Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen
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By
Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner
Matter Number
112 3128
X120042
File
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FTC Extends Public Comment Deadline on Proposed Telemarketing Sales Rule Changes Through August 8, 2013
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The Federal Trade Commission has extended the deadline through August 8, 2013 for public comments regarding recently announced proposed changes to the agency’s Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). The...
FTC Settles ‘Rachel’ Robocall Enforcement Case
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The Federal Trade Commission has settled with a set of defendants associated with the A+ Financial Center scheme. They were charged in last year’s joint law enforcement sweep against five companies...
FTC Mails Refund Checks to Consumers Who Bought Skechers' Shape-Ups and Other "Toning" Shoes
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An administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission is mailing 509,175 checks to consumers who bought toning shoes from Skechers USA, Inc. that the company promoted through allegedly deceptive...
Skechers U.S.A., Inc., d/b/a Skechers
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
102 3069
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Entitled “Stopping Fraudulent Robocall Scams: Can More Be Done?”
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By
Lois C. Greisman, Associate Director
File
Testimony
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FTC Testifies Before Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Enforcement of the National Do Not Call Registry and Efforts to Stop Illegal Robocalls
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The Federal Trade Commission told a U.S. Senate Commerce Subcommittee that it has been aggressively fighting the problem of illegal commercial robocalls through vigorous enforcement of the...
World's Largest Debt Collection Operation Settles FTC Charges, Will Pay $3.2 Million Penalty
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The world’s largest debt collection operation, Expert Global Solutions and its subsidiaries, has agreed to stop harassing consumers with allegedly illegal debt collection calls and to pay a $3.2...
Expert Global Solutions, Inc., as NCO Group, Inc.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
1023201
FTC Halts Allegedly Phony Mortgage Relief Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission filed suit in federal court to halt a mortgage relief scheme that allegedly deceived and preyed on distressed homeowners by charging them $2,000 to $4,000 based on bogus...
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges Against HTC America Inc.
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that HTC America Inc. failed to take reasonable steps to secure the software it developed...
HTC America Inc., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
122 3049
Revised Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule Goes Into Effect Today
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The Federal Trade Commission’s revised Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule took effect today, giving parents greater control over the online collection of their children’s personal...
FTC Settlements Ban Defendants from Selling Work-at-Home Businesses
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The operators of a scheme that allegedly defrauded consumers who were trying to start their own online businesses have been permanently banned from selling work-at-home business opportunities under...
Mortgage Broker Targeting U.S. Servicemembers Will Pay Record $7.5 Million to Settle Alleged Telemarketing Violations
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10 Years of Do Not Call graphic (click to view full-size) Mortgage Investors Corporation, one of the nation’s leading refinancers of veterans’ home loans, will pay a $7.5 million civil penalty, the...
FTC Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Irish Privacy Enforcement Agency
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ireland's Office of the Data Protection Commissioner today to promote increased cooperation and communication between...
FTC Sends Refunds to Consumers Victimized by Landmark Clearing Inc.
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Thousands of consumers scammed out of their money will get some of it back, thanks to a lawsuit and settlement secured by the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC has mailed 9,566 refund checks to...
Landmark Clearing, Inc., Larry Wubbena, and Eric Loehr
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
1123117
FTC Consumer Protection Staff Updates Agency's Guidance to Search Engine Industry on the Need to Distinguish Between Advertisements and Search Results
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In an ongoing effort to ensure that its guidance for online advertisers stays current with changes in digital media, the Federal Trade Commission’s consumer protection staff sent letters to search...
FTC Expands Its Case Against Alleged Credit Card Interest Rate Reduction Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission continued its crackdown on credit card rate reduction scams by adding eight new defendants to a case the agency brought last year, including a payment processor it alleges...
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