Trade Groups Will Grade Senators on Durbin ‘Interchange’ Amendment

• By Anna Palmer
• Roll Call Staff
• May 13, 2010, 7:34 p.m.

The highly contentious lobbying battle between merchants and banks over Sen. Dick Durbin’s (D-Ill.) amendment on “interchange fees” is reaching new heights, as several trade groups are planning to declare the measure a “key vote” for their membership.