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HR 5199 111th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Administrative law and regulatory procedures Banking and financial institutions regulation Consumer credit Federal Reserve System Financial services and investments User charges and fees

Electronic Check Parity Act of 2010

Introduced: May 4, 2010 Introduced by: Welch, Peter Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
May 4, 2010
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Electronic Check Parity Act of 2010 - Finds electronic debit transactions serve as a functional replacement for check transactions. Grants the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System authority to promulgate rules regarding any interchange transaction fee charged with respect to an electronic debit transaction. Permits the Board to exempt from such rules any financial institutions, including those regulated by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), that, together with affiliates, have assets of less than $1 billion.

Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a credit card network from inhibiting the ability of any person to: (1) set a minimum or maximum dollar value for such person's acceptance of any form of payment; or (2) offer a discount, benefit, or anything else of value to customers in order to create an incentive for them to pay such person using a form of payment that carries lower transaction fees or costs (limitation on credit card network restrictions).

Defines "credit card network"' as an entity that directly, or through licensed members, processors, or agents, provides the proprietary services, infrastructure, and software that route information and data to facilitate transaction authorization, clearance, and settlement that a person must access in order to accept a specific brand of general-purpose credit card as payment for goods or services.

What's happening now May 4, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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