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FTC Returns Money to Consumers Who Bought Allegedly Bogus Weight-Loss Products
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 23,406 checks totaling more than $3.7 million to consumers who lost money after buying LeanSpa, a supplement whose marketers allegedly made deceptive weight...
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...
Sep29
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...
IAB Marketing Associates, LP, d/b/a IAB, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
112 3185
X120050
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...
Public Statement
Keynote Address Before Bitkom Privacy Conference
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Text of the Speech
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Keith Davidson v. Capital One Bank (USA), N.A.
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Citation Number
14-14200
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Brief of the Federal Trade Commission before the Eleventh Circuit seeking rehearing en banc of a panel ruling that an entity who acquires and collects on defaulted debts does not qualify as a “debt...
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Keith Davidson v. Capital One Bank (USA), N.A.
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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...
Ramey Motors, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
C-4354
X150025
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...
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