Today, the Biden-Harris administration revealed its final rule requiring airlines to be more transparent about pricing and to provide automatic cash refunds to customers with delayed or canceled flights. Alongside the announcement, new research from government watchdog Accountable.US revealed today that Airlines for America, a trade group, and six
Today, a new report from government watchdog Accountable.US revealed that six of the largest banks still reliant on junk fees—including, U.S. Bank, JP Morgan, and Wells Fargo—raked in $7.2 billion in service charges on deposit accounts, including over $1.2 billion in overdraft fees, in just the first half of 2024.
The Credit Card Competition Act would open the doors for competitors and drive down credit card fees
In a major win for struggling tenants, today the Biden-Harris administration announced that Invitation Homes -- the nation’s top corporate landlord for single-family homes -- agreed to a $48 million settlement to help refund consumers harmed by the company’s illicit behavior including “deceiving renters about lease costs, charging undisclosed junk
A new report from government watchdog Accountable.US revealed today that five out of six major hotel operators involved in a “major class action” lawsuit for alleged price-fixing violations are among the worst offenders when it comes to resort fees and have faced various lawsuits and scrutiny for their resort and junk fee practices. The analysis co
Corporate watchdog Accountable.US welcomed the U.S. Department of Transportation’s new inquiry into whether the rewards programs offered by the top four U.S. airlines are engaging in “potential unfair, deceptive, or anticompetitive practices” that harm consumers.
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s ongoing effort to crack down on junk fees, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a new report today showing that Dollar General, Dollar Tree/Family Dollar, and Kroger have charged Americans over $90 million in junk fees annually “just to access their own money when getting ‘cash back’”
As part of its ongoing effort to crack down on junk fees, the Biden-Harris administration today unveiled a new rule banning airlines from charging families for adjacent seating. The rule would allow parents of children 13 years and younger to sit adjacent to their children, and require airlines to disclose the right to fee-free family seating.
Further fueling the corporate judge shopping crisis, last night the right-wing Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of top U.S. airlines over consumers by blocking the U.S. Transportation Department’s final rule requiring carriers to be transparent about bagging, flight change, and cancellation charges – an effort expected to save flyers o
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