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FTC Signs Memorandum of Understanding with UK Privacy Enforcement Agency
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) of the United Kingdom today to promote increased cooperation and...
Home Security Company ADT Settles FTC Charges that Endorsements Deceived Consumers
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As part of its ongoing crackdown on misleading endorsements in advertising, the Federal Trade Commission has charged the home security company ADT LLC with misrepresenting that paid endorsements from...
FTC Issues Changes to Some Civil Penalty Amounts
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The Federal Trade Commission has adjusted some of its civil penalty dollar amounts in accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act, which directs federal agencies to increase...
Mar06
NCPW Resource Fair on the Hill
NCPW Resource Fair on the Hill-Thursday, March 6, 9:30-Noon EST – Rayburn Foyer, Capitol Hill Each year, National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) partners highlight consumer education resources that...
Esther Buchanan v. Northland Group Inc.
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Citation Number
13-2523
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Amicus brief of the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau supporting reversal and providing the agencies’ combined knowledge and expertise on the Fair Debt Collection...
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Esther Buchanan v. Northland Group Inc.
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FTC Increases Deterrence with Stepped Up Enforcement of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
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Over the last year, the Federal Trade Commission has continued aggressive enforcement of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by bringing or resolving nine debt collection cases, according to the...
FTC Settlement Bans Precious Metal Marketers from Selling Investment Opportunities
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The operator of a bogus precious metals investment scheme that bilked millions of dollars from investors, including many senior citizens, is permanently banned from selling any investment...
Mar04
NCPW Twitter Chat
FTC to Host Twitter Chat-Tuesday, March 4, 2:00-3:00 EST To highlight National Consumer Protection Week, the FTC will host a Twitter chat to answer consumers’ questions about common scams. FTC...
Mar03
Protecting Nevada’s Consumers: A Common Ground Conference
WHEN: Monday, March 3, 2014 TIME: 9:00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. PT (Registration at 8:30 a.m.) WHERE: Las Vegas City Hall, Council Chambers, 495 S. Main Street, Las Vegas, Nevada Join the Federal Trade...
Mar02
National Consumer Protection Week
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The Federal Trade Commission, in collaboration with 74 federal, state and local agencies, consumer groups, and national organizations, celebrates National Consumer Protection Week, beginning Sunday...
Another Group of Marketers Behind Phony 'Gift Card' Text Spam Settles FTC Complaint
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A group of affiliate marketers has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they took part in a scheme that bombarded consumers with tens of millions of spam text messages that lured...
In Debt Collection Case, FTC Sends Refund Checks to Consumers
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An administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission is mailing 8,352 checks averaging $91.14 each to consumers who were deceived into paying unnecessary “convenience fees” to Jacob Law Group...
National Consumer Protection Week 2014 Begins Sunday
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The Federal Trade Commission, in collaboration with 74 federal, state and local agencies, consumer groups, and national organizations, celebrates National Consumer Protection Week, beginning Sunday...
FTC Announces Top National Consumer Complaints for 2013
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Identity theft continues to top the Federal Trade Commission’s national ranking of consumer complaints, and American consumers reported losing over $1.6 billion to fraud overall in 2013, according to...
Report
Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book for January - December 2013
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File
Sentinel CY-2013
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