Illinois Bankers Association, et al v. Kwame Raoul
Case Number:
26-1441
Court:
Nature of Suit:
3950 Constitutionality of State Statutes
Companies
- American Bankers Association
- American Economic Liberties Project
- Bank Policy Institute
- Consumer Bankers Association
- Electronic Transactions Association
- Illinois Bankers Association
- Illinois Credit Union League Inc.
- Illinois Retail Merchants Association
- National Association of Convenience Stores
- National Retail Federation Inc.
- Restaurant Law Center
- Retail Industry Leaders Association Inc.
Government Agencies
Sectors & Industries:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.