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Imposter Scams Top Complaints Made to FTC in 2018

Date

February 28, 2019

For the first time, imposter scams topped the list of consumer complaints submitted in 2018 to the Federal Trade Commission’s nationwide Consumer Sentinel database, driven in part by a jump in reports...

Report

Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book 2018

Date

February 28, 2019

The FTC takes in reports from consumers about problems they experience in the marketplace. The reports are stored in the Consumer Sentinel Network (Sentinel), a secure online database available only...

Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book 2018 (9 MB)

Press Release

FTC Continues Actions to Stop Deceptive Free-Trial and Negative Option Pitches

Date

February 28, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission today announced another case in a series of recent actions targeting allegedly deceptive online “free-trial” offers that tricked consumers into enrolling in negative...

Cases and Proceedings

Closing Letters

Native Ken Eyewear, Inc.

Date

February 27, 2019

Matter Number

P074204

Closing letter to Justin Tollis, Counsel for Native Ken Eyewear, Inc. (449.63 KB)

Cases and Proceedings

Closing Letters

Cirrus Systems, Inc.

Date

February 27, 2019

Matter Number

P074204

Closing letter to Stephen Rycyna, Counsel for Cirrus Systems, Inc. (448.25 KB)

Press Release

FTC Extends Public Comment Periods for Some Sessions of its Hearings Initiative

Date

February 27, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission announced that it has extended the public comment periods for some of the sessions in its Hearings Initiative, and that comments for all the remaining sessions will be due...

Cases and Proceedings

Commissioner Statements

Statement of Commissioner Chopra and Commissioner Slaughter In the Matter of Musical.ly Inc. (now known as TikTok)

Date

February 27, 2019

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner;

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

172 3004

Joint Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra and Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter (26.85 KB)

Cases and Proceedings

Musical.ly, Inc.

Video social networking app Musical.ly, Inc., now known as TikTok, agreed to pay $5.7 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company illegally collected personal information from children in violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

February 27, 2019

FTC Matter/File Number

172 3004

Report

Federal Trade Commission Cigarette Report for 2017 and Federal Trade Commission Smokeless Tobacco Report for 2017

Date

February 27, 2019

Text of the Cigarette Report for 2017 (361.13 KB)

Text of the Smokeless Tobacco Report for 2017 (540.57 KB)

Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Concerning Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco 6(b) Orders (101.65 KB)

Press Release

Video Social Networking App Musical.ly Agrees to Settle FTC Allegations That it Violated Children’s Privacy Law

Date

February 27, 2019

Note: The FTC hosted a conference call for media with Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Andrew Smith. The operators of the video social networking app Musical.ly, now known as TikTok, have agreed...

Press Release

FTC Releases Reports on Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco Sales and Marketing Expenditures for 2017

Date

February 27, 2019

The number of cigarettes that the largest cigarette companies in the United States sold to wholesalers and retailers nationwide declined from 240.5 billion in 2016 to 229.1 billion in 2017, according...

Cases and Proceedings

Commissioner Statements

Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Concerning Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco 6(b) Orders

Date

February 27, 2019

Joseph J. Simons, Former Chairman;

Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner;

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner;

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Former Commissioner;

Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

P114508

Statement of the Commission (101.65 KB)

Report

Federal Trade Commission Enforcement Activities Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B: Report to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB)

Date

February 26, 2019

Text of the Commission Staff Report (72.06 KB)

Press Release

FTC Brings First Case Challenging Fake Paid Reviews on an Independent Retail Website

Date

February 26, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission today announced its first case challenging a marketer’s use of fake paid reviews on an independent retail website. In settling the agency’s complaint, Cure Encapsulations...

Press Release

FTC and CFPB Reauthorize Memorandum of Understanding

Date

February 26, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have reauthorized their memorandum of understanding. The agreement reflects the ongoing coordination between the two agencies...

Press Release

FTC Staff Provides Annual Letter to CFPB with ECOA Activities

Date

February 26, 2019

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has provided the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with an annual summary of its activities enforcing the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. The FTC is...

Cooperation Agreements

FTC and CFPB Interagency Cooperation Agreement

Date

February 26, 2019

Related Releases

FTC and CFPB Reauthorize Memorandum of Understanding

FTC, CFPB Reauthorize Memorandum of Understanding

Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Pledge to Work Together to Protect Consumers

February 2019 - Memorandum of Understanding Between the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission (130.93 KB)

May 2018 – Extension of Memorandum of Understanding Between the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (93.93 KB)

March 2015 - Memorandum of Understanding Between the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission (March 2015 - March 2018) (83.16 KB)

January 2015 - Extension of Memorandum of Understanding Between the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (73.78 KB)

January 2012 - FTC and CFPB Interagency Cooperation Agreement (43.15 KB)

Press Release

FTC Halts Fake Job Opportunity and Resume Repair Operation

Date

February 25, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission charged two companies and their owner with bilking hundreds of thousands dollars annually from consumers for sham job placement and resume repair services. A federal court...

Press Release

FTC Returns $1.95 Million to Consumers Who Bought NutriMost Ultimate Fat Loss System in the Pittsburgh Area

Date

February 25, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 3,483 checks totaling more than $1.95 million to consumers who bought the NutriMost Ultimate Fat Loss System between October 1, 2012 and August 9, 2016, in the...

Press Release

FTC Approves Final Order with SoFi

Date

February 25, 2019

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order with SoFi, resolving allegations that it misrepresented how much money student loan borrowers have...

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