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FTC Staff Provides Annual Letter to CFPB On Equal Credit Opportunity Act Activities

Date

February 21, 2020

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has provided the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) with an annual summary of its activities enforcing the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). The...

Press Release

FTC Sending More Than $34 Million in Refunds to Office Depot Customers

Date

February 20, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission is sending refund checks totaling more than $34 million to consumers who allegedly were tricked by Office Depot, Inc. and a software provider into buying computer repair...

Cases and Proceedings

Office Depot, Inc.

Office Depot, Inc. and its tech support software provider Support.com, Inc., settled Federal Trade Commission allegations that the two companies tricked customers into buying millions of dollars' worth of computer repair and technical services by deceptively claiming their software had found malware on the customers' computers.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

February 20, 2020

FTC Matter/File Number

172 3023

Report

Federal Trade Commission Enforcement of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act In Calendar 2019: Report To the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (also known as Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)

Date

February 19, 2020

Text of the Commission Report (253.81 KB)

Jul13

Event

Information Security and Financial Institutions: FTC Workshop to Examine Safeguards Rule

July 13, 2020 | 9:00AM

This past event was held online only. The workshop will explore some of the issues raised in response to amendments the FTC has proposed making to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act’s Safeguards Rule, which...

Press Release

Defendants Responsible for International Business Coaching Operation to Pay More Than $17 Million in FTC Settlements

Date

February 13, 2020

The key perpetrators of a massive international business coaching scheme known as My Online Business Education (MOBE) have agreed to pay more than $17 million as part of settlements with the Federal...

Report

Order to File Special Section 6(b) Report on Cigarettes in Calendar Year 2019 (Generic Text Version)

Date

February 12, 2020

Order to File Special Section 6(b) Report on Cigarettes in Calendar Year 2019 (Generic Text Version) (76.25 KB)

Report

Order to File Special Section 6(b) Report on Smokeless Tobacco in Calendar Year 2019 (Generic Text Version)

Date

February 12, 2020

Order to File Special Section 6(b) Report on Smokeless Tobacco in Calendar Year 2019 (Generic Text Version) (90.58 KB)

Press Release

FTC Sues Online Trading Academy for Running an Investment Training Scheme

Date

February 12, 2020

UPDATE: The FTC has obtained a preliminary injunction in this case. For more information, please read the most recent press release. The Federal Trade Commission has sued the California-based...

Press Release

New FTC Data Show Consumers Reported Losing More Than $200 Million to Romance Scams in 2019

Date

February 12, 2020

New Federal Trade Commission data from the agency’s Consumer Sentinel Network show that consumers reported losing $201 million to romance scams in 2019—up nearly 40% since 2018. Romance Scams...

Press Release

FTC Seeks Public Comment on its Endorsement Guides

Date

February 12, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on whether to make changes to its Endorsement Guides as part of the agency’s systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides. The...

Press Release

FTC Acts to Stop Two Companies from Making Unproven Bone and Joint Claims

Date

February 11, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission sued two companies to stop them from continuing to deceive consumers with false claims that their pills are scientifically proven to alleviate joint pain by growing new...

Press Release

FTC Submits Annual Budget Request, Performance Plan and Performance Report to Congress

Date

February 10, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission submitted to Congress its Fiscal Year 2021 budget request, in support of the President’s FY 2021 budget for the federal government. The budget request also includes the FY...

Press Release

New FTC Data Spotlight: Fake Check Scams Cause Big Losses, Especially for Consumers in Their Twenties

Date

February 10, 2020

A new update from the Federal Trade Commission shows that fake check scams led to reported individual median losses of nearly $2,000 – losses far higher than on any other of the top ten scams reported...

Press Release

Court Stops Sprawling Scheme That Operated Hundreds of Websites That Deceived Consumers About Government Services

Date

February 5, 2020

A court has granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request to preliminarily halt a scheme in which the defendants operated hundreds of websites that promised a quick and easy government service, such...

Press Release

FTC Takes Action to Stop Anti-Aging “Cure-All” Marketers From Making Baseless Health Claims

Date

February 5, 2020

The sellers of a pill called ReJuvenation settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceptively claimed that their product is a virtual cure-all for age-related ailments—including cell damage...

Press Release

FTC Seeks Public Comment as Part of its Review of the Funeral Rule

Date

February 4, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on whether to make changes to its Funeral Rule as part of the agency’s systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides. The Funeral Rule...

Press Release

Operators of Comparison Shopping Website Agree to Settle FTC Charges Alleging Deceptive Rankings of Financial Products and Fake Reviews

Date

February 3, 2020

The operators of a website that compares student loans and other financial products have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that they misled consumers to believe their website...

Press Release

FTC and DOJ Extend Deadline for Public Comments on Draft Vertical Merger Guidelines, Announce Two Related Public Workshops

Date

February 3, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice are extending the Feb. 11, 2020 deadline for comments on the draft Vertical Merger Guidelines. The deadline is now Feb. 26. The FTC and DOJ...

Mar18

Event

Vertical Merger Guidelines Workshop - CANCELED

March 18, 2020 | 9:00AM - 5:30PM

The workshop will be the second in a two-part series hosted together with the Department of Justice. The two workshops will allow for a dynamic discussion about the proposed guidelines to complement...

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