Commission Actions for February 2010

February 5, 2010

• In the Matter of M. Catherine Higgins, an individual.
  FTC File No. 051 0252
• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Check Investors, Inc., Check Enforcement, Inc., Jaredco, Inc., Barry Sussman, and Charles Hutchins, Defendants, and Elisabeth Sussman, Relief Defendant., United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
  FTC File No. X030068
  Civil No. 03-2115 (JMB)

February 4, 2010

• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Financial Services and Products: The Role of the Federal Trade Commission in Protecting Consumers, Presented by Chairman Jon Leibowitz Before the Committee On Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the United States Senate (February 4, 2010)

  • Text of the Commission Testimony
  • News Release

• 16 C.F.R. Part 322: Rulemaking Proceeding With Respect To Mortgage Assistance Relief Services, Pursuant to Section 626 of the 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Public Comment (R911003)

  • Text of the Federal Register Notice
  • News Release

February 3, 2010

• Model Letter Requesting Companies To Review Labeling and Advertising For Textile Products, and Requesting That They Remove or Correct Any Improper "Bamboo" Labeling or Advertising
• List of Companies Receiving Letters From the Commission Concerning Labeling and Advertising of "Bamboo" Textiles
• Synopsis of Federal Trade Commission Decisions Concerning Textile Fiber Products
• FTC Business Alert: "How to Avoid Bamboozling Your Customers"
  • News Release
• In the Matter of Roaring Fork Valley Physicians I.P.A., Inc., a corporation.
  FTC File No. 061 0172

February 2, 2010

• Enforcement Activities of the Federal Trade Commission Under the Truth In Lending Act, the Consumer Leasing Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act During 2009

  • Text of the Commission Report to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (January 2010)
  • News Release
• Federal Trade Commission Fiscal Year 2011 Congressional Budget Justification Summary
• Federal Trade Commission Performance Plan for Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011
• Health Care
  FTC Comment Before the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services Concerning the Proposed Regulation of Limited Service Clinics (February 2010) (V100007)
  • News Release
• United State of America (for the Federal Trade Commission) v. First Advantage SafeRent, Inc. (United States District Court for the District of Maryland)
  FTC File No. 082 3016