Retailers Want Fed To Revisit Debit Swipe Fees
PYMNTS
MARCH 28, 2016
The amendment was passed following lobbying by the merchants and, of course, counter lobbying by the card networks and banks. The Fed ultimately settled on a 21 cent cap plus 0.05% of the transaction for fraud recovery (up from their original proposal of 12 cents). Pre-2011, debit card interchange fees averaged in the 44 cent range.
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