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FTC celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
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https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/ftc-celebrates-hispanic-heritage-month
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FTC Returns Money to Consumers Tricked into Buying Phony Health Insurance
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 6,832 checks totaling more than $1.1 million to consumers who lost money to a health insurance scam. In 2012, the FTC charged the Independent Association of...
FTC Update: Telemarketer Fees for the Do Not Call Registry Will Not Increase in FY 2016
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The Federal Trade Commission has announced FY 2016 fees for telemarketers accessing phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. The fees will not increase, and are set forth in a Federal...
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Debt Collection Dialogue: A conversation between government and business
The Federal Trade Commission will host the second of its Debt Collection Dialogues in Dallas, TX, on September 29, 2015. The FTC held the first Dialogue in Buffalo, NY, on June 15. The third will be...
FTC Amends Fair Packaging and Labeling Act Rules
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The Federal Trade Commission has amended its rules under the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA), which requires that certain products carry labels identifying the contents, source, item quantity...
FTC Sues Marketers Who Used “Gag Clauses,” Monetary Threats, and Lawsuits to Stop Negative Consumer Reviews for Unproven Weight-Loss Products
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The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against the Florida-based marketers of a line of weight-loss supplements who allegedly made baseless claims for their products, and then threatened to...
FTC Returns Money to Online Payday Loan Applicants; Scammers Debited Their Bank Accounts Without Their Consent
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 64,607 checks totaling $1.5 million to consumers who lost money to an online operation that illegally debited their bank accounts when they sought payday loans...
FTC to Host Workshop September 21 to Examine Advertising for Over-the-Counter Homeopathic Products
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop on Monday, September 21, in Washington, DC, to examine advertising for OTC homeopathic products. The event is free and open to the public, and more...
FTC Action: Auto Dealership Will Pay $80,000 Penalty for Violating 2012 Order Prohibiting Deceptive Advertising of Vehicle Costs
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A West Virginia auto dealer, Ramey Motors Inc., has agreed to pay a $80,000 civil penalty to settle a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit brought in 2014. The FTC charged Ramey Motors with violating the...
FTC Charges Marketers of ‘Vision Improvement’ App With Deceptive Claims
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The California-based marketers of a software application for mobile devices and personal computers have agreed to stop making deceptive claims that their “Ultimeyes” app can improve users’ vision in...
FTC Action Stops Scammers Who Collected Millions in Phantom Payday Loan Debts
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FTC charged that the operators illegally processed $5.2 million in payments from consumers for debts they did not owe.
FTC Staff Advises New York State Public Service Commission On Improving Proposal to Transform Electric Distribution System
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The Federal Trade Commission staff submitted a comment to the New York State Public Service Commission (NY PSC) regarding that agency’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding. The REV proceeding...
Texas Auto Dealer Will Pay More Than $82,000 To Settle FTC Charges It Violated Fair Credit Reporting Act
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Loan-Servicing Arm of Tricolor Auto Failed to Maintain Policies and Procedures Required by FCRA’s Furnisher Rule to Maintain Accuracy, Integrity of Consumer Information
FTC Testifies on Proposed Reforms to Electronic Communications Privacy Act Before Senate Judiciary Committee
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In testimony before Congress today, the Federal Trade Commission provided feedback on proposed reforms to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Testifying on...
FTC Sends Warning Letters about Green Certification Seals
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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has sent warning letters to five providers of environmental certification seals and 28 businesses using those seals, alerting them to the agency’s concerns...
FTC Posts Agenda for September 21 Workshop to Examine Advertising for Over-the-Counter Homeopathic Products
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The Federal Trade Commission today posted the agenda for its upcoming workshop to examine advertising for over-the-counter (OTC) homeopathic products. The event is on Monday, September 21, 2015 in...
How to Take Part in Tomorrow’s Start With Security Conference in San Francisco
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The Federal Trade Commission’s first Start with Security Conference will take place tomorrow, Sept. 9, in San Francisco. The event, which is bringing together top security experts to provide...
FTC Action: Scammer Banned from Selling Debt Relief Services
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A mortgage relief services company and its owner, have agreed to settle allegations that they illegally charged homeowners an up-front fee for help they promised but never provided, and they will be...
FTC Approves Final Order In Nomi Technologies Case
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After a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order resolving the Commission’s complaint against Nomi Technologies for misleading consumers about the available...
FTC Staff Conducts Follow Up Survey of Kids’ Apps
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The FTC’s Office of Technology Research and Investigation conducted a follow-up survey examining what information kids’ app developers are collecting from users, whom they are sharing it with, and...
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