Many Los Angeles residents will see their sewer fees double over the next four years, with the City Council approving the increases Tuesday over the objections of business groups concerned that landlords will be disproportionately affected. The council voted 11 to 4 for the rate hikes, with Councilmembers Monica Rodriguez, Kevin de León, Imelda Padilla […]
FILE PHOTO: An American Airlines aircraft taxis as a Delta Air Lines aircraft lands at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 24, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo (REUTERS / Reuters) Several of the country’s largest airlines are challenging a new Biden administration rule that would force them to disclose certain fees as part of […]
Big US airlines are suing over a rule that requires upfront fee disclosures. The Biden administration is fighting “junk fees” across industries, including baggage fees. The airlines argue that fee transparency will confuse consumers. Major US airlines sued the Department of Transportation on Friday over a rule that requires upfront fee disclosures for costs like […]
The online division of Texas Capital Bank, Bask Bank launched in 1999 as the first online-only savings bank in the United States. It offers high-yield savings accounts and certificates of deposit (CDs). Read more: Bask Bank products and services Here’s a closer look at the account options offered by Bask Bank: Bask Interest Savings Account: […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. airlines are suing to block the Biden administration from requiring greater transparency over fees that the carriers charge their passengers, saying that a new rule would confuse consumers by giving them too much information during the ticket-buying process. The U.S. Transportation Department said Monday it will vigorously defend the rule against […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. airlines are suing to block the Biden administration from requiring greater transparency over fees that the carriers charge their passengers, saying that a new rule would confuse consumers by giving them too much information during the ticket-buying process. The U.S. Transportation Department said Monday it will vigorously defend the rule against […]
A federal judge in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday blocked a new Biden administration rule that would prohibit credit card companies from charging customers late fees higher than $8. US District Judge Mark T. Pittman, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, granted a preliminary injunction to several business and banking organizations that allege the […]
(Bloomberg) — California regulators voted to impose one of the country’s highest monthly fixed-utility fees in a sweeping bid to change how customers in the Golden State pay for electricity. Most Read from Bloomberg Utilities owned by PG&E Corp., Edison International and Sempra will be able to charge many customers about $24 a month starting […]
Homebuyers pay for things beyond the purchase price of their properties — and those can add up. Unexpected homebuying costs include loan origination fees and property taxes. Home-services firm Frontdoor listed the states with the highest unexpected homebuying costs. Buying a house is hard enough these days. In the US, purchasing a home comes with […]
Some Orlando condo owners say they may soon be priced out of the homes they’ve lived in for years. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS Owners at the Regency Gardens Condominiums got notices saying their board plans to pass a special assessment on May 15th. According to the notice, the smallest homes in the condo […]
Jerry Mbokani regularly sends money from Uganda to the Democratic Republic of Congo [Relon] Jerry Lukendo Mbokani has to make several calculations when he sends money to his elderly mother in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In Kampala, Uganda, where Mr Mbokani has lived for 16 years, he first has to buy US dollars. To […]
Apr. 28—CONCORD — New Hampshire is an outlier in the region, charging its residents the same “day use” admission fee at a state park that out-of-staters pay. A Manchester state senator’s legislation to give park administrators the authority to charge up to 50% more to nonresidents attracted opposition from state officials and tourism venue managers […]