Congress: Cap ATM fees at 50 cents [View All]

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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/05/15/congress-cap-atm-fees-at-50-cents/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%20%3Cimg%20src&fbid=P6-tRRJtWbC

As Congress debates the new rules of the road for the U.S. banking industry, some lawmakers have an ambitious proposal: They want to cut ATM fees.

Last week, a trio of Democratic senators led by Iowa's Tom Harkin proposed capping automated teller machine fees at just 50 cents.

Currently, banks and other ATM operators are free to charge consumers whatever they want for using their machine. And backers of the amendment maintain that those who tend feel the brunt of those fees are lower- and middle-income Americans, precisely those who can't afford it.