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Court Temporarily Halts Company From Offering Mortgage Relief Services
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Continuing to crack down on phony mortgage relief programs, a federal court has temporarily halted Los Angeles-based Wealth Educators, Inc. and its president from offering mortgage relief services at...
Marketers Banned From Mortgage Relief and Debt Relief Services Industry in Settlement with FTC
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Marketers who helped promote a Utah-based home loan modification scheme will be banned from the mortgage relief and debt relief industries under a court settlement resolving charges by the Federal...
Zillow, Inc. and Trulia, Inc.
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Matter Number
141 0214
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File
Closing Letter To Counsel For Trulia, Inc.
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Statement of Commissioner Ohlhausen, Commissioner Wright, and Commissioner McSweeny Concerning Zillow, Inc/Trulia, Inc
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By
Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner and Former Acting Chair;
Joshua D. Wright, Former Commissioner;
Terrell McSweeny, Former Commissioner
Matter Number
141 0214
FTC Shutters Wide-Ranging Operation That Perpetrated Phony Mortgage Relief Scam
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A federal court has entered orders against 22 defendants who offered financially strapped consumers fake home-loan modification services that the FTC claims violated the FTC Act and the Mortgage...
To Settle FTC Charges, Professional Associations of Property Managers and Vocal Arts Teachers Agree to Eliminate Rules that Restrict Competition among Their Members
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The National Association of Residential Property Managers, Inc. (NARPM) and the National Association of Teachers of Singing, Inc. (NATS) have agreed to eliminate provisions in their respective codes...
Federal and State Agencies Stop Phony Mortgage Relief Schemes
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Note: A conference call for media with Katie Fallow, FTC Deputy Director for Consumer Protection, and CFBP Deputy Director Steve Antonakes was held on July 23, 2014. Katie Fallow and FTC staff took...
FTC Testifies on How Professional Licensing and Regulation Can Affect Competition Before House Committee on Small Business
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In testimony before Congress today, the Federal Trade Commission described how it evaluates the potential competitive effects of regulating occupations, trades, and professions, and the agency’s...
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Competition and the Potential Costs and Benefits of Professional Licensure
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By
Andrew I. Gavil, Former Director, Office of Policy Planning
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Text of the Commission Testimony
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Pennsylvania Home Builder Settles FTC Charges of Deceptive Mortgage Advertising
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A Pennsylvania-based home builder that offers home financing has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers by advertising low-cost mortgages while hiding fees and not...
Mortgage Lead Generator will Pay $225,000 to Settle FTC Charges That It Deceptively Advertised Mortgage Rates
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An online operation in the business of finding potential borrowers for mortgage companies will pay a $225,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers about...
May01
Sharing a Common Ground: A Common Ground Conference in St. Louis
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TIME: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CT (Registration at 8:30 a.m.) WHERE: Washington University School of Law, Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom, Room 310, St. Louis, Missouri Join the Federal...
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