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FTC Announces Agenda, Panelists for Mobile Payments Workshop
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Consumer advocates, industry representatives, government regulators, technologists, and academics will take part in the upcoming workshop, "Paper, Plastic . . . or Mobile? An FTC Workshop on Mobile...
FTC Orders Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturers to Provide Data for Agency's Fourth Major Study on Alcohol Advertising
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The Federal Trade Commission has required 14 major alcoholic beverage advertisers to provide information for the agency’s fourth major study on the effectiveness of voluntary industry guidelines for...
Court Halts Alleged Fake Debt Collector Calls from India, Grants FTC Request to Stop Defendants Who Posed as Law Enforcers
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In response to charges from the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has halted an operation that the agency alleges collected phantom payday loan debts that consumers either didn't owe to...
FTC Action Leads to Court Order Banning Final "U.S. Homeowners Relief" Defendants from Debt and Mortgage Relief Business
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has imposed a court order with a $3.89 million judgment against defendant Samuel Paul Bain and three of his companies for their role in...
U.S. Homeowners Relief, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
102 3018
X100050
April is Financial Literacy Month
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April is Financial Literacy Month, and the Federal Trade Commission, the nation's consumer protection agency, has information to help you make the most of your money whether you're a student, young...
FTC Action Results in Ban Against Couple from Telemarketing, Timeshare Resale Services
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The Federal Trade Commission put the telemarketing and timeshare businesses off-limits to a south Florida couple who allegedly operated a deceptive telemarketing scheme that victimized property owners...
Timeshare Mega Media and Marketing Group, Inc.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
102 3168
FTC Charges that Auto Loan Schemes Falsely Promised They Could Stop Consumers' Cars from Being Repossessed
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The Federal Trade Commission filed charges and requested that a U.S. district court put a stop to the allegedly deceptive tactics of two California-based auto loan modification operations. The FTC...
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges With Upromise
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Upromise, Inc. , a membership reward service aimed at consumers trying to save money...
FTC Charges Payday Lending Scheme with Piling Inflated Fees on Borrowers and Making Unlawful Threats when Collecting
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The Federal Trade Commission has taken action against a payday lending operation that allegedly piled on undisclosed and inflated fees, and collected on loans illegally by threatening borrowers with...
FTC Case Against Deceptive Robocallers Leads to Record $30 Million in Civil Penalties
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In response to charges by the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge has ordered the defendants behind a deceptive robocall scheme to pay a total of $30 million in civil penalties and give up more...
FTC Chairman Releases 2011-2012 Annual Highlights
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz released the agency’s 2011-2012 Annual Highlights today at the spring meeting of the American Bar Association’s Section of Antitrust Law in Washington...
FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz Confirmed for Second Term as Commissioner;Maureen Ohlhausen Confirmed as new FTC Commissioner
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz and Maureen K. Ohlhausen were confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Thursday to serve as Commissioners of the FTC. Leibowitz was first appointed to the...
FTC Testifies on New Framework for Protecting Consumer Privacy
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The Federal Trade Commission testified before Congress on its new privacy framework , which sets out best practices for companies to protect the privacy of American consumers and reemphasizes the...
FTC Action Puts Robocallers Out of the Telemarketing Business
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The Federal Trade Commission put a robocall operation out of the telemarketing business under a settlement resolving FTC charges that it bombarded consumers with more than two billion calls pitching a...
FTC Takes Action Against Bogus Precious Metals Investment Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission took action to halt a telemarketing operation that allegedly took millions of dollars from senior citizens by conning them into buying precious metals on credit without...
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