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August 1, 2010
July 29, 2010
Mortgage Relief Marketer Will Return $2.4 Million to Consumers to Settle FTC Charges
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A company that deceived consumers with promises it could save their homes from foreclosure will pay $2.4 million to victims as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. The case is part...
FTC Issues Final Rule to Protect Consumers in Credit Card Debt
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Starting on October 27, 2010, for-profit companies that sell debt relief services over the telephone may no longer charge a fee before they settle or reduce a customer’s credit card or other unsecured...
July 28, 2010
FTC Warns Consumers to Beware of Pitfalls When Choosing Pre-paid Phone Cards
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Pre-paid calling cards can be a convenient way to stay in touch. But the Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, and the Federal Communications Commission, the nation’s...
FTC Chairman to Announce a New Debt Relief Rule to Protect Financially Distressed Consumers at Middle Class Task Force Event
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz will announce a new rule to protect consumers of debt relief services at a Middle Class Task Force event at the White House. Following the Chairman’s...
FTC Order Restores Competition in U.S. Markets for Herbicide Products
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Australian chemical company Nufarm Limited has agreed to sell certain assets and modify some of its business agreements to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its 2008 acquisition of rival A...
La FTC les Advierte a los Consumidores que al Elegir Tarjetas Telefónicas Prepagadas Tengan Cuidado con las Trampas
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Las tarjetas telefónicas prepagadas pueden ser una manera conveniente de comunicarse. Pero la Comisión Federal de Comercio ( Federal Trade Commission, FTC), la agencia nacional de protección del...
FTC Approves Solvay's Application to Terminate Supply Agreement with Alventia; FTC Seeks Public Comments on Application by Dow Chemical Company to Modify Contract with Arkema Inc.
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FTC Approves Solvay’s Application to Terminate Supply Agreement with Alventia The Federal Trade Commission has approved an application by chemical company Solvay S.A. to end a 1998 agreement to supply...
Case Timeline Item
Nufarm Limited, In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 28, 2010
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Agreement Containing Consent Order
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Decision and Order
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Complaint
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Polypore International, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 28, 2010
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July 27, 2010
Comcast Corporation (fiber-optic content of consumer broadband network)
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Mary K. Engle, Associate Director
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Consumer Privacy
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Jon Leibowitz, Former Chairman
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Testimony
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Rite Aid Settles FTC Charges That It Failed to Protect Medical and Financial Privacy of Customers and Employees
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Rite Aid Corporation has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to protect the sensitive financial and medical information of its customers and employees, in violation of...
FTC Testimony: Stopping Pay-for-Delay Drug Settlement Agreements is a Top Competition Priority
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In testimony today before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy, the Federal Trade Commission details its work to promote...
FTC Testifies on Efforts to Protect Consumer Privacy
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The Federal Trade Commission today testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation about FTC efforts to protect consumer privacy. The testimony, presented by FTC...
National Do Not Call Registry Tops 200 Million Phone Numbers
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that phone numbers on the national Do Not Call Registry now exceed 200 million, and that signing up for the Registry to prevent unwanted telemarketing...
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