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• The Impact of Debit Interchange Fee Regulations

  by Bill Hardekopf On June 29th, the Federal Reserve was scheduled to vote on the final plan to cap the interchange fees charged by banks on debit card transactions. Currently, retailers pay banks an average of $0.44 every time a consumer makes a debit... Posted Jul 07 2011, 01:55 PM by PamH with | with no comments Filed under: Debit Card Usage, Debit Cards, Debit Card, Debit Interchange Fee Regulations

• Changes in Interchange Fees Affect Consumers, Retailers and Banks

  by Bill Hardekopf Last December, the Federal Reserve proposed to cap debit card swipe fees at 12 cents per transaction, a surprisingly sharp decrease from the current fee that averages between 1% and 2% of a transaction. Merchants fought hard for this... Posted Mar 17 2011, 09:34 AM by PamH with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Debit Card Usage, Bank Fees, Debit Cards, Interchange Fees, Debit Limit Cap

• Debit Card Fraud Increasingly Common

  courtesy of A New Horizon Credit Counseling Services Fort Lauderdale, Fla . Consumers are increasingly using debit cards to make purchases, and criminals have taken notice. Credit card scammers have entered the realm of the debit card, and incidences... Posted Aug 05 2010, 09:52 AM by PamH with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Debit Card Usage, Debit Card Fraud, Using Debit Cards

• Credit Card Usage Continues to Decline

  by Bill Hardekopf The Federal Reserve reported on Friday that consumer borrowing increased in January for the first time in a year. The increase alone was significant, but the news was even more surprising since it occurred despite another drop in credit... Posted Mar 11 2010, 10:42 AM by PamH with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Credit Card Usage, Declining Credit Card Usage, Consumer Debt, Revolving Debt, Debit Card Usage, Consumer Trends