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April 17, 2009
April 16, 2009
FTC Offers Pay-off Information to Consumers with Non-bank Credit Cards
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Carrying a credit card balance can be expensive for consumers, especially for those who make only minimum monthly payments. The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 requires...
DIRECTV, Comcast to Pay Total of $3.21 Million for Entity-Specific Do Not Call Violations
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Satellite television provider DIRECTV, and Comcast Corp., one of the nation’s largest providers of cable and Internet services, have agreed to pay a total of $3.21 million to settle separate Federal...
FTC Publishes Proposed Breach Notification Rule for Electronic Health Information
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has approved a Federal Register notice seeking public comment on a proposed rule that would require entities to notify consumers when the security...
FTC Seeks Public Comment on Revised Proposed Rule Prohibiting Petroleum Market Manipulation
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The Federal Trade Commission today issued a Revised Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (RNPRM) seeking public comment on a revised proposed rule that would prohibit market manipulation in the petroleum...
Opinion 09-5
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Confirms that cemeteries generally are not covered by the Funeral Rule unless they offer both funeral services and funeral goods.
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Opinion 09-5
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Opinion 09-3
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Clarifies that Opinion 09-1 is limited to the issues discussed in that opinion.
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Opinion 09-3
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Opinion 09-4
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Discusses the circumstances under which funeral providers should include the overhead cost of the use of a vehicle to obtain death certificates and permits in their basic services fee.
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Opinion 09-4
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April 15, 2009
SEC Issues GLB Model Privacy Form Test Data
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The Federal Trade Commission announced today a Federal Register notice describing quantitative consumer testing of a model privacy form developed as part of a Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLB) interagency...
Federal Register Notice
Pay-Per-Call Rule Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Apr15
Free Workshop for Businesses: Protecting Personal Information and Fighting Fraud with the Red Flags Rule
The Federal Trade Commission, the International Association of Privacy Professionals, and the Northwestern University School of Law co-hosted a one-day public workshop on how businesses can secure the...
April 14, 2009
FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz Appoints Senior Staff
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz has appointed six senior staff members with extensive experience in the private sector, in the public interest community, in academia, and in government...
FTC Staff Advises Maryland Physician-Hospital Organization That it Will Not Recommend Antitrust Challenge to Proposal to Provide Member Physicians Services Through Clinical Integration Program
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The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition has advised TriState Health Partners, Inc. (TriState), a physician-hospital organization based in Hagerstown, Maryland, that staff has no present...
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