Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Understanding the Federal Reserve Board Proposal to Lower Interchange Fee Cap for Debit Card Transactions
On June 13, the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota received a motion from two amici curiae seeking leave to participate in oral arguments scheduled for July 23 on the parties’ cross motions for summary...more
On April 9, 2024, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on credit card competition. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) requested testimony at the hearing from the following Chief Executive Officers who have publicly...more
On December 13, 2023, the Congressional Research Service issued a report titled How the Credit Card Competition Act of 2023 Could Affect Consumers, Merchants, and Banks highlighting potential issues for Congress....more
The Federal Reserve Board has proposed a new rule for public comment that would significantly lower the cap on interchange fees that debit card issuing banks (issuers) may charge a merchant’s bank (an acquiring bank) for...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently reversed a lower court decision and upheld the interchange rules adopted by the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) under the so-called Durbin Amendment to the...more
On July 31, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (“District Court”) issued a sharply worded Memorandum Opinion in the merchant litigation with the Federal Reserve Board (“Board”) regarding the Board’s...more