The Federal Trade Commission finalized a new Junk Fees Rule. It applies to live event tickets, hotels, and convenience or ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a groundbreaking new rule aimed at eliminating hidden fees and deceptive ...

Warnings of an impending regulatory focus on hidden and junk fees materialized following President Joe Biden’s call to Congress during his 2023 ...

The FTC's rule focuses on the live-event ticketing and short-term lodging industries, despite a push from DOT to include ...

"_MG_7348" by dbking is licensed under CC BY 2.0. On Tuesday, Dec. 18, the Federal Trade Commission announced the Junk Fees ...

The Federal Trade Commission has issued a long-anticipated final Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees (the Rule), colloquially known as the “Junk ...

Those fees add up, taking real money out of ... success with legislation that bans unfair and deceptive junk fees across the economy," FTC Chair Lina Khan said in a statement.

A new rule from the FTC bans businesses from surprising customers with hidden "junk fees" on event tickets and short-term rentals.

The FTC said consumers often see advertised prices for hotel rooms, short-term rentals, and tickets to sporting events and concerts only to be surprised later by so-called “junk fees ...

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: Junk fees may not matter to the very ... that we've been talking about with the FTC - that was a big pain point for many consumers.