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The FTC Takes Initiative to Stop Junk Fees
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Investment Management Update – Fees and Expenses
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On April 3, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a notice of rulemaking setting out the fees that it proposes for the fiscal year starting on September 29, 2024. Although the proposed fees are...more
The Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) has released a series of items pertaining to its annual regulatory fee assessment and collection process, including: (1) the 2024 Regulatory Fee Notice of Proposed...more
On March 26, 2024, the US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register concerning changes to trademark application filings and fee adjustments in trademark cases for 2025. The...more
The USPTO has taken another step towards implementing fee adjustments in January 2025, by publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (RPRM) on April 3, 2024.. The NPRM stands by most of the significant fee adjustments it...more
Undisclosed fees are the subject of frequent consumer complaints, often associated with shopping, traveling and subscriptions. Given their unpopularity, the “junk fees” nickname has stuck, and recent polling indicates that a...more
Recent actions by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), with support from the Biden administration, signal that protecting consumers from so-called “junk fees” remains a key...more
As a part of Federal agencies’ issuance of their semi-annual Spring 2023 Regulatory Agenda, the CFPB has published its Spring 2023 Agency Rule List (“2023 List”). In that List, the CFPB has set forth the status of its...more
On September 26, 2022, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking titled “Enhancing Transparency of Airline Service Fees” (NPRM). The NPRM, which applies to airlines (both U.S. and...more
In the News. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to create a new category of “seasoned” qualified mortgages; the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of...more