Minnesota's new Deceptive Trade Practices Act took effect January 1 with the goal of protecting consumers from so-called ...
The topic of “junk fees” has been in the headlines, spurred by legislative action across various sectors. From regulations on credit card late fees to the Federal TICKET Act targeting concert event ...
Californians who try to withdraw money but don’t have enough in their bank accounts won’t fall deeper into a financial hole ...
The expression “sticker shock” in the restaurant and hospitality service industries has been loosely defined as the financial ...
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In February 2023, President Biden promised in his State of the Union address to take on what he called junk fees, credit card late fees, bank overdraft fees. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING ...
The rule is one of the final pieces of President Joe Biden's wide-ranging crackdown on junk fees that drive up consumer costs without providing visible benefits. "We all know the experience of ...
ORLANDO, Fla — You know those annoying surprise junk fees you pay for things like concert tickets and hotel rooms? Well, those should soon be going away. Action 9 Consumer Investigator Jeff Deal ...
cleaning fees and resort fees — often characterized as “junk fees” — in the total prices that are advertised to consumers. The rule, which becomes effective 120 days after it’s published ...