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Will the government's new bait-and-switch rule work?

The Federal Trade Commission's new requirement, which "ends" unfair or deceptive fees, went into effect this week

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Christopher Elliott
May 16, 2025
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Is bait-and-switch pricing dead? You might be forgiven for thinking so after the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) new rule prohibiting unfair and deceptive fees went into effect this week.

But you might be wrong.

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