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Financial CHOICE Act, Replacement for Dodd-Frank, Passes Out of Committee

Electronic Payments Coalition September 13, 2016 No Comments

The Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 was meant to help solve the financial crisis, but in fact it did nothing to change the situation and made the problem worse. Instead, it…

EPC Thanks Chairman Hensarling for Leadership to Repeal Durbin Amendment

Electronic Payments Coalition September 13, 2016 No Comments

Statement from Molly Wilkinson, executive director of the Electronic Payments Coalition (EPC) on the markup of Chairman Jeb Hensarling’s (R-TX) Financial CHOICE Act: WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 13, 2016) – The…

CBA: It is time to abolish the Durbin Amendment

Electronic Payments Coalition September 13, 2016 No Comments

Government intervention in the markets while well-meaning often leads to unintended consequences. Flawed policy like the price controls on debit card interchange fees included in the Durbin Amendment to the…

NAFCU: House Financial Services Committee Must Endorse Durbin Amendment Repeal

Electronic Payments Coalition September 13, 2016 No Comments

The House Financial Services Committee will mark up Chairman Jeb Hensarling’s (R-Texas) Financial CHOICE Act on Tuesday. One provision of the legislation that we strongly support is repeal of the Durbin…

Rep. Neugebauer: Durbin Amendment Helps Retailers, Not Consumers

Electronic Payments Coalition September 13, 2016 No Comments

“Rent-seeking” is a widely recognized economics term that refers to when people or groups try to obtain economic benefits for themselves through a subsidy in the political arena. In Washington,…

Industry Groups Praise Hensarling’s Dodd-Frank Replacement Plan Ahead of Markup

Electronic Payments Coalition September 13, 2016 No Comments

The Electronic Payments Coalition also showered praise on Hensarling’s bill. Both ABA and the Electronic Payments Coalition have advocated for eliminating Dodd-Frank’s limitations on credit card swipe fees, a provision commonly…

EPC Supports the Financial CHOICE Act and Repeal of the Durbin Amendment

Electronic Payments Coalition September 12, 2016 No Comments

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 12, 2016) – Today, the Electronic Payments Coalition (EPC) sent a letter in support of the Financial CHOICE Act’s repeal of the Durbin Amendment to Chairman Jeb…

EPC Trades Sign Letter in Support of CHOICE Act Section 335

Electronic Payments Coalition September 12, 2016 No Comments

Several trade organizations sent a jointly signed letter to members of the House Financial Services Committee in support of Section 335 of the CHOICE Act, which would repeal the Durbin…

Congress deserves answers on retailers’ merchant markup

Electronic Payments Coalition September 6, 2016 No Comments

Last month news broke that allergy sufferers were paying nearly 570 percent more for EpiPens than they were when the technology was introduced in 2007. Members of Congress, their constituents,…

EPC Statement on the Sixth Anniversary of the Signing of Dodd-Frank

Electronic Payments Coalition July 21, 2016 No Comments

Statement from Molly Wilkinson, executive director of the Electronic Payments Coalition (EPC), on the sixth anniversary of the signing of the Dodd-Frank Act: “Six years after the signing of the…

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Financial CHOICE Act, Replacement for Dodd-Frank, Passes Out of Committee

EPC Thanks Chairman Hensarling for Leadership to Repeal Durbin Amendment

CBA: It is time to abolish the Durbin Amendment

NAFCU: House Financial Services Committee Must Endorse Durbin Amendment Repeal

Rep. Neugebauer: Durbin Amendment Helps Retailers, Not Consumers

Industry Groups Praise Hensarling’s Dodd-Frank Replacement Plan Ahead of Markup

EPC Supports the Financial CHOICE Act and Repeal of the Durbin Amendment

EPC Trades Sign Letter in Support of CHOICE Act Section 335

Congress deserves answers on retailers’ merchant markup

EPC Statement on the Sixth Anniversary of the Signing of Dodd-Frank

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