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Letter from Mr. Bernanke to Senators Bachus and Frank

Electronic Payments Coalition March 29, 2011 No Comments

Mr. Bernanke acknowledges the complexity of the Dodd Frank Act as well as the essential role of debit cards.

The Heritage Foundation Report

Electronic Payments Coalition March 17, 2011 No Comments

This report from the Heritage Foundation finds that the Durbin amendment will make it harder for consumers to use debit cards, hurt banks and credit unions, and increase fees that…

The Office of the Comptroller of Currency’s Letter to the Board of Governors of the Fed Reserve

Electronic Payments Coalition March 4, 2011 No Comments

This letter from the OCC argues that the Durbin amendment will harm small businesses and consumers.

Electronic Payments Coalition Press Statement on Fed Rule

Electronic Payments Coalition March 2, 2011 No Comments

In a House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit hearing, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed fears about the exemption for small financial institutions, stating that it may not…

Electronic Payments Coalition Written Statement on Fed Rule

Electronic Payments Coalition February 27, 2011 No Comments

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…

CATO and New York University Law School Study on Interchange Regulation

Electronic Payments Coalition February 24, 2011 No Comments

The study argues that the dangerous experiment of the Durbin Amendment is a reckless exercise in price controls.

Sens. Hagan and Bennet to Chairman Bernanke

Electronic Payments Coalition February 24, 2011 No Comments

Senators Hagan and Bennet note the potential harmful effects of the debit card rule upon small financial institutions.

Economic Analysis of the Effects of the Federal Reserve Board’s Proposed Debit Card Interchange Fee Regulations on Consumers and Small Businesses

Electronic Payments Coalition February 22, 2011 No Comments

This paper examines the impact of the reductions in interchange fees proposed by the the Federal Reserve Board on consumers and small businesses. It finds that consumers and small business would…

Institutions Urge Revision of Federal Debit Rule

Electronic Payments Coalition February 22, 2011 No Comments

Every major national bank and credit union trade association joined together to urge fundamental revisions of the Federal Reserve’s debit card ruling.

Comments of the National Taxpayers Union To the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

Electronic Payments Coalition February 22, 2011 No Comments

The NTU argues that debit regulation is nothing, but a harmful price control.

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Letter from Mr. Bernanke to Senators Bachus and Frank

The Heritage Foundation Report

The Office of the Comptroller of Currency’s Letter to the Board of Governors of the Fed Reserve

Electronic Payments Coalition Press Statement on Fed Rule

Electronic Payments Coalition Written Statement on Fed Rule

CATO and New York University Law School Study on Interchange Regulation

Sens. Hagan and Bennet to Chairman Bernanke

Economic Analysis of the Effects of the Federal Reserve Board’s Proposed Debit Card Interchange Fee Regulations on Consumers and Small Businesses

Institutions Urge Revision of Federal Debit Rule

Comments of the National Taxpayers Union To the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

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