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Massachusetts Junk Fee Regulation Presents Challenges to Advertising of Bank Deposit Products

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In early March, nearly a year and a half after it was initially proposed, the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office finalized the Commonwealth's "junk fee" regulation (the "Final Rule") while simultaneously issuing a...more

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Massachusetts Attorney General Issues Expansive ‘Junk Fees Rule’

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The Attorney General of Massachusetts recently promulgated rules expanding the scope of its enforcement against alleged “junk fees,” including business practices for consumer subscriptions, renewals, and recurring charge...more

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Massachusetts AG Issues Broad "Junk Fee" Regulations

On Monday, March 3, 2025, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell finalized new regulations under the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act, Chapter 93A, restricting the use of hidden or surprise fees at the end of a...more

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New Massachusetts Business Rule Continues Recent Regulation of Rental Price Disclosures

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A rule governing Unfair and Deceptive Fees (940 CMR 38.00) published March 3 by the Massachusetts Attorney General sets new Total Price disclosure obligations in marketing and sales for a wide set of covered businesses,...more

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States and Feds Continue Crackdown on Hidden Fees

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Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell has announced new consumer protection regulations targeting so-called “junk fees.” Effective September 2, 2025, the regulations require businesses to clearly and prominently...more

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Fifth Circuit Strikes Down FTC’s ‘Junk Fee’ Rule for Auto Dealers

On January 24, 2025, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down an FTC rule aimed at curbing deceptive advertising and sales practices in the auto industry. The rule, which sought to prohibit certain “junk fees” and...more

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Stay ADvised: 2025, Issue 3

FTC's Final Junk Fees Rule Narrowed in Scope - On December 17, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its final Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees, commonly known as the "Junk Fees Rule." This final rule has a...more

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FTC Announces Final Junk Fees Rule Applying to Live-Event Tickets and Short-Term Lodging

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On December 17, 2024, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its final “Junk Fees Rule” (the “Final Rule” or “Rule”) to prevent certain practices related to pricing in the live-event ticketing and short-term...more

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[Podcast] AD Nauseam: Junk Fees Rule Crosses the Finish Line

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On today’s episode of AD Nauseam, Amy and Daniel are back with special guest, Randy Shaheen, a fellow partner at BakerHostetler, to discuss the passing of the FTC’s new Junk Fees Rule....more

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FTC Issues Final ‘Junk Fees Rule’ to Crackdown on Aggressive Pricing Practices

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) recently issued a final rule (the Junk Fees Rule or the Rule) banning so-called “junk fees” in two key industries: short-term lodging and live events. The Rule addresses...more

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Rule Banning Junk Ticket and Hotel Fees

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Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final rule—dubbed the Junk Fees Rule—to address what it views as deceptive pricing practices that cause harm to consumers and that undercut other honest...more

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FTC Final Rule Targets Hidden Fees in Live-Event Ticketing and Short-Term Lodging

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized its long-anticipated Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees (Final Rule), targeting hidden mandatory fees and ensuring transparent pricing disclosures to consumers. Unlike the Notice...more

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Bipartisan FTC Rule Bans Junk Fees for Live-Event Tickets and Short-Term Lodging

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Warnings of an impending regulatory focus on hidden and junk fees materialized following President Joe Biden’s call to Congress during his 2023 State of the Union address to eliminate them. On December 17, the Federal Trade...more

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FTC Junk Fees Rule Targets Ticket Sales and Hotel Rentals

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The Federal Trade Commission has issued a long-anticipated final Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees (the Rule), colloquially known as the “Junk Fees” Rule, targeting mandatory hidden fees and ensuring transparent pricing...more

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FTC Passes Rule Prohibiting “Junk Fees” for Live-Event Tickets and Short-Term Lodging

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On December 17, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a new rule requiring “timely, transparent, and truthful” upfront disclosures of pricing information to consumers of: Live-event tickets, which is not defined...more

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FTC Announces Rule on “Junk Fees” and Pricing Disclosures in Certain Industries

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On December 17, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) released its final Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees, also called the “Junk Fees Rule” by the Commission. For companies involved in...more

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FTC Concludes its "Junk Fee" Crackdown

On Dec. 17, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule to limit certain industries’ use of so- called “junk fees,” concluding a rulemaking process that began in 2022 and ultimately drew over 72,000 public...more

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FTC Releases Narrowed Junk Fees Rule for Ticketing and Lodging

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Fourteen months after proposing a far-reaching rule that would have overhauled the way fees are disclosed across sectors, the FTC today announced a significantly curtailed final rule limited to the sale of live-event tickets...more

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FTC postpones effective date for CARS Rule in response to legal challenge

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On January 18, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) announced that it is postponing the effective date of the Combating Auto Retail Scams Rule (“CARS Rule”) in light of the legal challenge from industry trade...more

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