Samuel Levine, Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection sent a letter to @GovofCO regarding #junkfees: bit.ly/3CdqJFx


Samuel Levine, Director of FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, sent letters to five state legislatures on #junkfees: AK: bit.ly/3x8I27B CO: bit.ly/3PmxN6c CT: bit.ly/4cmfGH7 NC: bit.ly/3VmmSgm RI: bit.ly/4cmfCHn


Samuel Levine, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, sent letters to the Minnesota Legislature and Illinois Legislature about #junkfees: Minnesota Legislature: bit.ly/3wMpPg4 Illinois Legislature: bit.ly/43bRYZX


The hotel and ticket industries make too much money off #junkfees to go quietly, so let’s make some noise and get these bills passed! Email your Senators now urging them to vote YES, and let's stop sticker shock at checkout! act.consumerreports.org/a2oKgIP?EXTKEY…


🚨 Illinois is targeting “junk fees” with HB 3647—aiming for upfront, all-in pricing across tickets, hotels, and more 💰⚖️ Learn what it means for consumers and businesses here: ctmlegalgroup.com/junk-fees-unde… #IllinoisLaw #JunkFees #HB3647 #ConsumerRights #PriceTransparency


Semi-annual review of @CFPB happening now! CFPB is holding credit repair companies accountable for charging illegal #JunkFees and running deceptive advertising to consumers. CFPB #ProtectsConsumers — distributing a record $1.8B to 4.3M people impacted. banking.senate.gov/hearings


Paying for a discount? 🤦‍♂️ Booking Dhurandhar The Revenge at INOX Jai Ganesh Pune and got hit with a sneaky ₹25 "Offer handling charge" just for using a coupon! Defeats the whole purpose of an offer. Unacceptable. 🚫🎟️ @INOXMovies #JunkFees @zomato @district_india

Analyst_Nayan's tweet image. Paying for a discount? 🤦‍♂️ Booking Dhurandhar The Revenge at INOX Jai Ganesh Pune and got hit with a sneaky ₹25 "Offer handling charge" just for using a coupon! Defeats the whole purpose of an offer. Unacceptable. 🚫🎟️ @INOXMovies #JunkFees @zomato @district_india
Analyst_Nayan's tweet image. Paying for a discount? 🤦‍♂️ Booking Dhurandhar The Revenge at INOX Jai Ganesh Pune and got hit with a sneaky ₹25 "Offer handling charge" just for using a coupon! Defeats the whole purpose of an offer. Unacceptable. 🚫🎟️ @INOXMovies #JunkFees @zomato @district_india
Analyst_Nayan's tweet image. Paying for a discount? 🤦‍♂️ Booking Dhurandhar The Revenge at INOX Jai Ganesh Pune and got hit with a sneaky ₹25 "Offer handling charge" just for using a coupon! Defeats the whole purpose of an offer. Unacceptable. 🚫🎟️ @INOXMovies #JunkFees @zomato @district_india

We know you’re tired of hidden #junkfees on event tickets! Tell your lawmakers to pass the TICKET Act, putting an end to the bait-and-switch pricing that some ticket sellers use to lure customers. Head to cr.org/ticketact to take action.


The March #OER Digest is out! Packed with news on $7M in Congressional funding for the Open Textbook Pilot program, @WhiteHouse steps to crack down on #JunkFees in higher ed & calls for proposals for #OpenEd24. Click for more:oerdigest.org/editions/oer-d…


We just scored some huge victories in the fight against outrageous, hidden #junkfees. And we need to make sure that Congress knows we expect these pro-consumer rules to be put in place and supported, so your family gets their money and time back! 💰


Overdraft fees, credit card #lateFees, and other #junkFees maintain wealth disparities, severely impacting Black, Latino, and low-income consumers.


Georgia Power made over $12,000,000 last year off late fees alone. Utilities are punishing their customers for being poor, while making massive profits off their poverty. Late fees are beyond regressive and, ironically, represent American capitalism at its finest. #junkfees

shelbyjgreen's tweet image. Georgia Power made over $12,000,000 last year off late fees alone. Utilities are punishing their customers for being poor, while making massive profits off their poverty. 

Late fees are beyond regressive and, ironically, represent American capitalism at its finest. #junkfees

If we started calling utility late fees and utility reconnection fees "utility junk fees" - would elected Democrats get more interested in banning them? These are deeply regressive, punitive poor taxes that utilities use to skim cash from the customers who can least afford it.



Thank you @FTC!! “…The @FTC complaint alleges the defendants have deceived consumers about the price and availability of vehicles, charged them for expensive add-ons without consent, tacked on unwanted #junkfees to purchases, and posted fake reviews…” carpro.com/blog/two-deale…

carpro.com

Two Dealer Groups Busted By Federal Trade Commission

The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against automotive dealer groups in two states for deceptive practices and overcharging consumers.


“...This is the opposite of saving money for people,” said Rosemary Shahan of Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety. “There’s no two ways about it. It’s just benefiting car dealers at the expense of car buyers. That’s it.” Stop #JunkFees calmatters.org/politics/2025/…


U.S. Senate finds that airlines’ ancillary fees like dynamic pricing, extra legroom and seat selection have led to higher costs & worse experiences for consumers and, in some cases, tax avoidance by the airlines. #JunkFees buff.ly/3OFLe06

CorpWatch's tweet image. U.S. Senate finds that airlines’ ancillary fees like dynamic pricing, extra legroom and seat selection have led to higher costs & worse experiences for consumers and, in some cases, tax avoidance by the airlines.

#JunkFees

buff.ly/3OFLe06

Companies profit from making things harder 4 u 2 solve your issues bcuz it means u will get frustrated & give up while they continue 2 steal moeny like how @TMobile thinks solving major problems w/ a #fax number is the way 2 handle problems. #junkfees nytimes.com/2026/04/12/bus…


🚨 Illinois is targeting “junk fees” with HB 3647—aiming for upfront, all-in pricing across tickets, hotels, and more 💰⚖️ Learn what it means for consumers and businesses here: ctmlegalgroup.com/junk-fees-unde… #IllinoisLaw #JunkFees #HB3647 #ConsumerRights #PriceTransparency


Paying for a discount? 🤦‍♂️ Booking Dhurandhar The Revenge at INOX Jai Ganesh Pune and got hit with a sneaky ₹25 "Offer handling charge" just for using a coupon! Defeats the whole purpose of an offer. Unacceptable. 🚫🎟️ @INOXMovies #JunkFees @zomato @district_india

Analyst_Nayan's tweet image. Paying for a discount? 🤦‍♂️ Booking Dhurandhar The Revenge at INOX Jai Ganesh Pune and got hit with a sneaky ₹25 "Offer handling charge" just for using a coupon! Defeats the whole purpose of an offer. Unacceptable. 🚫🎟️ @INOXMovies #JunkFees @zomato @district_india
Analyst_Nayan's tweet image. Paying for a discount? 🤦‍♂️ Booking Dhurandhar The Revenge at INOX Jai Ganesh Pune and got hit with a sneaky ₹25 "Offer handling charge" just for using a coupon! Defeats the whole purpose of an offer. Unacceptable. 🚫🎟️ @INOXMovies #JunkFees @zomato @district_india
Analyst_Nayan's tweet image. Paying for a discount? 🤦‍♂️ Booking Dhurandhar The Revenge at INOX Jai Ganesh Pune and got hit with a sneaky ₹25 "Offer handling charge" just for using a coupon! Defeats the whole purpose of an offer. Unacceptable. 🚫🎟️ @INOXMovies #JunkFees @zomato @district_india

Don't forget the fake prétexte used by @NyDems to put cameras around that area for more and more traffic tickets (a/k/a #JunkFees) in the #WarOnCars ! First Ave. has become every bit of a #CharlieFroxtrot as the blvd. Périphérique in Paris ! #Globalism

Empty bike lanes. Standstill traffic caused by empty bike lanes. Empty bike lanes. Standstill traffic caused by empty bike lanes.



Sir - include the $12 Billion in #junkfees by unregulated #AMC #lender #middlemen in your capacity as a policymaker. arcc-usa.org/f/regulatory-a… $500 million in damages in MO.

noble1_lori's tweet image. Sir - include the $12 Billion in #junkfees by unregulated #AMC #lender #middlemen in your capacity as a policymaker. arcc-usa.org/f/regulatory-a…
$500 million in damages in MO.
noble1_lori's tweet image. Sir - include the $12 Billion in #junkfees by unregulated #AMC #lender #middlemen in your capacity as a policymaker. arcc-usa.org/f/regulatory-a…
$500 million in damages in MO.

Why does the price you see never match the price you pay? The FTC's new Junk Fee Rule is rewriting that story, saving consumers billions & reshaping how #businesses handle pricing. We break down what it means for fintech: bit.ly/4dMugsy #JunkFees #FTC #Consumer #Fintech

Verinite's tweet image. Why does the price you see never match the price you pay? The FTC's new Junk Fee Rule is rewriting that story, saving consumers billions & reshaping how #businesses handle pricing. We break down what it means for fintech: bit.ly/4dMugsy 
#JunkFees #FTC #Consumer #Fintech

@saalevine testified before NYC’s Dept of Consumer & Worker Protection in support of banning hotel #Junkfees. Backed by research from Mia Machado + public comment with CLASS & law school chapters at Berkeley, Fordham, St. John’s & NYU. bit.ly/482iIkq #ConsumerProtection


The Division, along with @UtahAG and @FTC, is taking action against Ticketmaster for deceptively displaying low ticket prices to consumers and failing to disclose high mandatory fees until checkout. Read more: dcp.utah.gov/2025/09/18/uta… #junkfees #mandatoryfees #eventtickets

UtahDCP's tweet image. The Division, along with @UtahAG and @FTC, is taking action against Ticketmaster for deceptively displaying low ticket prices to consumers and failing to disclose high mandatory fees until checkout.
Read more: dcp.utah.gov/2025/09/18/uta…

#junkfees #mandatoryfees #eventtickets

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 #JunkFees? The hidden charges can trap consumers into paying for costs they haven't budgeted for and can't contest. "When there are hidden fees, that prevents the consumer from being able to comparison shop." @WBUR wbur.org/news/2025/09/0…


You hit “Buy” and then are hit with 5 unexpected fees. Sound familiar? The FTC's new Junk Fee Rule is here to put an end to that. Discover what this means for fintech, payments, and digital commerce: bit.ly/4dMugsy #JunkFees #ConsumerTrust #FintechCompliance #Digital

Verinite's tweet image. You hit “Buy” and then are hit with 5 unexpected fees. Sound familiar? The FTC's new Junk Fee Rule is here to put an end to that. Discover what this means for fintech, payments, and digital commerce: bit.ly/4dMugsy 
#JunkFees #ConsumerTrust #FintechCompliance #Digital

@Avis I’ve been a loyal Avis customer for 20+ years and spent tens of thousands. But I’m done. Hidden “facility” and “ rental” fees that that appear after the quoted price? That’s not good business it’s sleazy. Why do this to your most loyal customers? #junkfees #baitandswitch


🌐 Junk fees are sneaky charges hidden in credit cards, hotels, and more—costing Americans billions yearly. The FTC is cracking down to bring transparency and save your wallet! 💳💸 Source: tets.com #FinanceTips #ConsumerRights #JunkFees #CreditCards #Economy


No more hidden fees. The FTC’s new junk fee rule will change how banks price, communicate, and compete. bit.ly/4dMugsy #Compliance2025 #FintechRegulation #JunkFees #Payments #Cards

Verinite's tweet image. No more hidden fees.
The FTC’s new junk fee rule will change how banks price, communicate, and compete. bit.ly/4dMugsy
#Compliance2025 #FintechRegulation #JunkFees #Payments #Cards

Junk fees are finally under the spotlight. Here’s what the FTC’s new rule means for banks, fintechs, and your billing strategy: bit.ly/4dMugsy #FintechRegulations #ConsumerProtection #JunkFees

Verinite's tweet image. Junk fees are finally under the spotlight.
Here’s what the FTC’s new rule means for banks, fintechs, and your billing strategy:
bit.ly/4dMugsy
#FintechRegulations #ConsumerProtection #JunkFees

💰The FTC is refunding $8M+ to 200K users after Care.com allegedly misled job seekers and used dark patterns. With the “click-to-cancel” rule starting July 14, transparency is now a legal requirement. Read more: bit.ly/4lD8ri6 #FTC #JunkFees #Law


Georgia Power made over $12,000,000 last year off late fees alone. Utilities are punishing their customers for being poor, while making massive profits off their poverty. Late fees are beyond regressive and, ironically, represent American capitalism at its finest. #junkfees

shelbyjgreen's tweet image. Georgia Power made over $12,000,000 last year off late fees alone. Utilities are punishing their customers for being poor, while making massive profits off their poverty. 

Late fees are beyond regressive and, ironically, represent American capitalism at its finest. #junkfees

If we started calling utility late fees and utility reconnection fees "utility junk fees" - would elected Democrats get more interested in banning them? These are deeply regressive, punitive poor taxes that utilities use to skim cash from the customers who can least afford it.



The #FTC’s proposed regulation to prohibit #JunkFees would require virtually all US businesses to list the #TotalPrice of any good or service – and list it more prominently than any other pricing info. Our concise alert tells you more. #ServiceCharges dlapiper.com/en/insights/pu…

DLA_Piper's tweet image. The #FTC’s proposed regulation to prohibit #JunkFees would require virtually all US businesses to list the #TotalPrice of any good or service – and list it more prominently than any other pricing info. Our concise alert tells you more. #ServiceCharges dlapiper.com/en/insights/pu…

Here are some Valentines to send the loved one in your life who wants #MedicareForAll, to #AuditThePentagon, or to end #junkfees!

RepMarkPocan's tweet image. Here are some Valentines to send the loved one in your life who wants #MedicareForAll, to #AuditThePentagon, or to end #junkfees!
RepMarkPocan's tweet image. Here are some Valentines to send the loved one in your life who wants #MedicareForAll, to #AuditThePentagon, or to end #junkfees!
RepMarkPocan's tweet image. Here are some Valentines to send the loved one in your life who wants #MedicareForAll, to #AuditThePentagon, or to end #junkfees!

In writing last week about hidden “junk fees,” I ended with a recommendation. Ask, “What other fees or charges are there I need to know about?” kahlerfinancial.com/financial-awak… #junkfees #otherfees #fees #hiddenfees #CFP #financialadvice #financialplanning

RickKahler's tweet image. In writing last week about hidden “junk fees,” I ended with a recommendation. Ask, “What other fees or charges are there I need to know about?”

kahlerfinancial.com/financial-awak…

#junkfees #otherfees #fees #hiddenfees #CFP #financialadvice #financialplanning

.@Ticketmaster strikes again. This time charging more in #junkfees than @thecure are charging for their actual tickets. Unforgivable. @JudiciaryDems please take ACTION NOW against this monopolistic and selfish company. @themusicuni screenshot: @_carrrmen #Ticketmaster

mbaileytalks's tweet image. .@Ticketmaster strikes again. This time charging more in #junkfees than @thecure are charging for their actual tickets. Unforgivable. @JudiciaryDems please take ACTION NOW against this monopolistic and selfish company. @themusicuni screenshot: @_carrrmen #Ticketmaster

.@Mike_B_MA kicks off the Economic Justice Policy Advocates Conference. Attendees will dig into predatory lending, rental housing #JunkFees, earned wage access #fintech products, manufactured housing, auto repossessions & more! #ProtectConsumers @NCRC @NJCitizenAction @CRLONLINE

NCLC4consumers's tweet image. .@Mike_B_MA kicks off the Economic Justice Policy Advocates Conference. Attendees will dig into predatory lending, rental housing #JunkFees, earned wage access #fintech products, manufactured housing, auto repossessions & more! #ProtectConsumers @NCRC
@NJCitizenAction @CRLONLINE

TZ Represents @TravelersOrg in Lawsuit Against Sonesta Hotels Over Junk Fee Practices. Read more: ow.ly/vuLw50PF3sj #JunkFees #ClassActions #ResortFees

TyckoZavareei's tweet image. TZ Represents @TravelersOrg in Lawsuit Against Sonesta Hotels Over Junk Fee Practices. Read more: 
ow.ly/vuLw50PF3sj #JunkFees #ClassActions #ResortFees

U.S. Senate finds that airlines’ ancillary fees like dynamic pricing, extra legroom and seat selection have led to higher costs & worse experiences for consumers and, in some cases, tax avoidance by the airlines. #JunkFees buff.ly/3OFLe06

CorpWatch's tweet image. U.S. Senate finds that airlines’ ancillary fees like dynamic pricing, extra legroom and seat selection have led to higher costs & worse experiences for consumers and, in some cases, tax avoidance by the airlines.

#JunkFees

buff.ly/3OFLe06

Spent a lovely morning representing @prosperitynow in the #RoseGarden celebrating actions @POTUS is taking to get rid of #junkfees. #DefendCFPB

JoannaAliseAin's tweet image. Spent a lovely morning representing @prosperitynow in the #RoseGarden celebrating actions @POTUS is taking to get rid of #junkfees. #DefendCFPB
JoannaAliseAin's tweet image. Spent a lovely morning representing @prosperitynow in the #RoseGarden celebrating actions @POTUS is taking to get rid of #junkfees. #DefendCFPB
JoannaAliseAin's tweet image. Spent a lovely morning representing @prosperitynow in the #RoseGarden celebrating actions @POTUS is taking to get rid of #junkfees. #DefendCFPB

📢 BIG NEWS! The @WhiteHouse and @HUDgov just announced several new steps being taken across agencies and the private sector to address the prevalence of burdensome, unfair, and frivolous #JunkFees in the #RentalMarket. Here are some highlights:

policylink's tweet image. 📢 BIG NEWS! The @WhiteHouse and @HUDgov just announced several new steps being taken across agencies and the private sector to address the prevalence of burdensome, unfair, and frivolous #JunkFees in the #RentalMarket. Here are some highlights:

Junk fees to be banned! The White House and federal regulators today will announce a new crackdown. @uspirg statement: “Consumers have been getting nickel and dimed – or dollared and 20 dollared – for years. ... We hope those days are ending." #junkfees pirg.org/edfund/media-c…

teresamurray's tweet image. Junk fees to be banned! The White House and federal regulators today will announce a new crackdown. @uspirg statement: “Consumers have been getting nickel and dimed – or dollared and 20 dollared – for years. ... We hope those days are ending." #junkfees pirg.org/edfund/media-c…

. @TMFanSupport 4 hrs kind of renders your chat bot useless. I use other company’s chats where I’m messaging w a live person and have never received a wait time of 4hrs. Hire more people! #regulateticketmaster #junkfees

christina_kuo's tweet image. . @TMFanSupport 4 hrs kind of renders your chat bot useless. I use other company’s chats where I’m messaging w a live person and have never received a wait time of 4hrs. Hire more people!
#regulateticketmaster #junkfees

Please see our statement about the @CFPB's new Overdraft Ruling. We applaud this ruling which aims to protect consumers, particularly when people are at their most vulnerable. See the CFPB's full comments here: consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsr… #ProtectConsumers #JunkFees #Overdraft

AppleseedSC's tweet image. Please see our statement about the @CFPB's new Overdraft Ruling. We applaud this ruling which aims to protect consumers, particularly when people are at their most vulnerable. 

See the CFPB's full comments here: consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsr…

#ProtectConsumers #JunkFees #Overdraft

📊The evidence is clear: overdraft and NSF fees are compounding harm. Rise Economy's new report shows that credit unions are contributing to the financial struggles of LMI and marginalized communities. #junkfees #ResistReinvestRebuild 🔗rise-economy.org/research_crc/f…

RiseEconomy's tweet image. 📊The evidence is clear: overdraft and NSF fees are compounding harm. Rise Economy's new report shows that credit unions are contributing to the financial struggles of LMI and marginalized communities. #junkfees #ResistReinvestRebuild
🔗rise-economy.org/research_crc/f…

The new "California Junk Fee Prevention Act" has gone into effect, protecting consumers from unexpected charges on their bills. How do you think this change will impact your everyday expenses? #California #JunkFees #ConsumerProtection #FairPricing #FinancialTransparency

solofunds's tweet image. The new "California Junk Fee Prevention Act" has gone into effect, protecting consumers from unexpected charges on their bills.

How do you think this change will impact your everyday expenses?

#California #JunkFees #ConsumerProtection #FairPricing #FinancialTransparency

Many consumers have similar stories like this one! Hidden #junkfees that shock you at checkout. We know you’re tired of them, and we are too.

CRAdvocacy's tweet image. Many consumers have similar stories like this one! Hidden #junkfees that shock you at checkout. We know you’re tired of them, and we are too.

.@HouseDemocrats like me are fighting corporate greed to keep YOUR money in YOUR pocket. Maybe it was @Beyonce tix or your cable bill...chances are you've been hit by #JunkFees, just like 85% of Americans. We're taking action to lower costs, and finally put a stop to junk fees!

RepJasmine's tweet image. .@HouseDemocrats like me are fighting corporate greed to keep YOUR money in YOUR pocket.

Maybe it was @Beyonce tix or your cable bill...chances are you've been hit by #JunkFees, just like 85% of Americans.

We're taking action to lower costs, and finally put a stop to junk fees!

🚨Junk fees news🚨 FCC Chair @JRosenworcel today introduces new rules designed to end cable/satellite "early termination" fees. Would also allow customers to cancel service ASAP, rather than waiting until end of a cycle. Part of the FCC/FTC/Biden admin crackdown on #junkfees.

noahpransky's tweet image. 🚨Junk fees news🚨

FCC Chair @JRosenworcel today introduces new rules designed to end cable/satellite "early termination" fees.

Would also allow customers to cancel service ASAP, rather than waiting until end of a cycle.

Part of the FCC/FTC/Biden admin crackdown on #junkfees.

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