One week after the Senate failed to pass an amendment that would have delayed swipe-fee reform for an additional 12 months, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division reportedly is addressing anticompetitive practices related to credit cards.

The retail industry won a big victory in Washington, D.C., as the Senate defeated an amendment that proposed to delay swipe-fee reform for another 12 months.

The National Retail Federation said legislation introduced Tuesday to delay swipe fee reform, which is scheduled to go into effect this summer, would block retailers from giving discounts to consumers who use debit cards and would cost merchants and the public more than $1 billion per month.

Despite the signing of a financial-reform legislation that will curb the credit and debit card...

Retail industry groups on Wednesday praised the House of Representatives for passing the Conference Report...

Financial-reform legislation that seeks to regulate and curb interchange swipe fees that cause unforeseen expenses...