February 22, 2011 Comments of the National Taxpayers Union To the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve The NTU argues that debit regulation is nothing, but a harmful price control. More
February 22, 2011 Comments of the Greenlining Institute on the Federal Reserve Proposed Regulation II: Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing The Greenlining Institute argues that debit regulation will cause great harm low income consumers. More
February 22, 2011 Letter from Rep. Owens and Others to Chairman Bernanke Members of Congress write to Mr. Benanke to express fears over interchange regulations’ harmful consequences for small businesses and institutions. More
February 21, 2011 Convergence Law Institute Comments on New Fed Rule The Convergence Law Institute argues that interchange regulations are a series of detailed interventions into specific parts of a complicated financial ecosystem which lack sufficient guidance as to how the FRB agency should deal with the ramifications of these interventions on other parts of the system, or on the system as a whole. More
February 17, 2011 EPC Statement to the House Financial Services Committee Written statement of the Electronic Payments Coalition submitted to the House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit on “Understanding the Federal Reserve’s Proposed Rule on Interchange Fees: Implications and Consequences of the Durbin Amendment” More
February 16, 2011 EPC Ad – Stop the Debit Card Rule Learn more about the anti-consumer debit card rule. More
February 14, 2011 Survey: Fed Debit Card Rule Will Harm Community Bank Customers People who use debit cards issued by community banks will face higher costs and increased restrictions if the Dubin amendment takes effect, according to a this survey of members of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA). More
February 7, 2011 Letter from Representative Merchant to Federal Reserve This letter to Mr. Bernanke warns that debit regulation will make checking accounts more costly harming both small institutions and consumers. More
January 26, 2011 Nevada Federal Credit Union Letter to Mr. Bernanke The NFCU argues that the government should have no role in setting pricing for any free-market endeavor. Any activity in this direction creates an unnecessary constraint that inhibits growth, competition, and further investment critical to maintaining a healthy economy. The proposed rule mandates a transfer of revenue from the banking sector to the merchant sector, with no consideration being given to the impact on the consumer. More
January 22, 2011 Letter from City and County Credit Union to Mr. Bernanke a letter to Mr. Bernanke from the City and County Credit Union warning of potential small business harm from debit regulation. More
April 15, 2024 EPC Statement & Timeline on Durbin, Marshall Weaponization of Government EPC Read Press Releases / Statements
April 11, 2024 CRS Report: “Unclear” Who Durbin-Marshall Credit Card Bill Benefits EPC Read Press Releases / Statements