A new Senate report reveals airlines are generating billions of dollars on extra services like seat and baggage fees.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) recently issued a final rule (the Junk Fees Rule or the Rule) banning so-called “junk fees” in ...

MINNEAPOLIS – Not everyone in the state is supporting a new law that bans “junk” fees on customer bills. Angie Whitcomb of ...

The new rule requires businesses to clearly disclose -- in any offer, display or advertisement -- the total price, including ...

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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS — So-called junk fees are set to be a thing of the past in Minnesota starting Jan. 1. Those extra costs often show up as health and wellness fees on bills at some restaurants.

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 ...