Important VISA and MasterCard rules changes

In October 2010, Visa and MasterCard announced a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and several state attorneys general to resolve antitrust investigations into Visa and MasterCard’s merchant acceptance rules in the United States. On July 20, 2011, the court approved the settlement and entered final judgment in the case. We are required to inform you of the changes Visa and MasterCard have made to their rules and to describe certain merchant acceptance practices that are now permitted and that may assist you in better managing your costs associated with accepting payment cards.

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The final DOJ judgment is available at:

www.justice.gov/atr/cases/f273100/273170.pdf

The updated VISA rule changes can be found at:
http://usa.visa.com/merchants/operations/op_regulations.html

The updated MasterCard rules can be found at:
http://www.mastercard.com/us/merchant/pdf/BM-Entire_Manual_public.pdf

If you have questions regarding this ruling please contact our Customer Service Department at 866-573-0951, Monday through Friday from 6:30 AM to 7:00PM Mountain Standard time.