Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On "Consumer Protection and the Credit Crisis"
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Pamela Jones Harbour, Former Commissioner
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Testimony
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February 26, 2009
FTC Testifies on Efforts to Protect Consumers in Financial Distress
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The Federal Trade Commission testified today before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation about the agency’s increased focus on protecting consumers in financial distress...
FTC Intervenes in Lubrizol's Consummated Acquisition of Lockharts Oxidate Assets
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The Federal Trade Commission has intervened in Lubrizol Corporation’s 2007 acquisition of the oxidate assets of rival firm The Lockhart Company, which the agency contends violated the antitrust laws...
FTC Report Urges Reform and Modernization of Federal Debt Collection Law; Agency Also Issues Annual FDCPA Report to Congress
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The Federal Trade Commission issued a report today recommending that the debt collection legal system be reformed and modernized to reflect changes in consumer debt, the debt collection industry, and...
FTC Releases List of Top Consumer Complaints in 2008
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The Federal Trade Commission today released the list of top consumer complaints received by the agency in 2008. The list, contained in the publication “Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book for January...
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Lubrizol Corporation, The, and The Lockhart Company, In the Matter of (timeline item) - February 26, 2009
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Agreement Containing Consent Order
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Decision and Order
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Complaint
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February 25, 2009
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Fraud Forum
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a free two-day Fraud Forum on February 25 and 26, 2009, in Washington, DC. The Forum will examine how the FTC can more effectively protect consumers from...
February 24, 2009
FTC Announces Regulatory Review of Its Fuel Rating Rule
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The Commission has approved a Federal Register notice seeking comment on the agency’s Fuel Rating Rule (16 CFR Part 306), as part of its systematic review of its rules and regulations. As detailed in...
February 23, 2009
FTC Obtains Court Order Halting Internet Payday Lenders Who Failed to Disclose Key Loan Terms and Used Abusive and Deceptive Collection Tactics
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In a case filed by the Federal Trade Commission and the State of Nevada, a federal court has ordered a halt to certain practices by seven U.S.-based companies and an individual operating as part of an...
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