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
Feb. 13, 2007 – Credit Card Fees Add $169 Million to Cost of Valentine’s Day
Feb. 6, 2007 – U.S. Adults Say Visa and MasterCard Should Disclose Hidden Interchange Fees
Jan. 31, 2007 – American Merchants Welcome Today’s EU Report Calling for Closer Scrutiny of Interchange Fees
Jan. 25, 2007 – Merchants Applaud Congressional Call for Disclosure from Credit Card Industry
Jan. 8, 2007 – Hidden Fees Bring Big Profits to Credit Card Companies
Nov. 13, 2006 – Visa/MasterCard Need to Change Their Business Practices, New Report Suggests
Oct. 18, 2006 – Merchants Respond to Visa’s Release of Default Interchange Rates
Jul. 19, 2006 – Merchants Say Visa/MasterCard Rate Setting Violates Antitrust Laws
Jun. 15, 2006 – Merchants Welcome Senate Investigation into Credit Card Fee Price-Fixing
May. 25, 2006 – Windfall Profits for the Credit Card Companies This Weekend
May. 17, 2006 – Merchants Comment on MasterCard Response to U.S. Merchant Interchange Lawsuit and Hidden Credit Card
May. 9, 2006 – Merchants Welcome NY Legislation Addressing Hidden Credit Card Fees
Apr. 25, 2006 – Merchants Laud Consolidated Complaint Against Visa and MasterCard
Feb. 14, 2006 – Merchants Welcome Congressional Hearing on Secret Fees Charged by Credit Card Companies
May. 2, 2005 – Merchants Welcome Fed Conference on Credit Card Fees