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Listen to ACI Experts Talk about Credit Card Fees and Their Impact as Consumers Deal With Holiday Spending

Posted on December 4, 2009September 13, 2016 by Steve Pociask

On December 3, 2009, ACI Experts Dr. Larry F. Darby and Dr. Joseph Fuhr, Jr. discuss the effects of hidden credit card fees on consumers and retail merchants. Click here to here the entire audio. call-audio1

Professor Fuhr Discusses Impact of Credit Card Fees on Consumers

Posted on December 1, 2009February 14, 2019 by Prof. Joseph Fuhr

To the see the article in the Delaware County Daily Times click here.

As Black Friday Approaches, Americans Would Have More Money to Spend If Not for Hidden Credit Card Fees — The American Consumer Institute Finds the Annual Interchange Fees to be Roughly One Half of Holiday Spending

Posted on November 24, 2009September 13, 2016 by Steve Pociask

WASHINGTON—The American Consumer Institute (ACI) today released a ConsumerGram detailing the negative effects that high credit card fees (referred to as interchange fees) have on families across the country. On average, each household will pay an estimated $337 this year in interchange fees – a hidden tax on credit card purchases. In turn, the credit […]