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Federal Trade Commission Returns More Than $9.7 Million To Consumers Harmed by LendingClub’s Deceptive Hidden Fees
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The Federal Trade Commission is sending payments totaling more than $9.7 million to 61,990 consumers who were charged hidden fees by LendingClub Corporation. These payments are the result of a claims...
FTC Explores Rules Cracking Down on Commercial Surveillance and Lax Data Security Practices
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Note: The FTC hosted a virtual news conference on the ANPR announcement. View the webcast. The Federal Trade Commission today announced it is exploring rules to crack down on harmful commercial...
FTC Approves Final Order Restoring Competitive Markets for Gasoline and Diesel in Michigan and Ohio
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that the agreement not to compete that ARKO Corp. and its subsidiary GPM required Corrigan...
Upcoming Events
Nov03
Fifteenth Annual Federal Trade Commission Microeconomics Conference
November 3, 2022 - November 4, 2022
The Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Economics and the Tobin Center for Economic Policy at Yale University will host the 15th Annual FTC Microeconomics Conference on November 3 and 4, 2022 in...
Past Events
Jun03
Cmr. Phillips speaking at the Tenth Annual Symposium on the Law & Economics of Privacy & Data Security
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The symposium will discuss timely subjects such as privacy policy in the Biden Administration, dark patterns, and the role of economic analysis in the consumer protection-competition interface. Open...