Emily Hoyle

Today, a new report from government watchdog Accountable.US revealed that six of the largest banks still reliant on junk fees—including, U.S. Bank, JP Morgan, and Wells Fargo—raked in $7.2 billion in service charges on deposit accounts, including over $1.2 billion in overdraft fees, in just the first half of 2024. The report comes as JP Morgan and Wells Fargo announce $12.9 billion and $5.11 billion in Q3 2024 earnings, respectively.

Today, the Justice Department (DOJ) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced a new inquiry into the “state of competition” across the airline industry, calling to attention widespread, anti-competitive practices undermining the availability and affordability of flights. Government watchdog Accountable.US has previously documented the industry’s efforts to undermine key DOT regulations against hidden junk fees that drive up costs for millions of American travelers.

Today, the Biden-Harris administration revealed its final rule requiring airlines to be more transparent about pricing and to provide automatic cash refunds to customers with delayed or canceled flights.

Today, Novartis—one of several pharmaceutical companies still suing the Biden-Harris administration to block Medicare from negotiating lower prescription drug prices—announced $3.2 billion in Q3 2024 earnings, a 111% increase from 2023, thanks to “sales growth driven by continued strong performance from Entresto.”

Today, The Guardian reported that Tennessee’s defense in the Supreme Court case US v. Skrmetti, which challenges the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth, relies heavily on discredited testimony. Based on research by Accountable.US, the report reveals that Tennessee’s legal team has recruited so-called experts whose claims have been repeatedly dismissed by judges as biased, conspiratorial, or outside the bounds of accepted science.

Today, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a scathing report revealing that President-elect Trump and his Congressional allies’ push to renew expiring provisions of the 2017 Trump tax bill would undercut economic growth in the years to come.

Issuing a historic victory to American families through its victims relief fund, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is distributing $1.8 billion to 4.3 million people victimized by illegal advance fees or bait-and-switch advertising by credit repair companies Lexington Law and CreditRepair.

Today, the Department of Justice amended its lawsuit against the rent-pricing algorithm RealPage to include six of the largest corporate landlords, alleging the companies abused algorithmic pricing schemes to raise prices against renters

New reporting revealed today that during House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington’s presentation this week, the mere mention of raising the corporate tax rate sent the House Republican caucus into “a frenzy.” Instead, it appears they are only interested in cutting programs that will harm working class Americans.

Yesterday, Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown filed a lawsuit against the rent-pricing algorithm company RealPage and eight corporate landlords in Maryland alleging the companies abused algorithmic pricing schemes to raise prices against renters.