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Should Congress expand the Durbin Amendment and cap credit card transaction fees?

Transcript publisher Amy Wobbema has been following a recent proposal in Congress that would expand the Durbin Amendment, which set a cap on the "swipe fees" retailers pay when a debit card is used in their stores. The Durbin Amendment was a last minute addition to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, passed by Congress in 2010. Now, Senator Dick Durbin and other lawma...

 
 
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