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FTC and 17 States Secure $63 Million Settlement with Family Dollar Stores in Price Transparency Win for Consumers
Family Dollar Stores LLC, FTC v. (Family Dollar Shelf Pricing)
Family Dollar will pay $63 million to settle Federal Trade Commission and state allegations that the company routinely charged customers more at the register than the prices displayed on shelves, price tags and advertisements, costing consumers millions of dollars.
Five States Join FTC Lawsuit Alleging Hims and Hers Engaged in Deceptive and Unlawful Privacy Practices
Hims & Hers Health, Inc., FTC v.
The FTC, joined by Utah and California, by and through Los Angeles County Counsel, today sued Hims & Hers alleging that the telehealth provider shared consumers’ sensitive health information about medical conditions with third-party advertising platforms despite claiming its services maintain consumers’ privacy and deceives users about its billing and cancellation practices.
Stream Auto Outlet, FTC v.
FTC Secures Settlement with Stream Auto Outlet, Advancing Price Transparency for Auto-Buying Consumers
First Capital Group
At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has temporarily halted and frozen the assets of McDonnell & Associates LLC (also doing business as First Capital Group, Maxwell & Bryant Group and Lewis, McDonnell & Associate LLC) and owners, Oscar Gerardo Gonzalez Martin and Oscar Ruiz Canela for an alleged debt collection operation that the FTC says used deceptive and unlawful tactics to pressure consumers into paying debts that they frequently did not owe.
FTC Action Results in Court Issuing Temporary Restraining Order Halting Phantom Debt Collection Operation
Progress Residential, LLC
In November 2026, the FTC announced that the nation’s largest property manager of single-family rental homes, Progress Residential, and its owner, private equity firm Pretium Partners, will pay $49.75 million to settle charges brought by the Commission and four states that the companies misled consumers with deceptive rental pricing practices.
The FTC and Arizona, Colorado, Indiana and Utah allege Progress and Pretium advertised false rental prices, charged hidden fees, failed to inspect homes before residents moved in, improperly deducted amounts from renters’ security deposits, restricted negative reviews, and failed to provide adequate customer service.
Progress Residential and Owner Pretium Partners to Pay $49.75 Million to Settle FTC and States’ Charges Over Deceptive Rental Pricing Practices and Other Unlawful Conduct
New Details Emerge in Amazon Ads Auction-Rigging Case
Riverside Payments, Inc.
Riverside Payments Inc., its affiliate Cascade Equipment Leasing LLC and their operators will pay $600,000 to resolve FTC and Washington state allegations that the firms deceived small businesses by falsely promising to save them money on payment processing services and making it nearly impossible to cancel.
FTC, Washington Take Action Against Payment Processor for Deceiving Small Businesses About Costs and Cancellation Terms
FTC Highlights Efforts to Combat Imposter Scams and Protect Consumers
FTC Staff Warn Marketers of Healthcare Plans and Lead Generators Not to Deceive Consumers about the Terms of the Advertised Plans
Toast, Inc.
In October 2026, the Federal Trade Commission, the People of the State of California by and through the Los Angeles County Counsel and San Francisco City Attorney, and the Attorneys General of the States of Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Utah, filed a lawsuit against Toast Inc. and affiliated entities, alleging the restaurant software and fintech company saddles restaurants with hidden fees, unauthorized fees and unwanted add-ons; fails to deliver on its customer support promises; and makes it difficult to cancel its services.
FTC and States Take Action Against Toast Inc. over Hidden and Unauthorized Fees, Deceptive Subscription and Cancellation Practices and Other Unlawful Conduct
FTC Launches Personalized Pricing and Compensation Inquiry
Dollar General Shelf Pricing
The Federal Trade Commission, joined by 20 states, sued Dollar General Corporation for engaging in long-running deceptive pricing practices by routinely charging customers more at the register than the prices displayed on shelves, price tags and advertisements, costing consumers millions of dollars.
Despite being made aware of the problem, Dollar General has failed to implement policies and practices to adequately address the problem.