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FleetCor agrees to $100 million FTC settlement over fuel-card fees
WHAT HAPPENED
Payments Dive reports, consistent with the FTC, that FleetCor, now Corpay, and CEO Ronald Clarke agreed to pay USD 100 million to resolve an FTC administrative action over fuel-card fees. A federal court had found that FleetCor charged hidden or unauthorized fees and misrepresented savings and fee terms; the court order requires express informed consent and clear disclosure before charges are billed.
PUBLISHED September 17, 2026SOURCE Payments DiveLANE Payment infrastructure
KEY FIGURES
USD 100M
Proposed settlement payment
30 days
Public-comment period before a final FTC decision
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Readable Payments Dive report corroborated by FTC primary materials. The court findings and payment amount are supported; the FTC consent agreement remains subject to public comment and a final Commission decision.
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# FleetCor agrees to $100 million FTC settlement over fuel-card fees
> Evidence tier: B1
> Evidence type: Independent payments-trade report corroborated by the Federal Trade Commission's primary release and orders
> Source: [Payments Dive](https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/fleetcor-enters-100m-settlement/830740)
> Published: 2026-09-17
> Captured: 2026-09-19T01:38:30.663Z
## Source summary
Payments Dive reports, consistent with the FTC, that FleetCor, now Corpay, and CEO Ronald Clarke agreed to pay USD 100 million to resolve an FTC administrative action over fuel-card fees. A federal court had found that FleetCor charged hidden or unauthorized fees and misrepresented savings and fee terms; the court order requires express informed consent and clear disclosure before charges are billed.
## Why it matters
The order sets concrete consent and disclosure obligations for a commercial-card payment product and provides redress for affected small-business customers. The USD 100 million consent agreement still requires 30 days of public comment and a Commission decision before the administrative order becomes final; the matter concerns FleetCor's fuel-card practices and does not establish wrongdoing or operating changes in Corpay's separate cross-border payment services.
## Key numbers
- **Proposed settlement payment:** USD 100M
- **Public-comment period before a final FTC decision:** 30 days
## Topics and entities
- Industry lane: Payment infrastructure
- Entities: Corpay / FleetCor / U.S. Federal Trade Commission
- Payment infrastructure
- Company intelligence
## Evidence and credibility note
Readable Payments Dive report corroborated by FTC primary materials. The court findings and payment amount are supported; the FTC consent agreement remains subject to public comment and a final Commission decision.
Date evidence: Payments Dive records September 17, 2026 and the FTC primary release is dated September 17, 2026
## First-party corroboration
- [https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/09/fleetcor-agrees-pay-100-million-resolve-administrative-action-after-federal-court-finds-it-violated](/en/items/https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/09/fleetcor-agrees-pay-100-million-resolve-administrative-action-after-federal-court-finds-it-violated)
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