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Federal and State Agencies Target Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue and Loan Modification Scams

Date

July 15, 2009

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz, joined by California Attorney General Jerry Brown, today announced Operation Loan Lies, a coordinated national law enforcement effort to crack down on...

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FTC Cracks Down on Scammers Trying to Take Advantage of the Economic Downturn

Date

July 1, 2009

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a law enforcement crackdown on scammers trying to take advantage of the economic downturn to bilk vulnerable consumers through a variety of schemes, such...

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Sears Settles FTC Charges Regarding Tracking Software

Date

June 4, 2009

Sears Holdings Management Corporation – owned by Sears, Roebuck and Company and Kmart Management Corporation – has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to disclose...

Jun01

Event

Business Opportunity Rule Workshop

June 1, 2009 | 12:00AM

The Federal Trade Commission will hold a day-long public workshop on June 1, 2009 in Washington, DC, to explore proposed changes to the FTC’s Business Opportunity Rule. The workshop, which is free and...

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FTC Warns Internet Peddlers that Potentially Bogus H1N1 Influenza Products May Violate Federal Law

Date

May 14, 2009

The Federal Trade Commission has warned Web site operators who made claims that their products can prevent, treat, or cure the Influenza A/H1N1 virus , commonly known as swine flu, that they must have...

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FTC Staff Advises Louisiana Legislature That Bill Would Restrict Competition to Provide Dental Care to the State's Underserved Children; At FTC's Request, District Court Halts Illegal Operations of Federal Loan Modification Law Center

Date

May 4, 2009

FTC Staff Advises Louisiana Legislature That Bill Would Restrict Competition to Provide Dental Care to the State’s Underserved Children Federal Trade Commission staff have filed a comment stating that...

Apr29

Event

FTC Free Workshops for Businesses: Protecting Personal Information Fighting Fraud with the Red Flags Rule

April 29, 2009 | 12:00AM

Free workshop in New York City on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 9:30 am - 1:00 pm Protecting Personal Information: Best Practices for Business 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Fighting Fraud with the Red Flags Rule...

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DIRECTV, Comcast to Pay Total of $3.21 Million for Entity-Specific Do Not Call Violations

Date

April 16, 2009

Satellite television provider DIRECTV, and Comcast Corp., one of the nation’s largest providers of cable and Internet services, have agreed to pay a total of $3.21 million to settle separate Federal...

Press Release

FTC Publishes Proposed Breach Notification Rule for Electronic Health Information

Date

April 16, 2009

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has approved a Federal Register notice seeking public comment on a proposed rule that would require entities to notify consumers when the security...

Press Release

Federal and State Agencies Crack Down on Mortgage Modification and Foreclosure Rescue Scams

Date

April 6, 2009

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a crackdown on fraud and deception by mortgage modification and home foreclosure rescue companies. The FTC is seeking to halt the proliferation of these...

Report

Rotational Health Warnings for Cigarettes (September 2008 – April 2009)

Date

April 1, 2009

Rotational Health Warnings for Cigarettes (September 2008 – April 2009) (21.15 MB)

Mar25

Event

Digital Rights Management

March 25, 2009 | 8:30AM - 4:45PM

The Federal Trade Commission and the Technology Law and Public Policy Clinic at the University of Washington School of Law will host a conference on the use of digital rights management technologies...

Press Release

FTC Charges Dish Network, Formerly Known as EchoStar, with Multiple Do Not Call Violations

Date

March 25, 2009

The U.S. Department of Justice, at the Federal Trade Commission’s request, filed suit today in federal district court charging that satellite television provider Dish Network, directly and through its...

Mar16

Event

Securing Personal Data in the Global Economy

March 16, 2009 | 9:00AM - March 17, 2009 | 5:00PM

The Federal Trade Commission, in conjunction with APEC and the OECD, will host a two-day international conference: “Securing Personal Data in the Global Economy.” The conference addresses how...

Mar12

Event

Ad It Up! Kids in a Commercial World

March 12, 2009 | 12:00AM

The Federal Trade Commission staff will host a forum on March 12, 2009 to gather input for its advertising literacy initiative, which will educate and empower tweens to be better informed consumers of...

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FTC Testifies on Protecting Consumers in the Used Car Market

Date

March 5, 2009

The Federal Trade Commission today outlined the biggest challenges facing consumer protection agencies in the used car market in testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce...

Feb25

Event

Fraud Forum

February 25, 2009 | 12:00AM - February 26, 2009 | 12:00AM

The Federal Trade Commission will host a free two-day Fraud Forum on February 25 and 26, 2009, in Washington, DC. The Forum will examine how the FTC can more effectively protect consumers from...

Report

Financial Privacy Notice: A Report on Validation Testing Results (Kleimann Validation Report)

Date

February 12, 2009

A summary of the results of a small-scale study to validate the final set of changes to the prototype privacy notice.

financial_privacy_notice_a_report_on_validation_testing_results_kleimann_validation_report.pdf (1.95 MB)

Press Release

FTC Targets Weight-Loss Marketers Allegedly Bogus Free Sample Offers

Date

February 9, 2009

Two dietary supplement marketers that lured consumers on the Internet with allegedly deceptive weight-loss claims and bogus “free” sample offers, and then debited their bank accounts or charged their...

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Court Rules in Favor of FTC in National Urological Group Case; Orders Marketers of Thermalean, Lipodrene, and Spontane-ES to Pay More Than $15 Million

Date

January 15, 2009

A federal district court has ordered the marketers of three dietary supplements to pay more than $15 million for deceiving consumers about the products’ safety and effectiveness. The court imposed the...

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