Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Will consumers be hit with higher prices for credit card purchases?

The Durbin Amendment to the Dodd-Frank Act was designed to help protect consumers, but may end up resulting in higher costs for making credit card purchases.

The Federal Reserve Board recently capped the amount payment processing networks could charge businesses for accepting debit transactions, but now these networks are likely to boost the fees for credit purchases to make up the lost revenue, according to a report from the consulting firm Ideal Cost. As a result, consumers may face more credit card debt as a result of merchants charging more to accept credit purchases.

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