Minnesota credit unions and banks were joining forces this week to oppose a retailer-backed interchange bill they described as "very bad legislation."

It would require debit card issuers to include both signatures and PIN numbers on all plastic issued in the state. 

The measure with national "and very costly" implications on interchange would force all issuers outside of Minnesota to reissue the debit cards with both enabling features to all cardholders in the state, the financial services' trade groups said.

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