Colorado senators on Wednesday voted to advance a proposal to eliminate credit card “swipe fees” on sales taxes. Proponents ...

A federal agency says Illinois cannot limit credit card swipe fees for federally chartered banks, despite a judge's ruling.

The North Carolina legislature is preparing to address the state’s most pressing needs — from the high cost of living to education to healthcare. While these issue areas deserve attention, one in ...

Federal order is the latest development in a nearly two-year fight between banks and retailers over an Illinois law that bans ...

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued an interim final rule Friday to clarify banks' leeway to charge ...

Metro Denver restaurateurs face numerous challenges, including high rent, high wages and high prices for critical ingredients. Now the Colorado Legislature could take a bite out of one more cost: ...

Colorado legislators are proposing to eliminate “swipe fees” on sales taxes, a move that proponents say would save businesses tens of thousands of dollars a year but which will likely revive ...

Fees charged to merchants to process transactions rose 5.9% in one year. The 2025 swipe fee total was up 5.9% from $187.2 billion in 2024, according to the Nilson Report trade publication. This was ...

The bipartisan Credit Card Competition Act, reintroduced earlier this month, is supported by the restaurant industry but opposed by credit unions. The Credit Card Competition Act — first introduced in ...

Credit card swipe fees hit record highs last year in the U.S., driving up prices and becoming increasingly visible to consumers already worried about the economy. Why it matters: All kinds of local ...

Experts say credit-card swipe fees cost the average American family about $1,200 a year, and a renewed push in Congress could change how those fees are set. The Credit Card Competition Act wants to ...

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