Dayton-area funeral homes vary in their compliance with the Federal Trade Commission’s Funeral Rule, but two homes stand out in the scope of their violations. With an average price tag of $6,500, a ...

When a loved one dies, grieving families are often left to navigate the difficult process of making funeral arrangements, but the cost of those services isn’t always clear or readily available. On ...

Death isn’t cheap — and grief doesn’t pair well with comparison shopping. Such was the calculus behind a California law pushing the funeral industry toward greater price transparency, which passed in ...

Funeral homes around the country could soon be required to post a clear list of their prices online for services like burial and cremation, part of an updated federal rule designed to help consumers ...

For nearly a half-century, Deloris Evans thought her passing would not be a burden for her family. Decades ago, she bought a ...

WASHINGTON - Funeral homes would be required to post their prices online if a new proposed federal rule takes effect. The Federal Trade Commission is seeking comments on why it should or shouldn’t ...

This article was updated Feb. 6 regarding funeral homes in Topeka. Adele Kieffer is making plans for the day she and her husband will need funeral services. It would help if prices were standardized ...

Dead? No? That’s too bad—we’ve got a hot deal for you. The hot Death market has lead Japanese mega-price search site kakaku.com to open a new section they’re simply calling “Sougi,” meaning “funeral.” ...

Consumers cannot opt out of death, a new report astutely notes. And unlike other retail transactions, paying for a funeral is a “distress purchase” — something no one wants to buy, but everyone has to ...

Six Orange County funeral homes appear to be in violation of a California law requiring pricing transparency, a coalition of consumers groups reported. Wendy Wolsleger, a funeral arranger at Eternity ...