United States of America (For the Federal Trade Commission), Plaintiff, v. The Talbots, Inc., Defendant
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FTC Matter/File Number
092 3172
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FTC Charges More Defendants and Violations in Matter of Grant Connect, LLC; FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges That Transitions Optical, Inc. Used Anticompetitive Practices to Exclude Rivals
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FTC Charges More Defendants and Violations in Matter of Grant Connect, LLC The Federal Trade Commission has charged additional defendants and violations in the matter of Grant Connect, LLC, a company...
Women's Clothing Retailer Talbots and its Telemarketer to Pay Total of $161,000 for Violating FTC's Robocall 'Opt-Out' Requirements
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Women’s clothing retailer Talbots and its California marketing company have agreed to pay penalties totaling $161,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they illegally delivered...
FTC to Mail Out $6 Million in Refunds to Consumers Who Bought Deceptively Advertised Weight-loss Supplements from QVC
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Starting April 30, an administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission will mail more than 140,000 refund checks totaling about $6 million to consumers who bought certain “For Women Only” brand...
Federal Trade Commission to Launch Advertising Literacy Campaign
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WHAT: Advertising is virtually everywhere. The Internet and new technologies have taken kids exposure to advertising to new levels. Thats why the Federal Trade Commission, the nations consumer...
FTC Warns Against Credit Card Interest Rate Reduction Scams
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U.S. consumers are being inundated with prerecorded “robocalls” from companies claiming they can negotiate lower credit card interest rates – for a fee. The Federal Trade Commission urges extreme...
Consumer Reporting Agency for Casinos Settles FTC Charges
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A nationwide specialty consumer reporting agency that provides casinos with credit reports that are used to assess customers’ eligibility for credit and check cashing has agreed to settle Federal...
Marketers Banned from Selling Credit Repair and Mortgage Relief Services; Ordered to Pay $7.5 Million
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has banned eight companies and their principals from selling credit repair and mortgage relief services, and ordered them to pay more than $7...
FTC Testifies About Continuing Efforts to Protect Consumersfrom Deceptive Debt Relief Scams
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The Federal Trade Commission today told the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation that the FTC will continue its stepped-up efforts to protect financially strapped consumers...
Earth Day Tips for Saving Energy Around the House
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Searching for ways to make the most of Earth Day? Start by looking at home. Take a tour, in English or Spanish, at the Federal Trade Commission’s ftc.gov/energysavings. You’ll find ways to save energy...
Opinion 10-1
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Addresses third-party casket delivery restrictions by funeral providers that unreasonably burden consumer choice.
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Opinion 10-1
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FTC to Host Public Roundtable to Review Whether Technology Changes Warrant Changes to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule
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In light of rapidly changing technology such as the increased use of smartphones and other devices to access the Internet, the Federal Trade Commission will host a public roundtable, “Protecting Kids’...
Federal Regulators Release Model Consumer Privacy Notice Online Form Builder
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Eight federal regulators released an Online Form Builder today that financial institutions can download and use to develop and print customized versions of a model consumer privacy notice. The Online...
Dyna-E International, Inc., and George Wheeler, Dyna-E International, Inc., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
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FTC Matter/File Number
082 3187
Docket Number
9336
FTC Sends Out More Redress Checks to Victims of the J.K. Publications Credit Card Fraud
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Beginning April 9, the FTC, through its claims administrator, will be mailing more than 145,000 checks totaling over $4 million to consumers identified as victims of an illegal credit card billing...
FTC Provides Comments to FCC on Protecting Children in Traditional and New Media Environments; FTC Approves Final Settlement Order Regarding The M Group, Inc., Doing Business As Bamboosa; FTC Approves Final Settlement Order Regarding Roaring Fork Valley
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FTC Provides Comments to FCC on Protecting Children in Traditional and New Media Environments The Federal Trade Commission explains how it helps to keep children safe in both fast-changing online...
M Group, The, Inc., d/b/a Bamboosa, and Mindy Johnson, Michael Moore, and Morris Saintsing, In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
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FTC Matter/File Number
082 3184
Docket Number
9340
Telemarketers Barred from Falsely Telling Consumers That Proceeds from the Sale of Household Goods Will Benefit Charities or the Disabled
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An Arizona-based telemarketing operation that identified itself as “Helping Hands of Hope” has settled charges that it conned consumers into buying household items such as light bulbs and trash bags...
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