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FTC Action: Payday Debt Relief Operation Banned from Debt Relief Business

Date

September 8, 2016

The owners of a debt relief operation that targeted consumers with outstanding payday loans will be banned from the debt relief business under settlements with the Federal Trade Commission. In...

Public Statement

Opening Remarks of FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez

Date

September 7, 2016

Opening Remarks of FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez at Fall Technology Series: Ransomware (41.97 KB)

Press Release

FTC Actions: Debt Collectors Banned from Debt Collection Business

Date

September 7, 2016

Two groups of debt collectors will be banned from the collection business under settlements with the Federal Trade Commission, and one of them will pay more than $4.4 million to resolve charges that...

Press Release

FTC Sending Refund Checks Totaling More Than $1.3 Million to Consumers Tricked into Paying Up-front for Shoddy, Off-brand Products

Date

September 7, 2016

The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 6,192 refund checks totaling more than $1.3 million to people defrauded by Oro Marketing, Inc., a telemarketing scheme that targeted Spanish-speakers with false...

Federal Register Notice

16 CFR Part 314: Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information; Request for Public Comment

Date

September 7, 2016

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Event

Fall Technology Series: Ransomware

September 7, 2016 | 1:00PM

With alarming frequency, ransomware hackers are sneaking into consumer and business computers, encrypting files containing photos, documents and other important data, and then demanding a ransom in...

Cases and Proceedings

Banned Debt Collectors

National Payment Processing LLC (AFS Legal Services)

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

September 7, 2016

FTC Matter/File Number

152 3173

Cases and Proceedings

Oro Marketing, Inc., et al.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

September 7, 2016

FTC Matter/File Number

132 3047

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Press Release

FTC Issues Final Rule Amendments Related to the E-Warranty Act

Date

September 6, 2016

The Federal Trade Commission has announced final amendments to its Disclosure Rule and Pre-Sale Availability Rule to give effect to the E-Warranty Act. Under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (MMWA), in...

Press Release

FTC Approves Energy Labeling Rule Changes and Seeks Comment on Others

Date

September 6, 2016

The Federal Trade Commission has approved amendments to the Energy Labeling Rule to improve access to energy labels online and improve labels for refrigerators, ceiling fans, central air conditioners...

Report

Quarterly Litigation Status Report- September 2016

Date

September 1, 2016

Quarterly Litigation Status Report (September 2016) (343.35 KB)

Report

Rotational Health Warnings for Cigarettes (July 2016 – September 2016)

Date

September 1, 2016

Rotational Health Warnings for Cigarettes (July 2016 – September 2016) (31.6 MB)

Press Release

FTC Update: Telemarketer Fees for the Do Not Call Registry to Rise Slightly in FY 2017

Date

September 1, 2016

The Federal Trade Commission has announced FY 2017 fees for telemarketers accessing phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. The annual fees will increase slightly from FY 2016, and are set...

Press Release

FTC Announces Agenda for Economic Conference on Marketing and Consumer Protection

Date

September 1, 2016

The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Economics has announced the agenda and panelists for its Economic Conference on Marketing and Consumer Protection in Washington, DC, on September 16, 2016, co...

Press Release

FTC Action: Court Orders Ban Mortgage Relief Scammers from Mortgage Modification and Debt Relief Business

Date

September 1, 2016

The principals of a mortgage relief operation and their companies are banned from the mortgage loan modification and debt relief business under court orders obtained by the Federal Trade Commission...

Press Release

FTC Blog Post Outlines How NIST Cybersecurity Framework Relates to FTC Data Security Program

Date

August 31, 2016

A new blog post from the Federal Trade Commission provides guidance to businesses on how the cybersecurity framework created by the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) aligns with...

Public Statement

Applications for Herbalife Independent Compliance Auditor

Date

August 31, 2016

In the Matter of Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Herbalife International of America, Inc, the following applications were submitted in response to the FTC’s August 9, 2016 Request for...

Adonis Hoffman (682.88 KB)

Affiliated Monitors (765.64 KB)

AlixPartners (355.26 KB)

Ankura Consulting (403.58 KB)

BDO (487.66 KB)

Crowell & Moring and StoneTurn Group (5.21 MB)

Exiger (1.54 MB)

Farrell Fritz (9.61 MB)

FTI Consulting (687.09 KB)

Goldin Associates (3.48 MB)

Guidepost Solutions (2.63 MB)

Hemming Morse (21.59 MB)

Jack Conway and Deloitte Advisory (361.18 KB)

Jenner & Block (497.04 KB)

Joseph Lieberman, Kasowitz Benson, and FTI Consulting (1.02 MB)

McDonald Hopkins (1.06 MB)

McGuireWoods (1.48 MB)

Moore Financial Services (429.95 KB)

Pallas Global (456.74 KB)

Patomak Global Partners (360.97 KB)

Robert E. Cooper Jr. (228.05 KB)

Scott E. Johnson (106.74 KB)

ServiceQuest (1.83 MB)

Squire Patton Boggs (4.68 MB)

Treliant Risk Advisors (1.99 MB)

Venable LLP (7.66 MB)

Press Release

FTC Seeks Comment on Safeguards Rule

Date

August 29, 2016

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (the “Safeguards Rule”) as part of its systematic review of all FTC rules and guides. The...

Press Release

IWorks Billing Scheme Ringleader Agrees to Settle FTC Charges

Date

August 29, 2016

The ringleader and two other defendants in the massive IWorks online billing scheme have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they took more than $280 million from consumers via...

Press Release

FTC Charges Academic Journal Publisher OMICS Group Deceived Researchers

Date

August 26, 2016

The Federal Trade Commission has charged the publisher of hundreds of purported online academic journals with deceiving academics and researchers about the nature of its publications and hiding...

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