How much longer do we have to wait for honest prices?
The Federal Trade Commission just released a rule that would force companies to tell the truth about their prices. But when will it start working?
Did you hear about the proposed rule that would ban junk fees?
This week, the Federal Trade Commission released a draft of the rule, which would prevent businesses from using bait-and-switch tactics that hide mandatory fees and deceive consumers. The FTC has estimates that these fees can cost consumers tens of billions of dollars per year in unexpected costs.
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