Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced new regulations, issued under the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act, aimed at curbing “junk fees” by requiring businesses to disclose ...

was an action-packed year for followers of federal and state laws and regulations governing the disclosure of fees, or so-called ​“junk ...

The Attorney General of Massachusetts recently promulgated rules expanding the scope of its enforcement against alleged “junk fees,” ...

Colorado’s universal school meals program has again blown past its projected costs by tens of millions of dollars.

State Attorney General Andrea Campbell struck a blow for consumers by cracking down on so-called “junk fees,” the costs added to many transactions that consumers only learn about when they ...

Mystery resort expenses, service charges on event tickets, airline family seating fees, early termination fees for phone or internet services, overdraft charges on bank accounts, these are all ...

A 2019 survey by Consumer Reports found that 85% of Americans had encountered a hidden fee in the past two years. The proliferation of junk fees allows companies to increase revenue with impunity ...

Fighting junk fees, tackling medical debt and aiding banking deserts are just some of the protections the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) provided for rural communities. In February, the ...

Even if the CFPB survives the Trump administration, it likely will be a much smaller and weaker version than it was before.

Add-on fees or resort fees are just the worst. Hotels use hidden fees to drive up prices without us realizing, but a new FTC ...