FleetCor Agrees to Pay $100 Million to Resolve Administrative Action After Federal Court Finds that It Violated the FTC Act by Charging Unauthorized Fees

FleetCor Technologies Inc., now Corpay Inc., and CEO Ronald Clarke agreed to a $100 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission after a federal court found the company violated the FTC Act by charging unauthorized fees to small business customers using its fuel cards. The FTC alleged FleetCor imposed hundreds of millions in hidden fees, including late fees charged to customers who paid on time or were blocked from doing so by FleetCor itself.

The FTC’s complaint, filed in 2019, accused FleetCor of misrepresenting fuel savings, fraud-control features, and fees associated with its fuel cards, while concealing charges in invoices and account management reports. Many fees were either obscured or omitted entirely, making them difficult for customers to detect without proactive review of additional documents.

In 2023, a federal district court ruled in favor of the FTC, finding FleetCor had charged hidden or unauthorized fees and made deceptive claims about its fuel cards. The court issued a permanent injunction prohibiting FleetCor from billing without express consent, hiding fee information behind hyperlinks, or making deceptive claims.

In 2026, a federal appeals court upheld the summary judgment against FleetCor and affirmed the injunction, while vacating the injunction against Clarke except for one count. The $100 million settlement will provide redress to harmed business customers, and FleetCor and Clarke agreed not to oppose reimposition of the injunction against Clarke.