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☆ The Biden administration wants to completely ban the hidden fees that make your plane and concert tickets unexpectedly expensive
  + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
The FTC proposed a rule on Wednesday that would ban all hidden and misleading fees. Businesses who use hidden fees might have to give consumers refunds, per the rule. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Biden administration has been trying to crack down on the hidden fees that pop up when you try to book a plane or a concert ticket or even just order food — and now wants to outright ban them. Those junk fees "plague" Americans across all sorts of transactions. The CFPB's Wednesday guidance clarified that provision to ensure every American knows they do not need to pay junk fees to get basic information from their bank.
Persons: —, Biden, Lina Khan, Khan, that's, Vicki Morwitz, Morwitz, Rohit Chopra, Lael Brainard Organizations: FTC, Service, Federal Trade Commission, Columbia Business School, Consumer Financial, —, Economic Locations: America, United States
☆ California says goodbye to junk fees — no more hidden charges that aren't advertised up-front
  + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
California governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law a new bill that outlaws hidden junk fees. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau estimates that Americans spend at least $29 billion a year on junk fees. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe nonprofit watchdog Consumer Reports estimated in 2019 — based on a survey of more than 2,000 US adults — that 85% of Americans have been charged hidden junk fees. President Joe Biden has made combating junk fees a key priority for his administration since 2022. Biden said in July that "folks are tired of being played for suckers" as he announced measures cracking down on junk fees in the rental housing market.
Persons: Gavin Newsom, —, Sen, Bill Dodds, Nancy Skinner, Vicki Morwitz, Morwitz, Joe Biden, Biden Organizations: Consumer Financial, Service, NBC, SB, Consumer, Bureau, CBS, Columbia Business School Locations: California
☆ The most insidious part of online shopping is about to get even worse
  + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +16 min
Companies are just baking all those fees into the total price — making the hidden fees even more hidden. On the first page, you see the ticket price. I have never seen a good justification of what I'd call mandatory hidden fees. The Canadian government is also looking to pare down hidden fees. After all, Mahoney told me, "I have never seen a good justification of what I'd call mandatory hidden fees."
Persons: I'd, Neale Mahoney, Joe Biden's, Mahoney, Marcos Villaoslada, Sara Fisher Ellison, Ellison, Harold Hill, obfuscation, you've, Vicki Morwitz, Morwitz, — they've, StubHub, Laura Dooley, StubHub's, pare, Michael Negron, —, they're, Joe Biden, Alex Wong, Maggie Rogers, she'd, Audrey Fix Schaefer, Juliana Kaplan Organizations: Stanford University, White, Economic Council, Europa Press, Getty, MIT, Columbia Business School, YouGov, Ticketmaster, National Economic Council, NPR, Federal Trade Commission, I.M.P, Independent, Association Locations: New York, upsell, Europe, Washington ,
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