Harmful Swipe Fee Legislation Introduced in Congress
We need your help to fight against these efforts to repeal debit reform NACS Online This week, retiring U.S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) introduced legislation that would repeal the Durbin…
Bottle Deposit Scams Are No Laughing Matter
Dan Papineau 10:32 p.m. EDT June 19, 2016 (DETROIT NEWS) – Many will remember the May 1996 “Seinfeld” episode where Kramer and Newman crafted a plan to return empty bottles…
Conifer Becomes Top Writer of Michigan Liquor Liability Business
BIRMINGHAM, Mich., June 16, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Conifer Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNFR) today announced that, through its insurance company subsidiary “Conifer Insurance Company”, the Company has become the number one…
Raw Beef Recordkeeping Requirements Enforcement Delay
From Stephanie Barnes // Food Marketing Institute We wanted to share an update on the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) previous statement regarding a delay in enforcement for the…
Visa Helps Reduce Fraud at the Pump
Visa says its Transaction Advisor service has reduced fraud chargeback rates by 51% and counterfeit fraud rates by 54% NACS Online Recently, Visa Inc. reported results of its Visa Transaction…
Home Depot Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Visa and Mastercard
Lawsuit alleges that Visa and MasterCard are colluding to prevent the adoption of the more secure chip and PIN technology so that they can maintain market dominance and profits NACS…
You Better Charge Interest On That Loan Or Possibly Risk Getting Taxed For Not
By Randall A. Denha, Esq.* Is there anything worse than being taxed on income you receive? Having to pay tax on income you never actually collect. That can happen if…
National Essay Contest
Mike Lashbrook // Center for Alcohol Policy The Center for Alcohol Policy is now accepting entries for its Ninth Annual Essay Contest! I want to encourage you to be a…
MIRA continues to push for Bottle Bill Reform citing latest bottle return scam
West Bloomfield, MI (June 15, 2016) — The latest bottle return scam is just another example why members of the Midwest Independent Retailers Association (MIRA) pointing out as a reason…
Fair Food Network’s Double Up Food Bucks Model Expands Across U.S.
Fair Food Network’s Double Up Food Bucks Model Expands Across U.S. Double Up programs in 9 states receive USDA funding to improve healthy food access, support farmers For Immediate Release—June…