December 17, 2010 Letter to Mr. Bernanke from Senator McCaskill A letter warning Mr Bernanke of interchange regulations potential harms to consumers and small businesses. More
December 16, 2010 Entandem Inc Statement Against Debit Regulation Entandem, Inc explains how debit regulation will harm small financial institutions by making services for consumers and retailers far more costly. More
December 15, 2010 A Letter from Barney Frank to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve A letter from Senator Frank warning of the possible consumer harm which could result from interchange regulation. More
December 13, 2010 What retailers say: Retailers like accepting debit cards. They just want consumers to pay for them. More
December 9, 2010 Letter from 13 Senators to Mr. Bernanke A Letter from 13 Senators warning Mr. Bernanke of the potential consumer harm from interchange regulation. More
December 1, 2010 Filene Research Institute Report: Interchange Regulation: Implications for Credit Unions In Interchange Regulation: Implications for Credit Unions, author Adam Levitin builds on his previous research to dissect the Dodd- Frank Act and, in particular, the Durbin amendment affecting debt interchange. The report argues that the amendment will push down the approximately $17B in debit interchange paid to issuing financial institutions every year which will cause growing credit union debt and rising costs to consumers and institutions alike. More
June 8, 2010 “Don’t Change Interchange” by The Disclosures Protect your credit union’s debit card and contact Congress today! Please send messages to your federal legislators urging them to cosponsor S. 575 or H.R. 1081, and thanking those who have cosponsored the bills. Both bills call for the delay and study of the Federal Reserve’s new interchange rule, which will force added costs and fees onto credit union members (and non-members!) who use debit cards. More
March 2, 2023 Prominent Convenience Store Publication Admits Credit Cards Provide Major Value for Retailers EPC Read Op-Ed
February 28, 2023 The Points Guy’s Clint Henderson Highlights Polling Data Showing Consumers Rely on Credit Card Rewards EPC Read Press Releases / Statements