Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Regarding FTC v. Progressive Leasing
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By
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner
Matter Number
182 3127
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FTC Takes Action to Stop Company Posing as SBA Lender and Preying on Small Businesses
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged a Rhode Island-based company and its owner with falsely claiming to be an approved lender for a federal coronavirus relief lending program and asked a federal...
FTC Sending Full Refunds to Consumers Who Paid for “Free” and “Risk-Free” Product Pitches
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing refund checks totaling $488,629 to consumers who bought golf and kitchen gadgets from a group of online marketers that allegedly used deceptive “free” and “risk...
FTC Sends More Than $1 Million in Refunds to Victims of Online Selling Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing checks totaling more than $1 million to individuals targeted by a business opportunity scheme that promised consumers big profits from selling on Amazon. The...
FTC Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against Investor Training Scheme Online Trading Academy
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CORRECTED on loan collection restrictions. A federal court has granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a preliminary injunction to halt the alleged illegal practices of Online Trading...
Federal Register Notice
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.; Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Order to Aid Public Comment
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FTC Sends More Than $1 Million in Refunds to Victims of Invention Promotion Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission is sending refunds totaling more than $1 million to consumers targeted by a bogus invention promotion business that failed to deliver on the services it promised, and...
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Settles with FTC, Agrees to Stop Making Overly Broad and Misleading ‘Made in USA’ Claims about Houseware and Furniture Products
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Home products and kitchen wares company Williams-Sonoma Inc. has agreed to stop making false, misleading, or unsubstantiated claims that all of its Goldtouch Bakeware products, its Rejuvenation...
Student Loan Debt Relief Companies Agree to Settle FTC Charges They Falsely Promised to Lower or Eliminate Consumers’ Student Loans
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Three California-based student loan debt relief companies and their owner have agreed to be permanently banned from the debt relief business in order to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that...
FTC Returns More than $3.1 Million to Victims of Student Loan Debt Relief and Credit Repair Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing checks totaling more than $3.1 million to consumers who were victims of a student loan debt relief and credit repair scheme. Strategic Student Solutions (also...
Federal-Mogul Motorparts LLC: In the Matter of
In March 2020, Michigan-based Federal-Mogul Motorparts LLC (Federal-Mogul) agreed to settle an FTC administrative complaint alleging that it made unsubstantiated claims that its aftermarket Wagner OEX brake pads could stop a vehicle in a shorter distance in an emergency and reduce the risk of collisions, as compared to competitors’ brake pads. The proposed order resolving the FTC’s complaint prohibits Federal-Mogul from making such claims in the future, unless they are true and supported by competent and reliable scientific evidence.
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
172 3102
Case Status
Pending
FTC Sends More than $6.9 Million in Refunds to Victims of Office Supply Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission is sending refunds totaling more than $6.9 million to small businesses, non-profits, and government agencies targeted by an office supply telemarketing scam that charged...
Telestar Consulting, Inc.
The Federal Trade Commission is sending refunds totaling more than $6.9 million to small businesses, non-profits, and government agencies targeted by an office supply telemarketing scam that charged them for products they did not order. The FTC alleged that defendants’ victims included child care centers, schools, and police and fire departments.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
152 3204
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Three Defendants in Student Debt Relief Scheme Banned from Selling Debt Relief and Telemarketing
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Three defendants in a student loan debt relief scheme have been banned from telemarketing and selling debt relief, and ordered to pay millions in resolution of Federal Trade Commission allegations...
First Round of Refunds Totaling $153 Million Sent to Consumers As a Result of Multi-Agency Case Against Western Union
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Approximately $153 million is being mailed to 109,000 consumers in the first distribution of refunds resulting from the law enforcement actions brought against Western Union by the Federal Trade...
Credit Repair Company Settles FTC Charges It Deceived Consumers By Telling Them “Piggybacking” on Others’ Credit Could Boost Scores
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A Colorado-based credit repair company and its owner have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges they misled consumers with promises to “drastically and immediately” improve credit scores...
Tea Marketer Misled Consumers, Didn’t Adequately Disclose Payments to Well-Known Influencers, FTC Alleges
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A marketer of teas and skincare products has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it promoted its products using deceptive health claims and endorsements by well-known social media...
Statement of the Commission in the Matter of Teami, LLC
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Matter Number
182 3174
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Statement of the Commission
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