ATR Op-Ed in American Banker: “The Fed's manipulation of debit card interchange fees must stop”
by Americans for Tax Reforms
Americans for Tax Reforms— On April 25, 2024, American Banker’s commentary page, BankThink, published an op-ed written by ATR’s director of financial policy, Bryan Bashur. The piece discusses why the Federal Reserve’s proposed rule to amend the debit card interchange fee cap will harm the debit card market in the future. The article starts by explaining that the proposed rule plans […]
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