Illinois Bankers Association, et al v. Kwame Raoul

  1. April 27, 2026

    OCC Moves To Block Illinois' Limits On Card Swipe Fees

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has moved to block Illinois from enforcing its landmark swipe-fee law against national banks, issuing emergency rules that open a new front in an ongoing battle over the state's effort to curb merchant payment-processing costs.

  2. April 06, 2026

    Ill. AG Urges 7th Circ. To Uphold Landmark Swipe-Fee Law

    Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has urged the Seventh Circuit to rule that his state may fully enforce its Interchange Fee Prohibition Act against national banks and other financial institutions, defending its ban on tax-and-tip swipe fees amid a banking industry appeal.

  3. March 16, 2026

    OCC Calls For Preemption Of Ill. Swipe-Fee Law At 7th Circ.

    A top U.S. banking regulator is seconding the banking industry's call for the Seventh Circuit to block Illinois' tax and tip swipe-fee ban, arguing a lower-court judge missed the "forest for the trees" in ruling the state-law restrictions are enforceable against banks it oversees.

  4. March 09, 2026

    Banking Orgs. Urge 7th Circ. To Block Ill. Swipe-Fee Law

    Banking industry trade groups have asked the Seventh Circuit to rule that Illinois may not enforce its tax and tip swipe-fee ban against national banks and other payment system participants, escalating their fight against the state's landmark Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, or IFPA.

  5. March 03, 2026

    7th Circ. Expedites Bank Appeal Of Ill. Swipe-Fee Law

    The Seventh Circuit granted banking and credit union trade groups' bid to fast-track their appeal over the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act after they asked to schedule the case for a decision before the law banning swipe fees on tax and tip payments takes effect July 1.