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FTC Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century Conclude with a Session Featuring State Attorneys General
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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host the 14th and final session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century . WHEN: Wednesday, June 12, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m...
FTC to Hold Workshop Examining Online Event Ticket Sales
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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop examining consumer protection issues related to the online event-ticket marketplace. WHEN: Tuesday, June 11 9:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. ET (Doors open...
FTC and FDA Send Warning Letters to Companies Selling Flavored E-liquids About Social Media Endorsements without Health Warnings
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The agencies sent the letters to firms that manufacture and market flavored e-liquid products. They cite postings by influencers on social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter that...
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FTC Enforcement Activities Related to Compliance With Regulation Z (Truth In Lending Act), Regulation M (Consumer Leasing Act), and Regulation E (Electronic Fund Transfer Act) During 2018: Report to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (May 2019)
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FTC Staff Provides 2018 Annual Financial Acts Enforcement Report to the CFPB
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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has provided its 2018 Annual Financial Acts Enforcement Report to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on its enforcement and related activities regarding...
Sep19
Working Together to Protect Midwest Consumers: A Common Ground Conference
Join the Federal Trade Commission, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota, Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, legal services attorneys and other consumer...
FTC Approves Proposal Rescinding Nursery Guides
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a proposal to rescind its Guides for the Nursery Industry because they no longer appear necessary and thus serve little...
Cure Encapsulations, Inc.
The FTC today announced its first case challenging a marketer’s use of fake paid reviews on an independent retail website. In settling the agency’s complaint, Cure Encapsulations, Inc. and its owner, Naftula Jacobowitz, resolved allegations that they made false and unsubstantiated claims for their garcinia cambogia weight-loss supplement and that they paid a third-party website to write and post fake reviews on Amazon.com.
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172 3113
FTC Announces Two Actions Enforcing the Consumer Review Fairness Act
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The Federal Trade Commission has issued two administrative complaints and proposed orders enforcing the Consumer Review Fairness Act (CRFA), which prohibits businesses from using form contract terms...
Online Marketers Barred from Deceptive “Free Trial” Offers, Unauthorized Billing
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The operators of a worldwide negative option scam have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceptively advertised “risk-free” trial offers for only the cost of shipping and...
FTC Adds Latvian Financial Institution, CEO to Case against Apex Capital Group
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The Federal Trade Commission filed an amended complaint in federal district court in a case alleging a multi-national scheme to defraud consumers via deceptive “free trial” offers and negative-option...
FTC Announces Agenda for the 14th and Final Session of Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century
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The Federal Trade Commission announced the agenda for the 14th session of its Hearings Initiative . This session, at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska on June 12, 2019, will conclude the FTC’s...
Ringleader of Student Loan Debt Relief Scheme Liable for $11 Million in Settlement of FTC Charges
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The ringleader of a California-based student loan debt relief scheme has agreed to settle the Federal Trade Commission’s charges that he bilked $11 million from consumers who were trying to reduce...
Hurricane Season Begins June 1
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The Federal Trade Commission has free information to help people prepare for, deal with, and recover from extreme weather events like hurricanes, tornadoes, and other natural disasters. The mobile...
Federal Register Notice
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request (MITOR Rule)
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FTC Releases Agenda for Workshop Examining Online Event Ticket Sales
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The Federal Trade Commission released the final agenda for its June 11, 2019 workshop that will examine consumer protection issues related to the online event ticket marketplace. Commissioner Rebecca...
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