Last week, the Federal Trade Commission announced its final “Junk Fees Rule” (the “Rule”) that bans “mystery” or “junk fees” ...

Junk fees — such as processing fees, convenience charges, and recoupment — often remain unseen by consumers due to their lack of transparency. Businesses tend to advertise an initially low ...

In a statement, U.S. President Joe Biden (pictured on Sunday) said Tuesday’s FTC vote builds on the work across his administration to ban junk fees, lower costs and save "many families hundreds ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission ruled on Tuesday to prohibit bait-and-switch pricing tactics, which have broadly been used in the lodging and live events ticketing industries to display a “base ...

In a sweeping change that could save American consumers time and money -- the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday finalized a rule that would ban surprise "junk fees" for live event tickets ...

The Federal Trade Commission announced a final rule banning hotels, ticketing, and short-term rental companies from including hidden junk fees in their total price on Tuesday.Rather than consumers ...

Dec. 17 (UPI) --In a political win for the Biden administration, the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday approved its final policy rule to ban so-called junk fees for tickets and hotels.