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March 17, 1998
March 16, 1998
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Home Equity Lending Abuses in the Subprime Mortgage Industry
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Jodie Bernstein, Former Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
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Testimony
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FTC Testifies on Enforcement and Education Initiatives to Combat Abusive Lending Practices
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Predatory practices in the subprime mortgage lending market such as "equity stripping," "packing," and "flipping" and the threat these practices pose to vulnerable homeowners were the subjects of...
March 13, 1998
Debt Collector Pays Largest Penalty Ever Obtained by FTC in a Debt Collection Case: $626,810
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The Federal Trade Commission announced today that Robert James Smith, the owner of National Financial Services ("NFS"), a Baltimore, Maryland, debt collection agency, has paid a penalty of $625,810 to...
FTC To Testify about Abusive Lending Practices in the Subprime Mortgage Market
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Jodie Bernstein, Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, will participate in a news conference with Senator Charles E. Grassley and Senator John Breaux about abusive...
Announced Actions for March 13, 1998
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Petitions to reopen and modify or set aside orders: The FTC has received a petition from the following entity seeking termination of an FTC order. The FTC is seeking public comments on the newly...
March 12, 1998
Judge Upholds FTC Charges: Doan's Claims of Superiority in Treating Back Pain are Unsubstantiated
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An administrative law judge has upheld Federal Trade Commission charges that ads claiming that Doan's pills are more effective in relieving back pain than other over-the-counter pain relievers are...
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Ciba-Geigy Corporation / Novartis Corporation, In the Matter of (timeline item) - March 12, 1998
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Initial Decision
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June 21, 1996 Administrative Complaint
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March 11, 1998
Report
Commercial Weight Loss Products and Programs What Consumers Stand To Gain and Lose
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Commercial Weight Loss Products and Programs What Consumers Stand To Gain and Lose A Public Conference on the Information Consumers Need to Evaluate Weight Loss Products and Programs Report of the...
Federal Antitrust Agencies and State Attorneys General Announce Protocol for Joint Federal/State Merger Investigations
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The Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice and the National Association of Attorneys General today released a "Protocol" for how federal and state agencies will conduct joint and...
March 10, 1998
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R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, In the Matter of (timeline item) - March 10, 1998
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March 9, 1998
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McKesson Corp. and AmeriSource Health Corp (timeline item) - March 9, 1998
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Public Version of Trial Brief
(116.61 KB)
March 7, 1998
Federal Register Notice
Sunshine Meeting Act - In the Matter of Automative Breakthrough Sciences, Inc.
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March 6, 1998
Federal-Mogul Would Divest T&N's Bearings Assets as Part of Agreement With FTC
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According to the terms of a proposed consent order announced today by the Federal Trade Commission, Federal-Mogul, one of the world's leading producers of thinwall bearings used in car, truck and...
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Federal-Mogul Corporation, and T&N PL (timeline item) - March 6, 1998
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March 5, 1998
Credit Repair? Buyer Beware! FTC, States Announce Crackdown On Scams That Bilk Consumers
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Consumers are still being bilked out of millions of dollars by bogus credit repair organizations, the Federal Trade Commission said today as it announced another project in its continuing effort to...
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Second Federal Credit, Inc., and Frank Demaio., FTC and Massachusetts (timeline item) - March 5, 1998
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Credit Advisors, Inc., et al., U.S. (timeline item) - March 5, 1998
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Fighting Back, Inc., a/k/a Fighting Back Consultants, Inc., et al. (timeline item) - March 5, 1998
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