Electronic Payments Coalition

Doomed to Fail: The Consequences of the Original Durbin Amendment

Since its last minute addition to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, the original Durbin Amendment has continuously failed consumers. Congress must avoid repeating history and work to stop proposed credit card routing mandates (S. 1838/H.R. 3881). Below is a snapshot of some of the headlines highlighting the broken promises made by retailers about passing savings from routing mandates to consumers.

Updated last: 
March 26, 2026

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