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FTC Flags Potentially Unlawful TV Ads for Prescription Drug Lawsuits

Date

September 24, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission staff has sent letters to seven legal practitioners and lead generators expressing concerns that some television advertisements that solicit clients for personal injury...

Press Release

Belizean Bank to Pay $23 Million and Cease Operations to Settle FTC Charges It Provided Substantial Assistance to the Sanctuary Belize Real Estate Scam

Date

September 24, 2019

Under a proposed consent order, Belize’s Atlantic International Bank Limited (AIBL) will pay $23 million, representing approximately all of its U.S.-based assets, to settle Federal Trade Commission...

Press Release

FTC Announces Agenda for Sept. 26 Workshop on Made in USA Advertising and Marketing Claims

Date

September 19, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission has announced an agenda for its upcoming half-day public workshop in Washington, DC to consider “Made in USA” and other types of U.S.-origin claims made by domestic and...

Press Release

Truly Organic? The FTC Says No, Alleges Retailer Misled Consumers about Its Products

Date

September 19, 2019

Miami Beach-based retailer Truly Organic Inc. (Truly Organic) and its founder and CEO, Maxx Harley Appelman, will pay $1.76 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission complaint alleging that their...

Press Release

FTC and CFPB to Host December Workshop on Accuracy in Consumer Reporting

Date

September 19, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will host a public workshop on December 10, 2019 to discuss issues affecting the accuracy of both traditional credit...

Cases and Proceedings

Commissioner Statements

Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra in the Matter of Truly Organic

Date

September 19, 2019

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

192 3077

Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra in the Matter of Truly Organic (61.35 KB)

Press Release

FTC Returns More than $2.2 Million to Vemma Affiliates Who Lost Money

Date

September 19, 2019

The FTC will be mailing refund checks totaling more than $2.2 million to people who lost money to an alleged pyramid scheme operated by Vemma Nutrition Company. The refunds are the result of the FTC’s...

Advocacy Filings

Comment of the Staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection: In the Matter of Proposed Rule with Request for Public Comment, Debt Collection Practices (Regulation F)

Date

September 18, 2019

Matter Number

P064803

Docket Number

CFPB–2019–0022; RIN 3170–AA41

Text of the Staff Comment (213.48 KB)

Staff Letters

Cases and Proceedings

Resolution of Referrals from BBB National Programs

BA Sports Nutrition, LLC (BODYARMOR sports drink)

Date

September 13, 2019

Carolyn L. Hann, Chief of Staff, Bureau of Consumer Protection

Text of the Letter (200.51 KB)

Press Release

FTC Takes Action against Operators of Student Loan Debt Relief Schemes and the Financing Company that Assisted Them

Date

September 12, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission charged the operators of two similar student loan debt relief schemes, and a financing company that assisted them, with bilking millions of dollars from consumers. The...

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Event

Accuracy in Consumer Reporting Workshop

December 10, 2019 | 9:00AM

The Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) hosted a public workshop on December 10, 2019 to discuss issues affecting the accuracy of both traditional credit...

Press Release

FTC Sends Warning Letters to Companies Advertising Their CBD-Infused Products as Treatments for Serious Diseases, Including Cancer, Alzheimer’s, and Multiple Sclerosis

Date

September 10, 2019

As part of its regular monitoring of health-related advertising claims, the Federal Trade Commission today sent warning letters to three companies that sell oils, tinctures, capsules, “gummies,” and...

Press Release

FTC Gives Final Approval to Settlement with Auto Dealer Software Company That Allegedly Failed to Protect Consumers’ Data

Date

September 6, 2019

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission approved a final order settling charges against an Iowa-based auto dealer software provider that allegedly failed to take reasonable...

Report

Consumers and Class Actions: A Retrospective and Analysis of Settlement Campaigns

Date

September 6, 2019

Text of the Staff Report (748.47 KB)

Appendices to Staff Report (968.42 KB)

Press Release

FTC to Hold Workshop on Consumer Participation in Class Action Cases

Date

September 6, 2019

On October 29, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission will hold a public workshop in Washington, DC on improving class action settlement notices for consumers. The event will address current practices and...

Cases and Proceedings

LightYear Dealer Technologies, LLC, In the Matter of

LightYear Dealer Technologies, LLC settled Federal Trade Commission allegations that the auto dealer software provider failed to take reasonable steps to secure consumers' data, leading to a breach that exposed the personal information of millions of consumers.

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

September 6, 2019

FTC Matter/File Number

172 3051

Docket Number

C-4687

Press Release

FTC Sends Refunds to Victims of Debt Collection Scheme

Date

September 4, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission is sending refund checks totaling more than $516,000 to 3,977 consumers as the result of a settlement with the operators of a debt collection scheme that allegedly tricked...

Public Statement