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FTC Staff Supports NACHA’s Proposed Rule Changes
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The Federal Trade Commission staff filed a comment with NACHA (The Electronic Payments Association), supporting its proposal to strengthen its rules to monitor bank debit transactions conducted...
FTC Charges Email Spammer with Tricking Consumers With Phony Information About the Affordable Care Act
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The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against a website operator that allegedly tricked consumers – in advance of the roll-out of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – with spam emails that falsely...
Nissan North America, Inc., Advertising Agency TBWA Worldwide, Inc., Settle FTC Charges that Nissan Frontier Dune Buggy Rescue Ad Was Deceptive
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Nissan North America, Inc., and an advertising agency that designed television ads for the mid-sized Nissan Frontier pickup truck have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges of deceptive...
FTC Settles with Twelve Companies Falsely Claiming to Comply with International Safe Harbor Privacy Framework
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Twelve U.S. businesses have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they falsely claimed they were abiding by an international privacy framework known as the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor that...
Down to Earth Designs, Inc. Settles FTC Charges That Its Environmental Claims for Diapers and Related Products Were Deceptive
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Portland, Oregon-based Down to Earth Designs, Inc., which does business as gDiapers, has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it made deceptive claims about its products’ biodegradability...
TeleCheck to Pay $3.5 Million for Fair Credit Reporting Act Violations
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TeleCheck Services, Inc., one of the nation’s largest check authorization service companies, along with its associated debt-collection entity, TRS Recovery Services, Inc., have agreed to pay $3.5...
Concurring Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen
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By
Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner and Former Acting Chair
Matter Number
112 3018
File
Statement of Chairwoman Edith Ramirez and Commissioner Julie Brill
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By
Edith Ramirez, Former Chairwoman;
Julie Brill, Former Commissioner
Matter Number
112 3018
Apple Inc. Will Provide Full Consumer Refunds of At Least $32.5 Million to Settle FTC Complaint It Charged for Kids’ In-App Purchases Without Parental Consent
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Apple Inc. has agreed to provide full refunds to consumers, paying a minimum of $32.5 million, to settle a Federal Trade Commission complaint that the company billed consumers for millions of dollars...
Defendants in Phony Mortgage Relief Scheme to Pay Nearly $3.6 Million; Orders Ban Them from Mortgage Relief Business
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The South Florida-based defendants in an alleged mortgage relief scam will surrender their assets and be banned permanently from providing mortgage relief and debt relief services to consumers under a...
Public Statement
It’s Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week
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https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/its-tax-identity-theft-awareness-week
FTC, Florida Attorney General Sue to Halt Operation that Used Robocalls to Fraudulently Pitch Medical Alert Devices to Seniors Nationwide
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission and the Office of the Florida Attorney General, a U.S. district court has temporarily halted and frozen the assets of an Orlando-based operation that...
Jan13
Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week
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Tax identity theft happens when someone uses your Social Security number to get a tax refund or a job. Find out what you can do about it, and how you can help others during Tax Identity Theft...
FTC, Florida Attorney General To Announce Action Against Illegal Robocaller Who Fraudulently Pitched Medical Alert Devices to Seniors Nationwide
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Florida Office of the Attorney General will hold a press conference on Monday, January 13, 2014, at 10:30 am ET in Orlando, Florida, to announce a joint law...
FTC’s Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week Offers Consumers Advice, Guidance
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Next week, January 13-17, is the Federal Trade Commission’s Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week. The FTC is hosting 16 events across the country along with a series of national webinars and Twitter...
FTC Announces Sweep Against 10 Auto Dealers
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The Federal Trade Commission announced today that nine auto dealers agreed to settle deceptive advertising charges, and the agency is taking action against a 10th dealer, in a nationwide sweep...
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