Displaying 21401 - 21420 of 38044
March 5, 2009
March 4, 2009
Federal Court Halts Telemarketers Advance-Fee Credit Pitches
Date
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...
FTC Warns Consumers About Economic Stimulus Scams
Date
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
Date
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
Date
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 Register Notice
Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules
Date
Case Timeline Item
National Association of Music Merchants, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - March 4, 2009
Date
March 3, 2009
Jon Leibowitz Named Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission
Date
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...
Protect Your Kids Privacy Online
Date
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...
March 2, 2009
Virtual Worlds and Kids: Mapping the Risks
Date
Virtual worlds – online “places” where people use graphic characters known as avatars to represent themselves – can expose children and teenagers to inappropriate activity or violence. To help parents...
Economic Stimulus Scams
Date
WHAT: PRESS CONFERENCE to unveil bogus Web sites and other scams claiming they can help individual consumers qualify for a share of stimulus package money. Many sites use photos of President Obama and...
Displaying 21401 - 21420 of 38044