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FTC Settlement Bans Marketer from Timeshare Business, Telemarketing
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The owner of a telemarketing operation that deceived consumers who were trying to sell their timeshare properties is permanently banned from the timeshare resale and rental business, and from all...
Vacation Property Services, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
102 3228
Green Guides
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The Green Guides were issued to help marketers ensure that the claims they are making are true and substantiated. The guidance they provide includes: general principles that apply to all environmental...
FTC Settlements Require Equifax to Forfeit Money Made by Allegedly Improperly Selling Information about Millions of Consumers Who Were Late on Their Mortgages
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One of the largest U.S. consumer reporting agencies, Equifax Information Services LLC, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it improperly sold lists of consumers who were late on...
FTC Acts to Halt Medical Plan Scheme that Targeted Vulnerable Consumers
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The Federal Trade Commission charged a telemarketing operation with bilking millions of dollars from thousands of consumers by tricking them into buying what they believed was comprehensive health...
Direct Lending Source, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
102 3000
FTC Cracks Down on Phony Mortgage Relief Schemes
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The Federal Trade Commission has filed three separate suits in federal court to halt the allegedly deceptive tactics of three operations that preyed on distressed homeowners by falsely claiming they...
FTC Announces Agenda for Robocall Summit on October 18, 2012
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the agenda for its upcoming Robocall Summit , which will be held in Washington, DC, on October 18, 2012. FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz will provide opening...
Operator of Celebrity Fan Websites to Pay $1 Million to Settle FTC Charges that It Illegally Collected Children's Information Without Their Parents' Consent
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The operator of fan websites for music stars Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Demi Lovato, and Selena Gomez has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the Children’s Online Privacy...
Artist Arena LLC, United States of America (for the Federal Trade Commission)
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
112 3167
FTC Halts Massive Tech Support Scams
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The Federal Trade Commission has launched a major international crackdown on tech support scams in which telemarketers masquerade as major computer companies, con consumers into believing that their...
Oct02
Pet Medications Workshop
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The Federal Trade Commission hosted a one-day public workshop to examine competition and consumer protection issues in the pet medications industry. The quality and cost of pet medications is an...
FTC to Host Press Conference
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a press conference Wednesday, October 3, 2012, to announce a law enforcement crackdown on a massive international computer tech support scam that allegedly...
FTC Staff Submits Comment to CFPB on Mortgage Disclosure Forms
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The Federal Trade Commission’s staff submitted a comment to the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on disclosure forms designed to help consumers understand the features, costs, and risks of...
FTC Case Results in $163 Million Judgment Against "Scareware" Marketer
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court imposed a judgment of more than $163 million on the final defendant in the FTC’s case against an operation that used computer “scareware” to...
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