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FTC Submits Comments to NTIA on Consumer Privacy
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Staff of the Federal Trade Commission calls for a balanced approach that protects both consumer privacy and innovation in a comment submitted to the Department of Commerce’s National...
PR Firm and Publisher Settle FTC Allegations They Misrepresented Product Endorsements as Independent Opinions, Commercial Advertising as Editorial Content
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Carly Patterson Two Georgia-based companies and their principals have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that, in connection with promoting a new insect repellent during the 2016...
FTC Staff Comment to the NTIA: Developing the Administration’s Approach to Consumer Privacy
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Matter Number
P195400
Docket Number
18021780-8780-01
FTC staff submitted a comment to the NTIA regarding the development of the Administration’s approach to consumer privacy. The comment discusses the FTC’s balanced approach to privacy that weighs the...
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FTC Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century Continue with Examination of Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, and Predictive Analytics
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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host the seventh session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century . WHEN: Tuesday, November 13–Wednesday, November 14, 2018...
Dec07
Consumer Protection Economics Symposium
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The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Economics hosted a one-day symposium on the economics of consumer protection, in conjunction with Economic Inquiry ’s special Symposium Issue on Consumer...
MoneyGram Agrees to Pay $125 Million to Settle Allegations that the Company Violated the FTC’s 2009 Order and Breached a 2012 DOJ Deferred Prosecution Agreement
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MoneyGram International, Inc. has agreed to pay $125 million to settle allegations that the company failed to take steps required under a 2009 Federal Trade Commission order to crack down on...
At FTC’s Request, Court Halts Massive “Sanctuary Belize” Real Estate Investment Scam
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(NOTE TO MEDIA: Please see related press kit with maps, video, and audio.) At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal district court in Maryland issued an order temporarily shutting down the...
ReadyTech Corporation, In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
182 3100
Docket Number
C-4659
FTC to Announce Enforcement Action against Largest International Real Estate Investment Scheme the Agency Has Ever Encountered
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The Federal Trade Commission will hold a press conference on Thursday, November 8 at 11 am in Washington, DC , to announce a law enforcement action against the largest-ever international real estate...
Federal Register Notice
Privacy Act of 1974; Notice of Modified Federal Trade Commission Systems of Records; Correction
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Nov29
Webinar: Fighting Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft in Oregon
Join the Federal Trade Commission for a free, one-hour webinar on Thursday, November 29 at 10:00 AM PST to learn about the top scams reported in Oregon. You'll get tips to help people in your...
Nov28
Webinar: Fighting Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft in Ohio
Join the Federal Trade Commission for a free, one-hour webinar on Wednesday, November 28 at 1:00 PM to learn about the top scams reported in Ohio. You'll get tips to help people in your community...
FTC’s James A. Kohm and Markus H. Meier Earn Presidential Rank Awards
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The Federal Trade Commission announced today that James A. Kohm, Director of the Enforcement Division in the Bureau of Consumer Protection, and Markus H. Meier, Director of the Health Care Division in...
FTC Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century Continue with Discussion on the Intersection of Big Data, Privacy, and Competition
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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host the sixth session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century . WHEN: Tuesday, November 6–Thursday, November 8, 2018...
FTC Halts Purveyors of Sham Health Insurance Plans
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge temporarily shut down a Florida-based operation that allegedly collected more than $100 million by preying on Americans in search of...
FTC Seeks Comment on Proposed Rule Implementing Law Providing Free Credit Monitoring for Active Duty Military Consumers
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking comment on a proposed rule to implement a 2018 law requiring the nationwide consumer reporting agencies to provide free electronic credit monitoring services...
FTC and New York Attorney General Sue Operators of Debt Collection Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission and the New York Attorney General’s Office have sued a New York-based debt collection operation for tricking people into agreeing to pay more money than what they...
Campbell Capital LLC
In 2018, the FTC and State of New York alleged that Campbell Capital, LLC and its owner, Robert Heidenreich, along with a number of other related companies, collected payments on debts from consumers that exceeded the amounts they allegedly owed. The defendants in the case were able to collect these funds by allegedly using tactics such as threatening that consumers would be arrested or served with legal papers at work if they did not make payments immediately. In some cases, according to the suit filed by the FTC and New York, the collectors pretended to be sheriff’s office employees or process servers when making such threats in phone calls with consumers.
Heidenreich agreed to a settlement with the FTC and New York in February 2020 that permanently banned him from the debt collection industry and required him to turn over funds to be used to provide refunds to affected consumers. In total, $19,826.64 will be sent to consumers, with each receiving a check for $32.88.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
172 3057
Nov01
FTC Hearing #5: Vertical Merger Analysis and the Role of the Consumer Welfare Standard in U.S. Antitrust Law
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Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips opens the fifth FTC hearing The Federal Trade Commission held the fifth session of its Hearings initiative, with a one-day session to be held at the Georgetown...
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