The MPC needs your help to speak out about interchange fees. The stronger our collective voice, the more we will be heard.
You can help spread the word to your fellow merchants. Encourage them to participate in the campaign against unfair credit card fees. Ask them to join us in speaking out about hidden fees in their home states. Write letters to the editor. Make sure your lawmakers and local media know the facts about interchange fees and how much they are costing retailers and consumers.
Tools You Can Use
Write your Members of Congress – Share this link (http://capwiz.com/unfairfees/issues/alert/?alertid=11168596&type=CO) with fellow merchants and encourage them to contact their legislators on this important issue.
Send a letter to the editor of your local paper - Write the editor of your local paper about the unfair and costly credit card fees facing you as a consumer.
MPC Press Releases – Review the releases for possible use in your area.
Interchange in the News – Review recent articles for information you can use with your local media reporters.
Frequently Asked Questions – Offer these FAQs to supporters and those who want to know more about unfair credit card fees and interchange.
Support the Credit Card Fair Fee Act - Review the following alerts and take action to fight unfair credit card and interchange fees
Interchange Charts:
- Estimated Components of Interchange, Diamond Management & Technology Consultants
- Example of a Typical Credit Card Transaction Showing How Interchange Fees Paid by Merchants are Allocated, General Accounting Office
- International Interchange Rates, Transaction Resources
Facts About Fees – Review and circulate the Facts About Fees to provide crisp information for supporters and others to use in discussing this issue.
Talking Points – Like the Facts About Fees, the Talking Points are succinct bullet points that can help supporters make the case quickly.
Newsletter Stories – Check here frequently for evergreen newsletter stories that you can use in your publications:
- European Union Report Calls For Close Scrutiny of Interchange Fees
- Consumers Want Congress to Address Interchange Fees
Sample speeches – Check here for speeches that have been made on this issue that you can use as a basis for speaking events you may have coming up.
Webstickers – Click here for UnfairCreditCardFees.com banner advertisements that provide the HTML code for easy posting on your own homepage.