Sentences with phrase «inflated the costs charged»

In MasterCard the fee was argued to have inflated the costs charged from the merchants, which would then be passed on to consumers.

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That cost can come two ways: some delivery companies slightly inflate the price for grocery items (as Urbery does, plus a delivery fee) and / or charge delivery fees from $ 3.99 to $ 9.99 (as in Instacart's case).

In this context, «full cost» means that the form shows the various fees and charges that can inflate the amount of money due at closing.

To inflate costs, schools will charge their athletic programs for things like «overhead,» «university fundraising,» and even «library renovations.»

«And it has yet to reveal the lifetime cost - fees, charges and fines that will inflate the price for anyone foolish or unlucky enough to find themselves prey to the government's ID regime.»

But the EFA said that London Horizon's turnover was «significantly inflated» because it does not pay rent to DET for use of the school site, and charges the academy trust for pupils» swimming costs.

Because credit cards charge the highest interest rates of any type of consumer debt — typically about 18 % to 22 % — and allow borrowers to string repayments out for so long that it greatly inflates the cost of everything they buy.

There are many and significant risks to a military in peacetime unrelated to attack on the nation, from petty acts of mere theft like those of contractors who inflate military costs with illegitimate charges to the many hazardous materials the armed forces handle and store in the routine performance of their preparedness.

In the residential sector, infrastructure costs are largely recovered through inflated kWh charges.

In this context, «full cost» means that the form shows the various fees and charges that can inflate the amount of money due at closing.

A year later, Prospect reached a $ 10.1 - million agreement with California and other states, settling allegations that it didn't tell borrowers that the firm it used for settlement services was actually a Prospect affiliate, which charged inflated costs.

An average - charge program may not be used in a way that inflates the cost for settlement services overall.

The comment would have clarified that, if the creditor develops representative samples of specific settlement costs for a particular class of transactions, the creditor may charge the average cost for that settlement service instead of the actual cost for such transactions, and that an average - charge program may not be used in a way that inflates the cost for settlement services overall.

Deriving an average charge from a class composed of subgroups that have distinct cost characteristics would mean that a charge could be unfairly inflated and applied in a way that disadvantages certain populations.