U.S. covered debit-card interchange cap

cmp_us_regii_debit_cap

The maximum interchange amount a covered U.S. debit-card issuer may receive under Regulation II, including the conditional fraud-prevention adjustment.

At a glance

Compliance identifiers, scope and operational context for Reg II debit cap in a comparable format.

Economics intelligence
Base
$0.2
Variable
0.1%
Fraud adjustment
$0
Product
Debit

Applicability

Authorities, instruments and related compliance datasets connected to Reg II debit cap.

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How to interpret the published amount

Interchange is only one layer of acceptance cost; scheme fees, processor pricing, FX, fraud and operational cost remain separate.

Economic boundary
01Fee layerInterchange

A wholesale transfer between issuing and acquiring sides.

02ApplicabilityCovered issuers and covered electronic debit transactions

Product, issuer and transaction exclusions remain material.

03Timing2011-10-01

Historical and future schedules are not collapsed into one rate.

Published facts

Source-scoped facts for Reg II debit cap; versions, periods and effective dates remain explicit.

4 claims
Published rate or amountEffective 2011-10-01
$0.21 + 0.1% · +$0.01 eligible
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Scope
Covered issuers and covered electronic debit transactions
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Jurisdiction
United States
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Effective periodEffective 2011-10-01
2011-10-01
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