The National Retail Federation (1), an industry organization working to reduce swipe fees, estimates the average household is ...

"With the additional weight of swipe fees, I’m forced to make sacrifices to stay afloat in this economy, including cutting ...

HARRISBURG – A bill that aims to slightly lower credit card “swipe fees” is moving quickly through the Pennsylvania House. But it faces long odds in the state Senate and has drawn vehement opposition ...

A controversial credit card law that has been hotly debated in Illinois has been delayed once again amid ongoing legal challenges. The Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, dubbed the “credit card chaos” ...

When the impact of credit card “swipe” fees on prices consumers pay for groceries came up at a hearing in Washington in 2022, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn was concerned. “Tell me how this contributes to ...

Illinois lawmakers passed a bill that further delays the implementation of the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act.

Most consumers don’t even know they’re being nicked every time they swipe a debit or credit card thanks to the big banks’ quiet subversion of the free market. Banks charge the little diner downtown ...

(TCS) — If Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs the budget and revenue package legislators approved, consumers paying by card may have to swipe to pay for their goods and swipe again to pay the sales tax for ...

Illinois is still waiting to benefit from a law promised to generate hundreds of millions of dollars by restricting credit ...

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