Booking websites for hotels, vacation rentals, and concert and sports tickets must now disclose all mandatory fees in ...

The lawsuit says that junk fees were already prohibited under Pennsylvania and federal law, before the recent FTC rule. It asks for damages on behalf of all Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Missouri ...

Junk fees that would be banned include fees that are put alongside an application fee, a lease renewal fee, eviction notice or eviction fee, routine or after hours maintenance fee, contacting a ...

Per the FTC, the rule "prohibits bait-and-switch pricing and other tactics used to obscure and misrepresent total prices and fees." It only applies to live-event tickets and short-term lodging, ...

However, the Federal Trade Commission did implement a Junk Fees Rule in December 2024. “Junk fees make people feel angry, helpless and frustrated — like they’re being nickel and dimed ...

Resort fees, cleaning ... are widely known as junk fees, which complicate the process of making apples-to-apples price comparisons. A Federal Trade Commission rule went into effect this month ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A proposal led by state Democrats could ban junk fees from the state of Illinois. Lawmakers in the House consumer protection committee said they’ve experienced this ...

The bill deems violating this rule an unfair ... Service fees average about 27% to 31% of total ticket prices, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office. The added costs, which ...

The bill deems violating this rule ... fees average about 27% to 31% of total ticket prices, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office. The added costs, which DeMora calls ...