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• Retailers Running Ad Criticizing Lee for Co-Sponsoring Interchange Measure

  By Claude R. Marx  |  March 22, 2011

  Accusing him of supporting “crony capitalism,” a group of retailers have run advertisements against freshman Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) for being a backer of a measure that would delay the implementation of a Federal Reserve rule regulating interchange.

• Card Probe Ends With a Whimper for MasterCard, Visa; Amex Vows a Fight

  By David Morrison  |  October 13, 2010

  The U.S. Justice Department announced last week that a long-running antitrust investigation against the three largest card brands has ended in a settlement with two of the three and litigation against the third.

• Reactions Vary to DOJ Card Actions

  By David Morrison  |  October 5, 2010

  Consumer and retail groups are praising the U.S. Department of Justice's actions against major credit card brands, but analysts are split about whether the moves will result in real lower prices for consumers.

• Vermont Interchange Bill Draws Praise From Merchants, Lobbying From Credit Unions

  By David Morrison  |  April 12, 2010

  A bill that has passed the state Senate in Vermont that would allow that state's merchants to begin setting minimum purchases for the use of credit and debit cards has drawn praise from retail groups and a lobbying push from the state's credit unions.