Corpay agrees to $100 million FTC settlement over hidden fuel card fees
The fleet-payments company, formerly known as FleetCor, will fund customer redress after the agency alleged it promised fuel savings that never materialized while obscuring late fees and administrative charges from billing statements.
Corpay, the fleet-payments company formerly known as FleetCor, has agreed to a $100 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission to resolve allegations that it deceived small-business customers through hidden and unauthorized fuel card fees, the agency announced.
The FTC alleged that Corpay promised fuel savings that did not materialize for many customers and obscured various charges — including late fees and administrative fees — either by omitting them from billing statements or delaying when they were applied, making it difficult for business customers to see the true cost of the cards they had signed up for.
The settlement follows a lawsuit the FTC first filed against the company in 2019 and a 2026 federal appeals court ruling that affirmed Corpay's liability for the underlying deceptive practices, clearing the way for the agency to finalize monetary relief. The $100 million will go toward providing redress to affected small-business customers rather than being paid solely as a civil penalty.
Corpay processes fuel and other commercial payments for fleets of vehicles used by trucking companies, delivery services and other small businesses, a market where per-gallon savings and fee transparency are central to how the product is marketed. The case is among the larger FTC actions this year targeting fee disclosure practices in business-to-business financial products, an area regulators have scrutinized alongside more consumer-facing fee complaints.