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March 7, 2013
March 6, 2013
FTC to Announce Nationwide Crackdown on Text Message Scams
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a media availability Thursday, March 7 at 11:30 a.m. ET/10:30 a.m. CT at its Midwest Region Office in Chicago to announce a series of enforcement actions...
FTC Approves Final Orders Settling Charges Against The Sherwin-Williams Co. and PPG Architectural Finishes, Inc.; Issues Enforcement Policy Statement on "Zero VOC" Paint Claims
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission approved final orders settling charges that The Sherwin-Williams Co. and PPG Architectural Finishes, Inc made false and unsubstantiated...
FTC Sends Over $1 Million in Refunds to Consumers Harmed by Mortgage Relief Scheme That Posed as Government Assistance Program
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The Federal Trade Commission mailed 17,213 refund checks to consumers who were deceived by an operation that charged an up-front fee for bogus mortgage relief services and posed as a government...
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PPG Architectural Finishes, Inc. (timeline item) - March 6, 2013
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Exhibits A - E
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Decision and Order
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Letter to Commenter Ruosch
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Sherwin-Williams Company, The (timeline item) - March 6, 2013
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Complaint
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Exhibits A H
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Decision and Order
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Letter to Commenter Ruosch
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March 5, 2013
FTC's Northeast Region Releases Top Complaint Categories in 2012
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The Federal Trade Commission’s Northeast Region today announced the release of the FTC’s annual Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book detailing the number of consumer complaints, including those...
Federal Register Notice
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request (Alternative Fuels Rule)
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March 4, 2013
FTC Warns Small Businesses: Don't Open Email Falsely Claiming to be From FTC
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The Federal Trade Commission is warning small businesses: An email that pretends to be from the FTC with “NOTIFICATION OF CONSUMER COMPLAINT” in the subject line is not from the FTC. The email falsely...
March 1, 2013
Report
Paper, Plastic… or Mobile? An FTC Workshop on Mobile Payments
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To learn more about the mobile payments industry and its effects on consumers, the FTC convened a workshop on April 26, 2012. For purposes of the workshop and this report, staff took a very broad view...
La Semana Nacional de Protección del Consumidor 2013 comienza el domingo 3 de marzo
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La Comisión Federal de Comercio (FTC, por su sigla en inglés) se une con más de 60 agencias federales, estatales y locales, grupos de consumidores y organizaciones nacionales de defensa de los...
National Consumer Protection Week 2013 Kicks Off Sunday, March 3
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The Federal Trade Commission is joining with more than 60 federal, state and local agencies, consumer groups and national advocacy organizations to participate in National Consumer Protection Week...
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