Senate Showdown Over Limiting Debit Card Fees

Senate showdown over limiting debit card fees

(06-08) 03:51 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) -- Consumers are wedged in the middle of a fight between bankers and merchants as the Senate stages a showdown vote over whether to limit fees that stores pay financial institutions...

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