Welcome to our Hike the Hill blog! For those of you new to blogging, a blog is essentially an on-line diary. This blog is dedicated to the adventures of Daris and Andrew of Our Community CU in Shelton, Washington. Daris and Andrew are first-time participants in the Washington Credit Union League’s Hike the Hill.

What’s Hike the Hill? Hike the Hill is a two-day adventure bringing Washingtonians (the ones from the “real” Washington) to D.C. to meet with policy makers. It’s fast-paced. It’s high level, and it can be a lot of fun. Since this is Daris and Andrew’s first HTH, they’re going to share their experiences with everyone through this blog.

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Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Interchange Fees in the News

I noticed in the USA Today this morning there was the article Credit Card fees eat up gas profits. I understand that sometimes gas station owners are unfairly targeted as the "fiends" of the rising gas prices and that their profit margins on gas is slim (however the gas brings in the customers to the mini-mart where they regain their profits), so it looks like the National Association of Convenience Stores are attempting to target the credit card companies and interchange fees as "culprits" to take the heat off of them.

They do reference the interchange income reform bill in the article, which seems timely as this is one of the issues we will be bringing up on Wednesday. Perfect time to share our voice on this issue!

Looks like the saying holds true in world of politics, "even if you don't play the game, someone else will."
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