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There’s a Push to Ban Junk Fees. Does It Affect Credit Card Surcharging?

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In parallel with growing market adoption of surcharging, more states have considered and enacted surcharging legislation, often with the stated goal of standardizing surcharging and ensuring consumer protection. In 2024 alone, more than a dozen state legislatures introduced bills related to surcharging and consumer fees generally.

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The CFPB’s Uncertain 2017

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“The CFPB is an unaccountable bureaucracy rife with racial discrimination that churns out regulations that harm consumers, especially those with low and moderate incomes,” Jeff Emerson, a spokesman for House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling, said in an email to PYMNTS. The Legal Challenge. Circuit U.S.

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