Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Prepaid Calling Cards
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William Kovacic, Former Chairman
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Testimony
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September 10, 2008
FTC's AmeriDebt Lawsuit Resolved: Almost $13 Million Returned to 287,000 Consumers Harmed by Debt Management Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission announced today that the agency returned approximately $12.7 million to consumers this week from a settlement with Andris Pukke and his companies, AmeriDebt, Inc. and...
FTC Obtains Court Order Against Husband-Wife Credit Repair Team
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The Federal Trade Commission charged two credit repair marketers with violating federal law by collecting advance payment for credit repair services and falsely promising to remove derogatory...
FTC Issues Administrative Challenge to Polypore International, Inc.'s Consummated Acquisition of Microporous Products L.P. and Other Anticompetitive Conduct
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Conduct Allegedly Harms Competition in North American Markets for Battery Separators The Federal Trade Commission has unanimously approved an administrative complaint challenging Polypore...
FTC Announces Public Workshop on Basics of the Premerger Notification Program
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that the Bureau of Competition’s Premerger Notification Office will host a half-day workshop on the basics of the U.S. premerger notification program in...
FTC Testifies on Prepaid Phone Card Fraud
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The Federal Trade Commission today told the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation that while the FTC will continue its aggressive law enforcement and consumer education...
FTC Extends Public Comment Period in Petroleum Industry Market Manipulation NPRM Proceeding To October 17, 2008; Announces Details for Public Workshop
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– The Commission today announced an extension of the public comment period for the recently issued Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on petroleum industry market manipulation. The Commission posted...
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Whole Foods Market, Inc., and Wild Oats Markets, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - September 10, 2008
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Scheduling Order
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Polypore International, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - September 10, 2008
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Administrative Complaint
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September 9, 2008
Bear Stearns and EMC Mortgage to Pay $28 Million to Settle FTC Charges of Unlawful Mortgage Servicing and Debt Collection Practices
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The Bear Stearns Companies, LLC and its subsidiary, EMC Mortgage Corporation, have agreed to pay $28 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they engaged in unlawful practices in...
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Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (timeline item) - September 9, 2008
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Stipulation of Dismissal
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EMC Mortgage Co. (timeline item) - September 9, 2008
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Network Services Depot, Inc.; Network Marketing, LLC, et al. (timeline item) - September 9, 2008
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September 8, 2008
FTC Commissioners React to Department of Justice Report, Competition and Monopoly: Single-Firm Conduct Under Section 2 of the Sherman Act
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Today the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) independently issued a report on Section 2 of the Sherman Act, the statute that protects Americans from predatory or monopolistic harm. The Federal Trade...
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Whole Foods Market, Inc., and Wild Oats Markets, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - September 8, 2008
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Order Amending Complaint
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Amended Complaint
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September 5, 2008
Commission Approves Final Consent Order in the Matter of We Give Loans, Inc.; FTC Approves Final Consent Order in the Matter of American Advance.com
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Commission approval of final consent orders – Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning We Give Loans, Inc., as well...
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