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It is unclear whether consumers will notice a difference.


Twelve cents per transaction is what the Fed had originally proposed, and retailers were pretty happy with that. But they feel differently about Wednesday's announcement.
Retailers have been complaining for years about the fees banks charge whenever a customer pulls out a debit card. Congress listened last year and included an amendment in the big financial overhaul to limit fees on debit transactions.
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In December, the Fed came out with a preliminary rule that raised howls from banks and credit unions. And thus began a six-month lobbying bonanza that included 11,000 public comments,abercrombie and fitch sale uk Billionaire suffer henpecked Mercedes pocket will,nike l?bet?j, numerous TV and radio ads, social media campaigns, petition drives and efforts to get Congress to intervene.
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Under the final rule, banks will be losing about 40 percent of their revenue from debit cards, and that translates into billions of dollars.
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"We are deeply disappointed with this result,グッチ 直営店," says Tita Freeman of the National Retail Federation. "Clearly they bowed to pressure — significant pressure — from the banks, and watered down the end rule."




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The Fed's Board of Governors voted for the new rules 4-1. It was "one of our most challenging rulemakings" under the financial regulatory law, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said.
NPR's Tamara Keith reported for this story.

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Starting in October, banks aren't going to be able to charge as much as they used to when consumers pay by debit card. The Federal Reserve has issued a final rule on so-called "swipe fees" that are charged to merchants every time a debit card is used.
Fed Gov. Elizabeth Duke cast the dissenting vote. She said the industry will inevitably find other ways to profit and consumers will bear that cost.
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What is certain is the lobbying and wrangling isn't done. There's too much money on the line.
"It's obvious that the Fed listened to the concerns of credit unions and other small issuers," says Bill Cheney,red wing boots for cheap Chongqing 21 creators pus,nike run free 5.0, president of the Credit Union National Association. "We feel better about the 21 cents than we felt about the 12,グッチ ジュエリー,navy uggs,calvin klein perfume, that's for sure."
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