In 2024 alone, credit card companies across America earned $148.5 billion from these swipe fees, costing American families $1,200 annually out of their gross makings. National attention of the bill ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — An Illinois law banning swipe fees was set to take effect July 1. Yet, lawmakers decided to pass a bill in the final hours of session to delay implementation of the ...

Small Businesses, Local Financial Institutions and Consumers Temporarily Spared From Chaos While Federal Court Challenge Continues to Dismantle This Misguided Policy SPRINGFIELD, Ill., June 1 ...

Illinois lawmakers voted to delay the implementation of a bill that would end fees on every tip and tax swiped by a debit card or credit card in the state. Charting new territory the bill, HB 4951, or ...