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Credit card surcharges are becoming more common, but they’re not legal in every state.
A payment surcharge, also known as checkout fee, is an extra fee charged by a merchant when receiving a payment by cheque, credit card, charge card, debit card or an e-money account, [1] but not cash, which at least covers the cost to the merchant of accepting that means of payment, such as the merchant service fee imposed by a credit card company. [2]
Debit cards and transactions in the ten states that prohibit credit-card surcharges will not be affected. Many large retailers, such as Wal-Mart and Target have opted not to impose surcharges. [12] In the event of a return, surcharges are refunded along with the purchase price of the merchandise. [13]
Credit card surcharges are applied when you use your credit card to make a payment. In states where surcharges are legal, they must be clearly displayed at the point of sale and on your receipt.
The Durbin amendment, implemented by Regulation II, [1] is a provision of United States federal law, 15 U.S.C. § 1693o-2, that requires the Federal Reserve to limit fees charged to retailers for debit card processing.
Businesses in New York will have to clearly state the total price of an item or service and limit their surcharge amounts starting Sunday, Feb. 11. NY ditches hidden credit card surcharges with ...
Credit card redlining is a spatially discriminatory practice among credit card issuers, of providing different amounts of credit to different areas, based on their ethnic-minority composition, rather than on economic criteria, such as the potential profitability of operating in those areas. [79]
The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009 is a federal statute passed by the United States Congress and signed by U.S. President Barack Obama on May 22, 2009. It is a comprehensive credit card reform legislation that aims "to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under ...