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Federal Trade Commission Warns of Scammers Pretending to be Agency Staff
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The Federal Trade Commission is warning the public that scammers are pretending to be affiliated with the FTC to steal consumers’ hard-earned money. The FTC will never tell consumers to move their...
FTC Chair Welcomes Ferguson and Holyoak as FTC Commissioners, Congratulates Commissioner Slaughter on Confirmation to Another Term
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Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan today congratulated Andrew N. Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak on their confirmation to serve as FTC commissioners and Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter on...
Treashonna P. Graham, et al, FTC and The State of Florida, v.
The operators of an alleged grant scam called Grant Bae that targeted minority-owned businesses will face a permanent ban from grant-writing and business consulting services as a result of a lawsuit brought against them by the Federal Trade Commission and the State of Florida.
In their complaint against Grant Bae, the FTC and Florida alleged that Grant Bae and its owner, Treashonna P. Graham, scammed businesses out of money, sometimes thousands of dollars each, with false promises of “guaranteed” grant funding and COVID-19 economic benefits that did not materialize.
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Federal
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FTC Matter/File Number
2223048
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Pending
FTC Proposes Strengthening Children’s Privacy Rule to Further Limit Companies’ Ability to Monetize Children’s Data
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The Federal Trade Commission has proposed changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) that would place new restrictions on the use and disclosure of children’s personal...
FTC Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee on Responsiveness and Accountability to Oversight
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The Federal Trade Commission today testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Responsiveness and Accountability to Oversight and updated the panel on the responses the FTC has provided to...
FTC Issues Agency Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2023
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The Federal Trade Commission issued its Fiscal Year 2023 Agency Financial Report . The report highlights the FTC’s accomplishments in protecting consumers and promoting competition and reaffirms the...
Federal Trade Commission Partners with Latin American Countries to Combat Fraud
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The Federal Trade Commission signed a cooperation agreement with the consumer protection authorities of the four Latin American countries —Chile, Colombia , Mexico and Peru – to combat fraud both...
Federal Register Notice
Agency Information Collection; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension (Risk-Based Pricing Rule)
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Federal Register Notice
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension (Generic Clearance)
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FTC Testifies Before House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee
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The Federal Trade Commission testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce on the agency’s work to protect American consumers from unfair or deceptive...
FTC, Justice Department, and European Commission Hold Third U.S.- EU Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue
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Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan, the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter, and Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager of the European...
FTC Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee on Responsiveness and Accountability to Oversight
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The Federal Trade Commission testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Responsiveness and Accountability to Oversight on the responses the FTC has provided to the Subcommittee since the...
FTC and Justice Department to Hold Annual Spring Enforcers Summit
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division will cohost the second Spring Enforcers Summit on Monday, March 27th. Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan and...
Statement of FTC Chair Lina M. Khan on the Renomination of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter
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Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan issued the following statement regarding the White House renomination of Rebecca Kelly Slaughter to serve as an FTC Commissioner: "Many congratulations to...
FTC Chair Khan Names Aviv Nevo as the Agency’s Director of Bureau of Economics
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Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan has appointed Aviv Nevo to serve as Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Economics. “I’m excited that we will have Aviv on board as the FTC’s director of the...
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