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USDA to ban online transaction fees on school lunch payments for low-income families

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Ban on “junk fees” will go into effect in the 2027-2028 academic year.

The move follows a July report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau .

The report estimated that school meal payment processors collect more than $100 million in transaction fees a year .