The White House brought together state lawmakers, federal officials and others to trade ideas about how to fight “junk fees” that inflate the cost to consumers of everything from hospital visits and airline tickets to student loans and concert seats.
found that primary ticket providers charged fees averaging 27% of a ticket’s price.
The bureau is the nation’s financial watchdog agency and was created in 2011 after the Great Recession.after serving as vice chair State lawmakers on the call shared examples of how they pursued efforts to eliminate specific junk fees.
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