The CFPB, a new agency that gained authority over credit-card issues last year, examined the problem over the summer but hadn't previously signaled changes.

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The White House knows it has no legal authority to demand such a corporate ATM card, but it is counting on public anger to coerce BP to go along.

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It is surprising that the Directive is not being leveraged more by the established U.S. players because it grants a license and the authority to issue prepaid Mastercard and VISA products directly after attaining card association membership thereby dramatically lowering the barriers to entry.

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The UK government's trading and competition authority, the Office of Fair Trading, last week ruled that debit card surcharges must be included in the headline price of flights.

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Now Sveinsson says they will go ahead with their complaint against the card companies early next week, and will file an additional protest against Valitor with the Icelandic Financial Authority.

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