68 million votes for more banks: how the campaign to politicize bank charters shrinks credit for households.
Topic: Commerce Clause
clause in the U.S. constitution concerning regulation of commerce
State-level DIDMCA opt-outs threaten to fragment the national credit market.
A new comment letter from the Southwest Public Policy Institute highlights the existential threat that state-level interference poses to the national economy.
Originally published at realclearmarkets.com on September 22, 2025. Senator Dick Durbin has spent much of his career in a love affair with price controls. He flirted with them in his infamous Durbin Amendment, the addendum to the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act. He renewed his vows with Senators Bernie Sanders and Josh Hawley in pushing a 10 percent ceiling on credit […]
Fox Business: Credit card rewards are about to vanish, and guess who’s to blame?
This isn’t just about miles and points; it’s about economic freedom and financial choice.
American Banker: Death by a thousand caps—State laws could kill credit card rewards
A group of states are pursuing similar efforts to cap credit card interchange fees, endangering rewards programs that customers value, and raising concerns about an illegal interstate compact.
