Weathering Hurricane Season
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As the hurricane season gets underway, it’s time to tap into your inner scout and "be prepared." Your preparation for weather extremes or other natural disasters of course involves securing your...
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FTC Actions Stop Deceptive Schemes in "Operation Tele-PHONEY" Cases
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Four deceptive telemarketing operations targeted by the Federal Trade Commission have agreed to abandon the illegal tactics they allegedly used to scam consumers – such as charging for products that...
Commission Approves Final Consent Order in Matter Concerning Aspen Technology, Inc.
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Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter of Aspen Technology, Inc. Last month, the FTC announced it would modify a 2004 order against Aspen...
FTC Action Stops Foreclosure 'Rescue' Operation
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The Federal Trade Commission has put a stop to a deceptive foreclosure "rescue" operation that charged homeowners $1,200 based on the false promise that it could save them from losing their homes. The...
FTC Announces Public Forum on Proposed Debt Relief Amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission is inviting interested persons to participate in a public forum on November 4, 2009, to discuss proposed debt relief amendments to the Commission’s Telemarketing Sales...
At FTC's Request, Court Halts Deceptive Claims for Free Government Grants
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A U.S. district court has shut down several Web sites that scammers have been using to falsely claim that they can help consumers get free government grant money, the Federal Trade Commission...
FTC Settlement Bars Deceptive Online Marketing Tactics; Payday Loan Applicants Were Charged for Unwanted Debit Cards
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A debit card company that charged consumers a fee for a debit card they had ordered unknowingly while applying for a payday loan online, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the...
Court Halts Job Placement Scam at FTC's Request
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A U.S. district court has halted a phony job placement operation that allegedly stole money from job seekers by promising them full-time work, with benefits, that never materialized, the Federal Trade...
Commission Announces New Fees for Telemarketers Accessing the National Do Not Call Registry
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The FTC has announced new fees starting on October 1, 2009, for telemarketers accessing phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. All telemarketers making calls to consumers in the United...
Mortgage Lender Agrees to Settle FTC Charges; Prescreened Loan Offers Lacked Proper Opt-Out Notice
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A home mortgage lender that sent prescreened offers of credit to consumers without properly informing them of their right to opt out of receiving such offers in the future has agreed to settle Federal...
FTC Issues Final Breach Notification Rule for Electronic Health Information
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The Federal Trade Commission has issued a final rule requiring certain Web-based businesses to notify consumers when the security of their electronic health information is breached. Congress directed...
Extra! Extra! FTC Announces Revised Schedule for Workshop: "From Town Criers to Bloggers: How Will Journalism Survive the Internet Age?"
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced December 1 and 2, 2009, as the dates on which it will begin a series of workshops titled "From Town Criers to Bloggers: How Will Journalism Survive the...
FTC Seeks Comment on The Dow Chemical Company's Petition to Divest Its Acrylic Acid and Latex Polymers Businesses to Arkema Inc.
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a petition from The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) requesting approval to divest its acrylic acid and latex polymers businesses to Arkema Inc...
FTC Releases Reports on Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco Sales and Marketing Expenditures
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The amount spent on cigarette advertising and promotion by the five largest cigarette companies in the United States declined from $13.11 billion in 2005 to $12.49 billion in 2006, according to a...
Two Companies Pay Civil Penalties to Settle FTC Charges; Failed to Give Required Notices to Fired Workers and Rejected Job Applicants
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Two companies that fired workers and rejected job applicants based on background checks without informing them of their rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) have agreed to settle Federal...
Judge Upholds FTC Staff Complaint Against Marketers of Bogus Cancer Cures
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An Administrative Law Judge has upheld Federal Trade Commission staff charges against a company and its officer for making deceptive claims that shark cartilage and herbal formulations prevent, treat...
FTC Charges Companies with 'Bamboo-zling' Consumers with False Product Claims
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged four sellers of clothing and other textile products with deceptively labeling and advertising these items as made of bamboo fiber, when they are made of rayon...
Commission Reopens Public Comment Period On the Negative Option Rule
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The Commission has reopened the public comment period for the review of its Rule Concerning the Use of Prenotification Negative Option Plans at the request of an organization and state and local...
Tips for Consumers About Layaway Plans
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For a long time, layaway plans have provided an alternative to paying cash or using credit. The retailer holds merchandise in reserve until the consumer pays for it in full. In recent years, Internet...
Court Halts U.S. Internet Seller Deceptively Posing as U.K. Home Electronics Site
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In the wake of a Federal Trade Commission complaint against a company that deceptively sold electronics to hundreds of British consumers, the company has agreed to stop its allegedly illegal tactics...
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