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Federal Reserve Debit and Credit Card Transactions Financial Institutions

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CFPB Finalizes Rule to Limit Credit Card Late Fees to $8

On March 5th the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") announced that it had finalized its rule revisions to Regulation Z and the Official Staff Commentary regarding “Credit Card Penalty Fees.” See a redline of the...more

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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Understanding the Federal Reserve Board Proposal to Lower Interchange Fee Cap for Debit...

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Our special guest is Zarik Khan, Founder of Finsolute Advisors. In October 2023, the Federal Reserve Board issued a proposal to lower the maximum interchange fee that a large debit card issuer can receive for a debit card...more

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Durbin 2.0 Congressional Research Service Report Indicates Uncertainty of Routing Restrictions Impacts on Industry

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On December 13, 2023, the Congressional Research Service issued a report titled How the Credit Card Competition Act of 2023 Could Affect Consumers, Merchants, and Banks highlighting potential issues for Congress....more

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A Further Look at the FRB’s Debit Interchange Cap Proposal

As we mentioned last week, the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) announced proposed changes to Regulation II (Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing), which is the implementing regulation of the Durbin Amendment to the...more

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Federal Reserve Considering Lowering Debit Card Interchange Fee Caps (UPDATED)

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As we previously blogged, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve (the “Board”) held an open meeting on October 25, 2023 to discuss the debit card interchange fee cap. The debit card interchange fee cap was part of the...more

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The Fed Proposes a Sea Change in Debit Card Interchange Fee Regulation

The Federal Reserve Board has proposed a new rule for public comment that would significantly lower the cap on interchange fees that debit card issuing banks (issuers) may charge a merchant’s bank (an acquiring bank) for...more

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Federal Reserve Board Proposes Adjusting Debit Interchange Caps in Accordance with the Durbin Amendment

The Federal Reserve Board announced proposed changes to Regulation II (Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing), which is the implementing regulation of the Durbin Amendment to the Dodd-Frank Act....more

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Federal Reserve considering revisions to debit card interchange fees

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The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve (FRB) is holding an open meeting on October 25, 2023 to discuss proposed revisions to the Board’s debit interchange fee cap contained in Regulation II, which implemented the...more

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SCOTUS to Determine When Clock Starts under APA’s Statute of Limitations

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Last Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to decide when a right of action first accrues for an Administrative Procedure Act (APA) challenge to a final rule issued by a federal agency—when the final rule is issued or when...more

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Let’s Settle This Immediately: The Fed Joins the Global Faster-Payments Trend

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The Federal Reserve is finally stepping into the real-time payments arena. On August 5, 2019, the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System (the Fed) announced that it plans to roll out a real-time payment and...more

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Some thoughts—from Chair Yellen, herself—about why, despite pretty strong economic indicators for a pretty long time now, the Fed hasn’t begun to raise rates again....more

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NACHA Adopts Same-Day ACH Rule

On May 19, NACHA adopted a rule enabling the same-day processing and settlement of most types of ACH payments (same-day rule). In 2012, NACHA had proposed an Expedited Processing and Settlement (EPS) rule providing for a...more

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