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OCC seeks to halt Illinois card interchange fee law

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency blasted an Illinois law that prohibits credit and debit card interchange fees on tips and excise taxes.

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Judge partially halts Illinois law ending card fees for taxes, tips

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Banks seeking to halt a new Illinois law that bars credit card interchange fees on taxes and tips succeeded on one front, but not another, at least for now.

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Illinois heads toward landmark card interchange fee restrictions

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The state may become the first in the nation to outlaw the imposition of credit and debit card interchange fees on state excise tax and tips.

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X lands money licenses in Illinois, New Mexico

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The social media platform is now nearly halfway to securing the state licenses needed to fulfill owner Elon Musk’s vision of a nationwide payments app.

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Durbin jumps into Illinois interchange law fray

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Dick Durbin threw his weight behind an Illinois law that would nix interchange fees on taxes and tips, supporting the edict in a court document filed Friday.

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Illinois should abandon interchange law

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Illinois has made a hasty decision that, if implemented, would have government change our payments system that functions so well that we barely notice it,” writes a trade group CEO.

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Durbin to reintroduce credit card competition bill

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The senate minority whip from Illinois plans to reintroduce the Credit Card Competition Act proposal in a bid to increase competition for Visa and Mastercard.

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