Congress ends effort to kill limits on debit card fees

By Pete SchroederWashington (Reuters) - Banks were regrouping on Thursday, a day after being handed a large defeat in the U.S. House, where Republicans sided with retailers in agreeing to preserve limits on debit card fees.The financial industry insisted it was not done fighting to remove limits on the fees."We are glad this fight is over, and are happy with our victory," said Austen Jensen with the Retail Industry Leaders Association.