Commission Actions

To promote transparency in merger enforcement, the Federal Trade Commission today released its most recent staff update of horizontal merger investigations, describing transactions that took place...

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CCC Holdings Inc., and Aurora Equity Partners III L.P., In the Matter of (timeline item) - December 2, 2008

Date

2 de Dic de 2008

Notice of Appearance Filed by Counsel Supporting the Complaint (277.53 KB)

1 de Dic de 2008

Report

Horizontal Merger Investigation Data, Fiscal Years 1996-2007

Date

1 de Dic de 2008

Horizontal Merger Investigation Data, Fiscal Years 1996-2007 (98.54 KB)

Report

Section 319 of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003: Third Interim Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress Concerning the Accuracy of Information in Credit Reports

Date

1 de Dic de 2008

This study examines accuracy in consumer credit reports using a nationally representative sample of consumers with credit histories. Participants in the study examined their credit reports from the...

Text of the Commission Report (121.62 KB)

Attachment 1: Privacy Policy for the Registration Web Site of the FTC Credit Report Accuracy Study (68.38 KB)

Attachment 2: Privacy Impact Assessment of the Registration Web Site for the FTC Credit Report Accuracy Study (60.26 KB)

Attachment 3: Pilot Study 2 on Processes for Determining the Accuracy of Credit Bureau Information (1.95 MB)

Report

Enforcement Activities of the Federal Trade Commission Under the Truth In Lending Act, the Consumer Leasing Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act During 2007

Date

1 de Dic de 2008

Text of the Commission Report to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (81.57 KB)

Report

Security In Numbers: Social Security Numbers and Identity Theft: A Federal Trade Commission Report Providing Recommendations On Social Security Number Use In the Private Sector

Date

1 de Dic de 2008

Text of the Commission Report (785.51 KB)

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New Rules Requiring an Automated Voice or Keypress Opt-Out for Recorded Message Telemarketing Calls Take Effect Today

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1 de Dic de 2008

Effective today, any telemarketing call that delivers a prerecorded message must include a quick and easy way to opt-out of receiving future calls. The opt-out must work both for consumers who answer...

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Former FTC Commissioner Named Recipient of 2008 Kirkpatrick Award

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1 de Dic de 2008

Federal Trade Commission Chairman William E. Kovacic today named Mary Gardiner Jones the 2008 recipient of the Miles W. Kirkpatrick Award. Citing Jones's significant contributions to the agency and...

Federal Register Notice

Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules

Date

1 de Dic de 2008

Federal Register Notice

Lamp Labeling Study Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Date

1 de Dic de 2008

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Polypore International, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - December 1, 2008

Date

1 de Dic de 2008

Notice of Appearance Filed by Darius C. Ogloza and Hanno F. Kasier, Esq., of Latham & Watkins LLP, Counsel for Entek International LLC. (150.3 KB)

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Dinamica Financiera LLC (timeline item) - December 1, 2008

Date

1 de Dic de 2008

Order To Show Cause Why Respondent Should Not Be Held In Civil Contempt For Its Failure To Comply With This Court’s July 31, 2008, Order And Notice That Dinamica Financiera Llc And Its Members, Jose Mario Esquer And Valentin Benitez, May Be Sanctioned, Including Through Coercive Incarceration, For Dinamica’s Failure To Comply With This Court’s Order (53.99 KB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Comment Before the Public Utility Commission for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Concerning the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Program

Date

1 de Dic de 2008

Matter Number

V090001

FTC Comment Before the Public Utility Commission for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Concerning the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Program (89.98 KB)

28 de Nov de 2008

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Commission Approves Divestiture by Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, Extends Monitor Trustee's Term of Service for Six Months

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28 de Nov de 2008

The Commission has approved an application for proposed divestiture from Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. and Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (collectively CB&I). The application was filed in...

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Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Against "RemoteSpy" Defendants

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28 de Nov de 2008

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. District Court issued a preliminary injunction on November 25, 2008 barring Florida-based CyberSpy Software, LLC and its principal Tracer R...

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