pay 20 Percent More to Visa
Apr. 12, 2007 – State Legislatures Join Congressional Efforts Looking into $36 Billion Credit Card Interchange Issue
Mar. 7, 2007 – Merchants Welcome Senate Examination of Hidden Credit Card Fees, High Interest Rates and Other Abusive Practices
Feb. 21, 2007 – Supermarket Shoppers Tell Senator Specter What They Think About Hidden Credit Card Fees