H.R. 5465 - Electronic Payments Coalition

EPC Calls for Durbin Amendment Repeal and Better Security Standards: Support H.R. 5465, H.R. 5983 and H.R. 2205 to Protect Consumers

Electronic Payments Coalition September 30, 2016 No Comments

WASHINGTON (September 30, 2016) – Five years since the implementation of the ill-conceived Durbin Amendment, customers are still not seeing savings at the register and small businesses continue to feel…

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,…

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,…

Op-Ed: Congress Should Fight Harmful Mandatory Swipe Card Fees

Electronic Payments Coalition July 12, 2016 No Comments

As the campaign season is now in full swing, many voters are tuning into politicians that are saying and do anything to get elected. However, there are some leaders that…

Banks Step Up Push to Repeal Durbin Amendment

Electronic Payments Coalition June 27, 2016 No Comments

WASHINGTON — More than 50 state bankers associations have rallied behind legislation from Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, to repeal caps on debit interchange fees. The groups argue in a letter…

Bill to Repeal Cap on Swipe Fees Introduced

Electronic Payments Coalition June 20, 2016 No Comments

Legislation to repeal the federal cap on debit card fees was introduced Tuesday in the House. Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, the author of the legislation, said in introducing his bill…

Morning Money: Durbin Amendment Fight Returns

Electronic Payments Coalition June 20, 2016 No Comments

DURBIN AMENDMENT FIGHT RETURNS — Rep. Randy Neugebauer on Tuesday introduced H.R. 5465 to repeal the Durbin Amendment with support from the Electronic Payments Coalition — American Bankers Association, Consumer…

Durbin Fights Effort to Repeal Interchange Cap

Electronic Payments Coalition June 20, 2016 No Comments

Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) is vowing to fight a renewed effort to repeal the cap on debit card interchange fees – a part of the Dodd-Frank Act that is known…

Neugebauer Bill Aims to Repeal Durbin Amendment

Electronic Payments Coalition June 20, 2016 No Comments

On June 14, Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas) introduced H.R. 5465, a bill that aims to repeal the Durbin Amendment (Section 1075 of the Dodd-Frank Act). The Durbin Amendment required the…

Durbin Amendment is a Failure for Customers: Repeal the Merchant Markup

Electronic Payments Coalition June 16, 2016 No Comments

For more than four years price-fixed interchange fees have enabled retailers to enjoy an extra $36 billion in revenue under the Durbin Amendment—at the expense of customers. Despite assurances that…

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EPC Calls for Durbin Amendment Repeal and Better Security Standards: Support H.R. 5465, H.R. 5983 and H.R. 2205 to Protect Consumers

Rep. Neugebauer: Durbin Amendment Helps Retailers, Not Consumers

Congress deserves answers on retailers’ merchant markup

Op-Ed: Congress Should Fight Harmful Mandatory Swipe Card Fees

Banks Step Up Push to Repeal Durbin Amendment

Bill to Repeal Cap on Swipe Fees Introduced

Morning Money: Durbin Amendment Fight Returns

Durbin Fights Effort to Repeal Interchange Cap

Neugebauer Bill Aims to Repeal Durbin Amendment

Durbin Amendment is a Failure for Customers: Repeal the Merchant Markup

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