Why the Harmful to Households Durbin Amendment Has to Go – RealClear Markets

"...(T)he Durbin Amendment took critical resources away from smaller financial institutions, like the credit unions and community banks that my company works with every day. Our smaller institutions were forced to offset the interchange revenue losses by raising other fees consumers pay (monthly service fees, minimum balance fees, etc.), which affects not only the wallets of our customers, but also the success of the overall banking system."
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SickoftheGames
2 years ago

You can always count on Democrats to make a situation worse than it was.
Little Dick Durbin has to go!

Pat S.
2 years ago
Reply to  SickoftheGames

Totally agree – Dickie’s had his time in the sun … time to shuffle off,

He can take Tammy with him.

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