Sparta Chem, Inc. and Dennis J. Saccurato., FTC, State of New Jersey, and State of Michigan
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
962 3207 X960071
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FTC Announces Workshop on 'Green Guides' and Environmental Claims for Building and Textiles
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the third in a series of public workshops being held as part of the agency’s regulatory review of the “Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims...
FTC Halts Bogus Prepaid Phone Card Claims, Cards Failed to Deliver the Number of Minutes Promised in Ads
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U. S. District Court has ordered a temporary halt to the deceptive advertising claims used to promote prepaid phone cards marketed by Alternatel, Inc...
Report
Self-Regulation in the Alcohol Industry: Report of the Federal Trade Commission
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Underage alcohol use is a widespread problem with significant health and safety consequences. This is the third Federal Trade Commission report on efforts by the alcohol industry to reduce the...
Commission Approves Retention of Leather Guides in Their Current Form
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Commission approval of Federal Register notice – Following a public comment period, the Commission has voted to retain the agency’s Guides for Select Leather and Imitation Leather Products, commonly...
FTC Urges Consumers to Use Caution When Seeking a Locksmith
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If you’ve ever locked yourself out of your car or home, you know what a hassle it can be. Your first thought is to get someone to help. And if that someone – a family member, neighbor or friend – can...
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Consumer Information & the Mortgage Market
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Housing and mortgage market turmoil is affecting the financial security of countless hardworking Americans, and raising questions about the adequacy of consumer protection regulations in mortgage and...
FTC Permanently Halts Pretexting Scheme; Defendants Barred From Obtaining or Selling Consumers Phone Records to Third Parties
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The Federal Trade Commission has put a permanent halt to an operation that allegedly obtained consumers’ confidential phone records without their knowledge or consent and sold them to third parties...
Action Research Group, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
072 3021
Keep Summer Fuel Costs From Burning Your Budget
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Memorial Day Weekend unofficially marks the start of summer, with hotter days and family road trips following close behind. Because the costs of cooling your home and filling up your car can add up...
FTC Charges Home Buying Consulting Business with Credit Repair Violations
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A home-buying consulting business that offers credit repair and home-buying consulting services has agreed to settle with the Federal Trade Commission for alleged federal law violations, including...
Home Buyers Consulting Network, Inc., also d/b/a Home Buyers Network, et al.; and Douglas Andersen Moore, a/k/a Douglas A. Moore, individually and as an officer of Home Buyers Consulting Network, Inc.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
062-3231
FTC Testifies Before U.S. House Subcommittee on Progress of Credit-Based Insurance Score Study
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The Federal Trade Commission today provided Congress with an update on the progress of its study on the use of credit-based insurance scores in homeowners insurance. Insurance companies have...
FTC Announces Operation Tele-PHONEY, Agency's Largest Telemarketing Sweep
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“The caller asked for my bank account information. I cannot remember everything he said. I just thought that I needed to confirm my account information in order to avoid losing my Medicare benefits.”...
FTC, Partners to Announce Operation Tele-PHONEY Law Enforcement Sweep
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The Federal Trade Commission, together with more than 30 law enforcement partners from the United States and Canada, will announce the results of ‘Operation Tele-PHONEY’ at a joint press conference at...
Defendants Agree to $26 Million Judgment to Settle FTC Charges for Deceiving Merchants in Debt/Credit Card Processing Scheme
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The marketers of a debit and credit card processing services operation have agreed to judgments of more than $26 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceived small businesses...
FTC to Host Conference on Consumer Information and the Mortgage Market
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The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Economics will host a conference on May 29 to highlight and assess the role of consumer information in the current mortgage crisis from an economic perspective...
Pair Ordered to Pay $49 Million for Cross-Border Telemarketing Fraud
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge has ordered two persons to pay more than $49 million for their role in a Canada-based scheme that duped American businesses into paying...
FTC to Host Town Hall Meeting to Explore Contactless Payment
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Technology Law and Public Policy clinic at the University of Washington Law School will host a one-day Town Hall meeting to explore emerging uses of contactless...
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