On October 16, 2024, the Bank Policy Institute and the Clearing House Association filed a motion to intervene in Corner Post, Inc. v Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. On July 1, 2024, the Supreme Court sided with Corner Post in holding that a Section 702 claim under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) to challenge a final agency action first accrues when the plaintiff is injured by final agency action and has the right to assert it in court.… Continue Reading
Bank and Credit Union Industry Groups Challenge Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act as Unlawful and Urge the Court to Stop the Operational Havoc
By Kristen E. Larson & Ronald K. Vaske on
Posted in Credit Cards, Debit Cards
On August 15, 2024, the Illinois Bankers Association, American Bankers Association, America’s Credit Unions, and Illinois Credit Union League filed a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief against the Illinois Attorney General challenging the enactment of the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (the “IFPA”). The 74 page complaint seeks a declaratory judgment that the IFPA is preempted by federal laws, unconstitutional, and invalid as applied to any participant in the payment system, and to permanently enjoin the state from taking any investigatory or enforcement actions under the IFPA.… Continue Reading