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New law lets merchants pass credit card fees on to consumers

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By Lauren Ettlinger

Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013
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Consumers who use credit could soon be paying more for purchases, under a new law that lets businesses tack on a 4 percent checkout fee to cover the cost of a credit card transaction. But few of the Valley retailers contacted by reporter Lauren Ettlinger were rushing to add the fee.

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