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Marketer of Free Credit Reports Settles FTC Charges
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Consumerinfo.com, Inc., doing business as Experian Consumer Direct, has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceptively marketed “free credit reports” by not adequately disclosing that...
FTC Targets Scams Aimed at Hispanics
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The Federal Trade Commission, advancing its fight against scams targeting the Hispanic community, today announced six law enforcement actions during the Hispanic Law Enforcement and Outreach Forum in...
Jul14
Perspectives on Marketing, Self-Regulation, and Childhood Obesity
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The FTC and the Department of Health and Human Services sponsored a workshop that brought together representatives from the food and beverage industry and media and entertainment companies, medical...
Advisory opinion on the lawful construction of the term “cash advance item” as used in the FTC’s Funeral Rule, 16 C.F.R. § 453.1(b)
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Letter to State Representative Dan Flynn, Decisions Volume 140
Collection Company Settles Unauthorized Billing Charges
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A company that sent bills to consumers for services consumers did not order has agreed to settle FTC charges that the billing scheme violated federal law. The company is barred from billing consumers...
Children's Book Publisher to Pay $710,000 to Settle Charges it Violated Commission's Negative Option and Telemarketing Sales Rule
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New York-based Scholastic Inc. (Scholastic) and two of its subsidiaries, Scholastic-at-Home (SAH) and Grolier Incorporated (Grolier), have agreed to settle allegations that they violated laws enforced...
FiberThin, LLC, Obesity Research Institute, LLC, Henny Den Uijl, Bryan Corlett James Ayres, and Dr. Jonathan M. Kelley, Defendants
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
032-3196
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the United States Senate
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By
Deborah Platt Majoras, Former Chairman
By all members of the Commission
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Testimony
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BJ's Wholesale Club Settles FTC Charges
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BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its failure to take appropriate security measures to protect the sensitive information of thousands of its...
Disposal of Consumer Report Information and Records
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This Rule requires businesses and individuals that maintain or otherwise possess consumer reports and records for a business purpose to take appropriate measures to dispose of sensitive information...
Report
The US SAFE WEB Act: Protecting Consumers from Spam, Spyware, and Fraud. A Legislative Recommendation to Congress
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File
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Tab 1: Draft US SAFE WEB Act
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Tab 2: Summary of the US SAFE WEB Act
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Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit of the Committee on Financial Services, United States House of Representative
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By
Lydia B. Parnes, Former Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
File
Testimony
(66.74 KB)
Frankly Speaking, Inc., et al. (M.D. Ga.)
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
042 3072
FTC and Law Enforcement Partners Continue Targeting Scammers of Spanish-Speakers
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The Federal Trade Commission and state and local law enforcement officials today announced 55 law enforcement actions as part of their ongoing collaborative campaign to stop fraud exploiting the...
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