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FTC Stops Phantom Debt Collection Scheme

Date

February 8, 2019

At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has temporarily halted and frozen the assets of a debt collection scheme that allegedly bilked consumers out of millions of dollars, using...

Report

2018 Annual Report on Refunds to Consumers

Date

February 8, 2019

The goal of FTC law enforcement actions is to halt illegal practices, and when possible, get refunds to people who lost money. Once an FTC lawsuit or settlement is final and the defendants have paid...

Text of the Commission Staff Report (1.74 MB)

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FTC Seeks to Add New Defendants in Student Debt Relief Case

Date

February 7, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission moved to add two new defendants to an ongoing case against a California-based student debt relief operation shuttered pursuant to a court order obtained by the Commission...

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FTC Seeks Public Comments on whether to Repeal, Amend, or Retain Leather Guides

Date

February 6, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on whether it should repeal, amend, or retain the Guides for Select Leather and Imitation Leather Products (Leather Guides) as part of its...

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FTC Wins Key Ruling Allowing Agency to Continue Efforts to Hold Operator of Deceptive Computer Financing Scheme Accountable

Date

February 1, 2019

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal bankruptcy court ruled that the operator of a computer-financing scheme cannot use a bankruptcy filing to shield himself from complying with a...

Jan31

Event

Telephone Town Halls on Tax-Related Identity Theft and IRS Imposter Scams

January 31, 2019 | 10:00AM

January 31, 2019 | 1:00PM

AARP, the FTC, and the U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) host two telephone town halls about tax-related identify theft and IRS imposter scams. Learn how tax-related...

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FTC Announces the Tenth Session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century

Date

December 21, 2018

ALERT: This Hearing scheduled for January 16 was cancelled due to the Government shutdown, and rescheduled to March 20, 2019. The Federal Trade Commission today announced the tenth session of its...

Mar20

Event

FTC Hearing #10: Competition and Consumer Protection Issues in U.S. Broadband Markets

March 20, 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:45PM

This hearing was originally scheduled for January 16 but was rescheduled to March 20, 2019 due to the government shutdown. The Federal Trade Commission held the tenth session of its Hearings...

Press Release

FTC and State of Florida Win Summary Judgment: Court Orders Ringleader of Debt-Relief Scam to Pay $23 Million and Imposes Industry Bans

Date

December 14, 2018

A federal judge in Florida has permanently banned Kevin W. Guice from the telemarketing and debt-relief industries, agreeing with the Federal Trade Commission and the State of Florida that he founded...

Press Release

FTC and VA Sign Updated Memorandum of Agreement

Date

December 14, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Veterans Affairs signed an updated Memorandum of Agreement to continue ongoing efforts to stop fraudulent and deceptive practices targeted at U.S...

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FTC Tops the List of “Best Places to Work” Among Mid-Size Federal Agencies

Date

December 12, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission today was rated the number one place to work among mid-size federal government agencies for 2018 by the non-profit, non-partisan Partnership for Public Service, based on...

Press Release

Two Defendants Settle Allegations in ‘Money Now Funding’ Credit Card Charge Laundering Scheme

Date

December 11, 2018

Two defendants charged with laundering millions of dollars in credit card charges through fraudulent merchant accounts have settled with the Federal Trade Commission. Under the proposed settlement...

Press Release

FTC Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century Continue With Examination of Data Security

Date

December 10, 2018

What: The Federal Trade Commission will host the ninth session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century, which will examine data security. When: Tuesday, December 11...

Press Release

FTC Proposes Amendments to Improve Usability of the Energy Labeling Rule

Date

December 10, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission has approved a Federal Register notice seeking comments on proposed non-substantive changes to the Energy Labeling Rule (Rule). The proposed amendments would organize the...

Press Release

Defendant in Fraudulent Business Coaching Scheme Settles with FTC

Date

December 10, 2018

One of the defendants involved in MOBE, a massive internet marketing and business coaching scheme alleged to have bilked hundreds of millions of dollars from consumers worldwide, has agreed to settle...

Press Release

FTC Settlements Will Ban Student Loan Debt Relief Operators From Engaging in Debt Relief Services

Date

December 7, 2018

The operators of two Florida-based student loan debt relief schemes are banned from the debt relief business as part of agreements settling Federal Trade Commission allegations that they collected...

Press Release

Online Seller to Pay $60,000 Penalty for Violating the Contact Lens Rule

Date

December 6, 2018

A California-based online seller of non-corrective, decorative contact lenses will pay a $60,000 penalty and be banned from all contact lens sales, under an order settling Federal Trade Commission...

Press Release

FTC Releases FY 2018 National Do Not Call Registry Data Book and Mini Site

Date

December 6, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission today issued the National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2018. The FTC’s National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry lets consumers choose not to receive most...

Press Release

FTC Returns More Than $3.5 Million to Consumers Subjected to Deceptive and Unfair Sales and Financing Tactics by Los Angeles-Area’s Sage Auto Group

Date

December 6, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 43,456 checks totaling more than $3.5 million to consumers subjected to deceptive and unfair sales and financing tactics by the Sage Auto Group and its owners...

Report

National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2018

Date

December 6, 2018

State Rankings for National Do Not Call Registry Complaints per 100K Population The National Do Not Call Registry Data Book contains statistical data about phone numbers on the Registry, telemarketers...

Do Not Call Registry Data Book FY 2018 (Zip) (87.15 KB)

DNC Data Book 2018 (PDF) (4.39 MB)

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