What the Durbin Amendment Means for You

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The new limit on debit card interchange fee is primarily a huge win for merchants. Consumers, on the other hand, will end up being net losers, as card issuers will inevitably begin making up for their interchange-related losses by generating additional revenues by charging higher fees elsewhere. Well, they are already doing it. http://blog.unibulmerchantservices.com/debit-card-fee-limit-lifted-to-24-cents-consumers-will-still-pay-for-it

Greg of CA 7:51PM July 15, 2011

Getting Congress involved in private industry normally ends up costing the consumers money, especially when it comes to banking.

It's time to eject obummer and his clan of socialist, and someone please hand Van Jones a tissue.

2012, time to undo his "hope and change"

Larry of CA 3:34PM July 12, 2011

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