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FTC Warns Mortgage Advertisers that Their Ads May Violate Federal Law
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After reviewing hundreds of mortgage advertisements, the Federal Trade Commission staff has sent letters to 20 companies, warning them that their ads may be deceptive. The FTC sent its warning letters...
FTC Warns Consumers: Robocalls Touting Expedited FTC Refunds Are Fake
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Scammers are using illegal robocalls to impersonate the Federal Trade Commission, and to try to trick consumers into disclosing their bank account information on a non-FTC website, the agency warns...
FTC and CFPB to Announce Coordinated Effort to Protect Consumers
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WHAT: On Monday, November 19, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will hold a press call to announce a coordinated effort to protect consumers. The...
FTC Expands Fight Against Deceptive Business Opportunity Schemes
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced seven new law enforcement actions and developments in five other FTC cases involving scams that falsely promise jobs and opportunities to be your own boss...
FTC Announces Expanded Fight to Stop Deceptive Business Opportunity Schemes
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a press conference in Washington, DC, on Thursday, November 15, 2012, at 11 a.m. ET to announce a major federal-state law enforcement crackdown on scams that...
FTC Issues Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2012
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The Federal Trade Commission has issued its Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Performance and Accountability Report . The report shows American taxpayers how the FTC has managed its resources, highlights major...
Marketers Behind Fake News Sites Settle FTC Charges of Deceptive Advertising
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The Clickbooth affiliate network has agreed to pay $2 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its affiliate marketers deceived consumers through bogus weight-loss claims on fake news...
FTC Announces Departure of General Counsel Willard K. Tom, Appointments of David Shonka as Acting General Counsel and Peter Miller as Chief Privacy Officer
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz today announced that Willard K. “Will” Tom, the agency’s General Counsel, has left the agency to return to the private sector, and that David Shonka...
FTC Announces Agenda for Upcoming Forum on Protecting Consumers Through Cross-Border Codes of Conduct
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The Federal Trade Commission announced the agenda for its November 29 forum exploring the use of enforceable industry codes of conduct to protect consumers in cross-border commerce . The forum will...
FTC Begins Refund Process for Consumers Harmed by Mortgage Foreclosure 'Rescue' Scheme
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To help Spanish-speaking consumers recover money lost to a scam that promised to stop foreclosure or obtain mortgage loan modifications , the Federal Trade Commission mailed claim forms this week...
Companies that Own and Manage Payday Lending and Check Cashing Stores to Settle FTC Charges That They Tossed Sensitive Consumer Data into Trash Dumpsters
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A company that provides management services to more than 300 payday loan and check cashing stores, and an affiliated company that owns and operates several stores, will pay $101,500 to settle Federal...
PLS Financial Services, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
1023172
FTC Leads Joint Law Enforcement Effort Against Companies That Allegedly Made Deceptive Cardholder Services Robocalls
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The Federal Trade Commission escalated its campaign against illegal, unwanted robocalls announcing that it pulled the plug on five companies based in Arizona and Florida allegedly responsible for...
FTC Tells Consumers They May Be Due a Refund If They Purchased Walgreens "Wal-Born" Cold and Flu Supplements
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If you purchased “Wal-Born” – a Walgreens’ brand dietary supplement, the Federal Trade Commission wants you to know that you may be eligible for a refund. National pharmacy chain Walgreens agreed to...
Walgreen Co., also d/b/a Walgreens
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
092 3134
FTC Warns Consumers: Charity and Home Repair Scams May Appear After a Disaster
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In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the Federal Trade Commission reminds consumers that scams often follow disasters. The nation’s consumer protection agency warns people about urgent appeals for...
FTC to Announce More Cases Against Deceptive Robocallers
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At a press conference in Chicago, Illinois, the Federal Trade Commission will announce a new set of cases targeting telemarketing “robocallers,” as part of a joint federal/state enforcement sweep to...
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