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Fact Finders: Can stores add a surcharge when you use a debit card?

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3)—The publication Payments Dive reports that 11 states are considering legislation to cap swipe fees for cards. Fees for credit and debit cards are on the mind of our viewer, ...
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Be aware of using card to pay for gas, stores may hit you with a ‘pre-authorization hold’

(WHTM) — Buying gas? Think twice about using a debit card. Gas stations are raising the amount of money they grab and hold on your card to the highest amount ever, leaving some customers with empty ...
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Think twice before using your debit card in these ten places

Debit cards pull cash straight from your checking account, so a single bad transaction can drain real money in real time. I think twice before swiping in certain places, because reporting on dangerous ...
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N.Y. credit card surcharge: Does the new law apply to debit cards?

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Short answer — no. A New York law that recently went into effect requires more transparency around credit card purchase prices, but does not offer consumers the same protections ...