Federal Register Notice
Petition for Rulemaking of Central Office of Reform and Efficiency (Impersonation Rule)
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Federal Register Notice
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension (Alternative Fuels Rule)
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FTC Sends Refunds to Consumers Affected by Fashion Nova’s Deceptive Review Practices
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The Federal Trade Commission is sending payments totaling nearly $2.4 million to consumers who bought products from fast fashion retailer Fashion Nova, which the FTC alleged blocked negative reviews...
Fashion Nova, LLC, In the Matter of
Online fashion retailer Fashion Nova, LLC is prohibited from suppressing customer reviews of its products and required to pay $4.2 million to settle FTC allegations that the company blocked negative reviews of its products from being posted to its website
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
192 3138
Case Status
Pending
Federal Register Notice
Petition for Rulemaking of Central Office of Reform and Efficiency (Negative Option Rule)
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Federal Register Notice
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension (Pay-Per-Call Rule)
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FTC Sends More Than $5 Million in Refunds to Consumers Harmed by Bogus Debt Relief Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $5 million in refunds to consumers harmed by a deceptive credit card debt relief scheme known as ACRO Services. The FTC filed a lawsuit in November...
ACRO Services
As a result of a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, the operators of an alleged credit card debt relief scheme based in Tennessee have agreed to court orders that would permanently ban them from telemarketing and selling debt relief products or services.
Sean Austin, John Steven Huffman, John Preston Thompson, and their affiliated companies were charged by the FTC in November 2022 with taking tens of millions of dollars from people by falsely promising to eliminate or substantially reduce their credit card debt. At the time, a federal court agreed to the FTC’s request to temporarily freeze the defendants’ assets and appoint a receiver over the businesses while the case took place.
The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division, entered the final orders on April 28, 2023.
In January 2025, the FTC sent more than $5 million in refunds to consumers harmed by a deceptive credit card debt relief scheme known as ACRO Services.
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
Case Status
Pending
Public Statement
Federal Trade Commission Accomplishments, June 2021 – January 2025
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File
Appendix of Competition Enforcement Actions
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FTC Releases Summary of Key Accomplishments
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Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan released a summary of the agency’s key accomplishments over the last four years that have improved Americans’ everyday lives and stopped illegal...
Cognosphere, LLC, U.S. v.
Cognosphere has agreed to pay $20 million and to block children under 16 from making in-game purchases without parental consent to settle FTC allegations the company violated a children’s privacy law and deceived children and other users about the real costs of in-game transactions and odds of obtaining rare prizes.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
222 3152
Genshin Impact Game Developer Will be Banned from Selling Lootboxes to Teens Under 16 without Parental Consent, Pay a $20 Million Fine to Settle FTC Charges
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The maker of the video game Genshin Impact has agreed to pay $20 million and to block children under 16 from making in-game purchases without parental consent to settle Federal Trade Commission...
Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Joined by Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Regarding the Surveillance Pricing 6(b) Staff Research Summaries
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By
Andrew N. Ferguson, Chairman;
Melissa Holyoak, Former Commissioner
Matter Number
P246202
FTC Surveillance Pricing Study Indicates Wide Range of Personal Data Used to Set Individualized Consumer Prices
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The Federal Trade Commission’s initial findings from its surveillance pricing market study revealed that details like a person’s precise location or browser history can be frequently used to target...
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