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

Minnesota's new Deceptive Trade Practices Act took effect January 1 with the goal of protecting consumers from so-called ...

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

The FTC passed the rule 4-1 ... to build on this success with legislation that bans unfair and deceptive junk fees across the economy," FTC Chair Lina Khan said in a statement.

FTC's final rule focuses on the live-event ticketing and short-term lodging industries rather than having a broader ...

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

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

Related: Popular delivery service settles FTC complaint over controversial issues In 2022, President Joe Biden pressed ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) just pulled the rug out from under deceptive pricing schemes with the launch last week of ...

The rule requires companies disclose fees up front for people booking a hotel or buying a ticket to a live event. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe discusses with Columbia University professor Vicki Morwitz.

FTC announces a rule banning hidden fees in hotels and ticketing, ensuring transparent pricing and saving consumers billions.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission passed a rule on Tuesday requiring ticket sellers, hotels and vacation rental sites to ...