Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Improving Consumer Protections In Subprime Lending
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By
Lydia B. Parnes, Former Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
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Apr24
Innovations in Health Care Delivery
The Federal Trade Commission will host a one-day public workshop on April 24, 2008, to examine recent trends in health care delivery. In a series of panel discussions, workshop participants will...
Canadian House of Cards Continues to Fall, as Bogus Biller Settles FTC Charges
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the issuance of a stipulated final court order against Emma G. Wanjiku, a Kenyan citizen and Canadian resident who participated in a wide-ranging scheme to...
Court Orders Telemarketers Responsible for Wal-Mart Shopping Spree Scam to Pay $28.2 Million
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced several court actions obtained against a nationwide telemarketing scheme that the media has dubbed the “Wal-Mart Shopping Spree” scam. In this scam...
FTC Extends Time Period for Public Comment on Jewelry Guides
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Commission approval of public comment period extension – By a vote of 4-0, the Commission has approved an extension of the public comment period related to the recently proposed amendment to the...
Debt-Set, Resolve Credit Counseling, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
062-3140
Commission Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of Life is Good, Inc.
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Commission approval of final consent order – Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter of Life is good, Inc., and Life is good...
FTC Energy Guide Labels Help Consumers Conserve Energy and Save Money
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Get energy-smart this Earth Day with the Federal Trade Commission’s new publication, EnergyGuidance: Appliance Shopping With the EnergyGuide Label. The publication explains how consumers shopping for...
Life is good, Inc. and Life is good Retail, Inc., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
072-3046
FTC Approves Filing of Staff Comment to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Regarding Proposed Rule to Restrict Certain Mortgage Practices Under TILA
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The Federal Trade Commission has approved the filing of a staff comment to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System regarding the Federal Reserve Board’s proposed rule to restrict certain...
Appeals Court Affirms Order Requiring Seasilver Defendants to Pay Almost $120 Million in Diet Supplement Case
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld a district court ruling requiring marketers of Seasilver, an alleged phony cure-all, to pay almost $120 million for failing to comply with an...
Opinion 08-1
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Discusses the interplay between the recordkeeping requirements of the Telemarketing Sales Rule and the Do Not Call and Call Abandonment "safe harbor" provisions.
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Opinion 08-1
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Business Opportunity Marketers Settle with FTC; Tempted Consumers with Sweet-Sounding Claims for Candy Machine Venture
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Lifestyle Vending, Inc., and its owners, Michael Eisenberg and Maryann McCulloh, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misled consumers into paying thousands of dollars for...
Commission Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of Connecticut Chiropractic Association
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Commission approval of final consent orders: – Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning the Connecticut...
FTC, Tennessee Attorney General to Sponsor Advertising Event in Nashville Green Lights & Red Flags: Rules of the Road for Advertisers and Businesses
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A one-day “back to basics” workshop on complying with truth-in-advertising laws will take place in Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday, May 13, 2008, by the Federal Trade Commission and the Tennessee...
Goal Financial, LLC, In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
072-3013
Federal Court Prohibits Three Defendants from Cramming Unauthorized Charges on Consumers Telephone Bills
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Three individuals have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges for their role in a massive scam that billed more than $34 million in unauthorized collect call charges to millions of...
Nationwide Connections, Inc., Access One Communications, Inc., Network One Services, Inc. et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
052 3141
X060028
Do Not Call Registrations Permanent and Fees Telemarketers Pay to Access Registry Set
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Telephone numbers placed on the National Do Not Call Registry will remain on it permanently due to the Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007, which became law in February 2008. More than 157 million...
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