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FTC Funeral Rule comment period ends. . . what’s next?

By Funeral Director Daily / June 18, 2020 /

The Federal Trade Commissions (FTC) “Funeral Rule” is up for review this summer and the comment period for public opinion into the rule ended on Monday. So, now that that period is over. . what comes next? First, a little review on the Funeral Rule. According to the Federal Register of the Federal Trace Commission…

Dollars and Sense — The great debate over online pricing

By Funeral Director Daily / February 17, 2020 /

I noticed last week that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will be seeking comment on whether to make changes to the Funeral Rule. This is probably the least the FTC will do and there probably could be more to come. In their notice, they mentioned areas of funeral services and pricing where they explicitly seek…

Transparency . . . or lack thereof in death care pricing

By Funeral Director Daily / May 28, 2019 /

2019 is supposed to be the year that the Federal Trade Commission reviews the Funeral Rule. I don’t know if that will happen, but critics of the death care industry are asking for the reviewal and with it, price transparency required as a web or app based service. This article that I read from the…