Biden’s ‘Junk Fees’ Crackdown Is A Distraction From The Real Problems, Experts Say
President Joe Biden has made cracking down on “junk fees,” which he says are hurting Americans, a key part of his economic agenda, but experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the push is He said it was an attempt to distract from the real cause of the plight of the American people. Economic […]
Massachusetts library forgives overdue book fees in exchange of cat photos
Lost a library book? It doesn’t have to be a cat disaster. At least not during March in Worcester, Massachusetts. Libraries there will remove a certain fee from their book loan records in exchange for a photo of that person’s cat, or any other cat, for that matter. The goal is to encourage people to […]
Viral Warriors fan Katherine Taylor nearly doubles her escort fees
Business is booming for Katherine Taylor. Reported to be a female escort in San Francisco, Taylor was prominently cheering on the Bucks as Stephen Curry celebrated on the court with a fake golf swing during the Warriors’ 125-90 win over the Bucks in the Chase on Wednesday. His appearance was captured earlier this week and […]
Trump ordered to pay $382K in legal fees to company behind the Steele dossier
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered a company founded by Christopher Steele to pay $382,000 in legal fees after losing a lawsuit over salacious allegations contained in a former British spy’s infamous dossier. commanded. orbis business intelligence Claimed to have collected $809,00 in legal fees Judge Karen Stein in London, who was fighting Mr. […]
CFPB finalizes rule capping credit card late fees at $8 on average
The CFPB’s new rules close loopholes that allow banks to charge exorbitant late fees. (iStock) The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is finalizing rules that will limit the amount of late fees consumers can be charged. The rule limits late fees to 25% of the required payment and ends automatic inflation adjustments to these fees, […]
Credit card late fees capped at $8 under new Biden rule – AL.com
Credit card holders will soon see significantly lower late fees due to new rules from the Biden administration. of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau On Tuesday, it finalized rules that would reduce late fees charged by credit card companies from an average of $32 to a maximum of $8. The CFPB says the change will save […]
Biden slashing credit card late fees to $8 in latest crackdown on junk fees
The Biden administration announced a rule Tuesday that would cap all credit card late fees. It’s the White House’s latest effort to eliminate so-called junk fees, which regulators say could save Americans up to $10 billion a year. New regulations from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would cap most credit card late fees at $8 […]
Biden admin cements new rule to limit credit card late fees
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Tuesday finalized rules limiting late payment fees charged by credit card companies. The bureau says this will reduce regular fees by 75%, saving U.S. consumers an average of $220 a year. The consumer watchdog agency estimates the rule would save Americans more than $10 billion in late fees […]
Delta hikes bag fees on flights, joining United and American
Just in case you needed yet another incentive to pack all your travel gear in your carry-on, Delta has increased the price of your first checked bag by 17%. This increase adds $5 to the previous (by no means insignificant) domestic flight fare of $30. Delta Air Lines is the third major U.S. airline to […]
Mississippi city, PD violating Constitution by jailing people over unpaid fees: DOJ
Mississippi cities and police departments have been told by the Justice Department that it is unconstitutional to jail people for unpaid fines without determining whether they have the ability to pay them. A letter sent Thursday from the Department of Justice to the city of Lexington and the Lexington Police Department found that the current […]