FTC Six-Month Accomplishments
Date
Federal Trade Commission Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen released a summary of the agency’s major accomplishments since President Trump named her to the position in January. “I have pursued my...
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Stick with Security: FTC to Provide Additional Insights on Reasonable Data Security Practices
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As part of its ongoing efforts to help businesses ensure they are taking reasonable steps to protect and secure consumer data, the Federal Trade Commission is publishing a series of blog posts using...
Consumer Collection Advocates Corp.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
142 3082
FTC to Host Cybersecurity Roundtables with Small Businesses
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The Federal Trade Commission is hosting small business owners in a series of public roundtables across the United States to discuss the most pressing challenges small businesses face in protecting the...
FTC Returns Money to Vacation Prize Scheme Victims
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 53,240 checks totaling more than $532,000 to people who paid VGC Corp of America for expensive vacation packages they never received. According to the FTC’s...
VGC Corporation of America, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
102 3210
Jul19
Military Consumer Workshop
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The FTC hosted a “Military Consumer Financial Workshop: Protecting Those Who Protect Our Nation” at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas on July 19, 2017, to examine financial issues and scams...
Acting FTC Chairman Ohlhausen Appoints Neil Chilson as Acting Chief Technologist
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Acting Federal Trade Commission Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen has appointed Neil Alan Chilson as the agency’s acting Chief Technologist. Chilson will be primarily responsible for advising Chairman...
FTC Approves Final Consent Order Stopping False Advertising, Phony Reviews by Online Trampoline Sellers
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has issued a final order settling charges that two brothers deceived consumers while marketing and selling their trampolines online...
FTC to Coordinate with and Provide Resources for Military Community at Financial Workshop
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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will hold a workshop on July 19, 2017 in San Antonio, Texas, to examine financial issues and scams that can affect military consumers, including active duty...
Son Le and Bao Le, In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
162 3178
Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen Comment to the FCC
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By
Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner and Former Acting Chair
File
Comment of the Staff of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, the Bureau of Competition, and the Bureau of Economics of the Federal Trade Commission Before the Federal Communications Commission: In the Matter of Restoring Internet Freedom
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Matter Number
P165409
Docket Number
17-108
File
Text of the FTC Staff Comment
(526.29 KB)
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FTC Staff Offers Comment on FCC’s Network Neutrality Proceeding
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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) supporting that agency’s proposal to restore FTC jurisdiction related to broadband...
Acting FTC Chairman Ohlhausen Announces Internal Process Reforms: Reducing Burdens and Improving Transparency in Agency Investigations
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Federal Trade Commission Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen announced several internal process reforms in the agency’s Bureau of Consumer Protection that will streamline information requests and...
FTC Charges Debt Collection Scheme with Posing as Attorneys to Take Consumers’ Money for Phantom Debts
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged a debt collection operation with taking people’s money for fake debts they did not owe by posing as lawyers and falsely threatening to sue or have them...
Phony OSHA Scam Banned from Conning Small Businesses
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An operation that allegedly conned small businesses into paying for government-required regulatory posters will be banned from selling such materials, which government agencies provide for free. The...
D&S Marketing Solutions LLC
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
162 3022
X160042
FTC Announces Second Federal Register Notice on Proposed Study of the Effectiveness of Class Action Settlement Notice Programs
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced it is issuing a second Federal Register notice as the next step in its proposal to study the effectiveness of class action settlement notice programs. The...
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