FleetCor/Corpay FTC $100M fuel-card fee settlement (17 Sep 2026)

On 17 September 2026, the Federal Trade Commission announced that Corpay, Inc. (formerly FleetCor Technologies, Inc.) and CEO Ronald Clarke agreed to pay $100 million to resolve an FTC administrative action over alleged unauthorized fuel-card fees and deceptive savings and fee claims aimed largely at small-business customers. ShopperCove is not a party to the case, has not held a FleetCor/Corpay fuel card, and has not contacted Corpay, Clarke, or FTC staff for this article. The facts below come from the FTC’s 17 September 2026 press release, the Fleetcor Technologies, In the Matter of case page (FTC Matter 182 3000, Docket 9403), the Analysis of Proposed Consent Order (AAPC), the Agreement Containing Consent Order (ACCO), and the Decision and Order PDF posted on that case page, all read on 5 October 2026. Complaint theories are allegations unless a court already adjudicated them (see federal-court timeline below). The ACCO states the signing is for settlement purposes only and does not constitute an admission that the law was violated as alleged, or that non-jurisdictional facts in the administrative complaint are true. The AAPC says the Commission accepted the consent subject to final approval and placed the proposed order on the public record for 30 days of comment. Case status on the FTC page as of sources read: Pending. This is not legal advice.

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What the FTC alleged (and what a court already found)

From the press release and AAPC:

• FleetCor/Corpay marketed fuel cards for purchases at gas stations and similar locations; customers were overwhelmingly small businesses.
• The administrative complaint’s five counts track the same theories as the parallel federal case: unfair unauthorized fees (including late fees on customers who paid on time or were prevented from paying on time, and other fees allegedly hidden or not agreed to) and deceptive marketing about gas savings, fraud-control features, and fees.
• The FTC says fees sometimes started only after several billing cycles, invoices often did not show fees clearly, and customers had to dig into other account reports—where fees were allegedly obscured or missing.

Federal court track (already adjudicated liability, separate from this administrative money order):

• N.D. Ga. complaint filed 20 December 2019 (1:19-cv-05727).
• District court summary judgment for the FTC on all counts (9 August 2022) and a permanent injunction (8 June 2023).
• Eleventh Circuit (6 January 2026, FTC v. Corpay, Inc., 164 F.4th 807): affirmed Corpay liability on all five counts and the Corpay injunction; affirmed Clarke liability on all counts except Count II; vacated the injunction as to Clarke and remanded on that point.
• Under the proposed consent, respondents agree not to oppose reimposition of a federal injunction against Clarke (with Count II–related subparts omitted as to him). The AAPC notes the existing Corpay district injunction remains in place for the company.

What the proposed consent order does (high level)

From the press release, AAPC, and Decision and Order PDF:

• $100,000,000 monetary relief to the Commission, payable within 8 days of the order’s effective date.
• Funds may be used for consumer redress (and administration); if direct redress is impracticable or money remains, the Commission may use remaining funds for related relief or deposit them to the U.S. Treasury.
• Respondents must supply customer information so the FTC can administer redress.
• Proposed order term: 20 years if obligations are met (per AAPC / order text).
• Commission vote to accept the consent agreement: 1–0–1 (Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson recused).
• AAPC process: 30-day public comment, then the Commission decides whether to make the proposed order final or withdraw.

Who gets paid — and who does not (yet)

• The press release says the $100 million will be used to provide redress to the company’s business customers harmed by the practices.
• As of sources read 5 October 2026, the press release and case page do not publish a live public claim form or a “check your eligibility” portal for this administrative settlement.
• Do not treat cold DMs, “FleetCor/Corpay refund portal” lookalikes, or paid “claim facilitators” as official until an FTC redress page says otherwise.
• Report fraud at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.

Why ShopperCove is covering this

October FTC coverage on ShopperCove already includes subscriptions (Amazon Prime), Robinson-Patman retailer pricing (Southern Glazer’s), and checkout junk fees (Lens.com). FleetCor/Corpay is the same window’s small-business fuel-card fee settlement: unauthorized charges and savings claims after a long federal liability track. Not a CPSC recall; primary sources are FTC press + Docket 9403 filings.

Bottom line

As of 5 October 2026, Corpay (ex-FleetCor) and CEO Ronald Clarke have a proposed FTC consent for $100 million over fuel-card fee and marketing practices already litigated in N.D. Ga. / 11th Cir. Administrative Docket 9403 / Matter 182 3000; accepted subject to final approval with a 30-day comment window per the AAPC; case status Pending. No public claim form in the press package yet. Read the press release and case page.

Sources

• 01ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/Fleetcor-AAPC.pdf
• 02ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/Fleetcor-ACCO-signed.pdf
• 03ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/Fleetcor-DecisionandOrder_1.pdf