Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Consumer Protection In the Used and Subprime Car Market
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Eileen Harrington, Former Executive Director
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March 5, 2009
Courts Bar Firms from Making Deceptive Claims for Home Insulation Products
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced three federal court actions – two settled with agreed-upon final orders and the third in continuing litigation – against sellers that allegedly made...
Consumer Reporting Agency Settles FTC Charges: Sold Tenant Screening Reports to Identity Thieves
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A consumer reporting agency that failed to properly screen prospective customers and, as a result, sold at least 318 credit reports to identity thieves, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission...
FTC, Fordham Law Schools Center on Law and Information Policy, New York Consumer Protection Agencies to Host Free Workshop for Business on April 29
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The Federal Trade Commission, the Center on Law and Information Policy of Fordham Law School, the New York State Consumer Protection Board, and the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs will...
FTC Testifies on Protecting Consumers in the Used Car Market
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The Federal Trade Commission today outlined the biggest challenges facing consumer protection agencies in the used car market in testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce...
March 4, 2009
FTC Warns Consumers About Economic Stimulus Scams
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The FTC is warning consumers that they could get stung by an economic stimulus scam. The scams come in different forms. Right now, on the Web and in e-mail, scammers are telling consumers they can...
FTC Offers Online Credit Card Calculator
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The Federal Trade Commission has posted on its Web site a calculator that gives consumers an estimate of how long it will take them to pay off their credit card balance. Developed by the Federal...
National Association of Music Merchants Settles FTC Charges of Illegally Restraining Competition
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The Federal Trade Commission has issued a consent order settling charges that the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), a trade association with more than 9,000 members nationwide, violated...
Federal Court Halts Telemarketers Advance-Fee Credit Pitches
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A federal district court has halted allegedly deceptive pitches made by telemarketers who targeted consumers with poor or no credit with offers of a general-use credit card for an up-front fee of as...
Federal Register Notice
Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules
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Case Timeline Item
National Association of Music Merchants, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - March 4, 2009
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March 3, 2009
Protect Your Kids Privacy Online
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To help parents better understand their childrens’ online privacy rights, the Federal Trade Commission has developed a new article, Protecting Kids’ Privacy. The article is posted at OnGuardOnline.gov...
Jon Leibowitz Named Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission
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President Barack Obama designated Jon Leibowitz as Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission by a White House Order dated March 2, 2009. “I am honored and grateful that President Obama has selected me...
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