More than 20 states have now regulated rental housing junk fees, with three new states joining the fight since September 2024 ...

(WJW/AP) — Thanks to a new rule from the Federal Trade Commission, hotels and concert ticket companies like Ticketmaster have to share full prices up front. The rule helps travelers and music fans ...

"Knowledge is power for consumers." Junk, resort, destination, urban, and amenity fees are pseudonyms for the mandatory, often unexpected surcharges you might find tackled on your hotel bill.

When you close on a home, you’ll comb through pages of disclosures and legal documents that spell out every cost in black and white. While it might feel like a time-consuming pain, those documents ...

Junk fees have become a costly part of everyday life, popping up on hotel bookings, food orders, payment apps, and more. A new federal rule targets some of the worst offenders, but many hidden charges ...

We all want to save time and money, and consumer fees steal both from us. Let's be clear: Some fees make sense. Clearly ...

Junk fees are set to become a thing of the past in Virginia. “By the end, you’ve had this fee, and that fee, and the other fee tacked on, and the price at the end looks nothing like the price at the ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Belt tightening has been the name of the game for the last few years and renters have felt it more than most. Now, the San Diego City Council is proposing a new plan to ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – Starting Tuesday, Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office is enforcing broad new state regulations that require companies doing business here to be upfront about true costs of their ...