FTC Charges Marketers with Misleading Claims That Their Supplement Causes Weight Loss, Fat Loss, and Increased Metabolism in Women Over Forty
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Lunada marketed Amberen to women over 40 as ‘clinically proven’ to cause weight loss
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FTC Staff Urges Michigan Legislature to Repeal Ban on Direct-to-Consumer Sale of Motor Vehicles by Auto Manufacturers
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Federal Trade Commission staff has submitted comments to Michigan State Senator Darwin L. Booher in response to his request for a comment on the possible competitive effects of a legislative proposal...
Katherine Race Brin Appointed FTC Chief Privacy Officer
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Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez announced that Katherine Race Brin will serve as the FTC’s Chief Privacy Officer (CPO), succeeding Peter Miller. “I am very pleased to announce Katie...
FTC’s Electronic Filing System Will Accept Confidential Documents
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The Federal Trade Commission has adopted revisions to its Rules of Practice, which will enable parties in adjudicative proceedings before the Commission to file confidential documents electronically...
Undercover Inspections of Funeral Homes in Six States Prompt Compliance with Funeral Rule Disclosure Requirements
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FTC’s Funeral Rule requires funeral homes to provide price lists to consumers
FTC Halts Deceptive Marketing of Bogus Weight-Loss Products
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The Federal Trade Commission has obtained a court order temporarily halting a Glendale, California, operation that allegedly used millions of illegal spam emails, along with false weight-loss claims...
Court Halts Mortgage Relief Operation that Targeted Homeowners Facing Foreclosure
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court halted a sham operation that allegedly told financially distressed homeowners it would help get their mortgages modified, but instead...
FTC and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to Host Dialogue with Debt Collection Industry in Buffalo, NY
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Office of the New York Attorney General will host an event on June 15, 2015, in Buffalo, New York, to discuss consumer protection issues with the debt collection...
Court Bars Brooklyn Company from Using Threats and Intimidation to Coerce Elderly Consumers into Paying for Unwanted Medical Alert Devices
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Court orders defendants to pay $3.4 million in “unjust gains”
Retail Tracking Firm Settles FTC Charges it Misled Consumers About Opt Out Choices
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Nomi Technologies falsely promised an in-store opt out, the FTC alleges
National Mortgage Servicing Company Will Pay $63 Million to Settle FTC, CFPB Charges
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A national mortgage servicing company will pay $63 million to resolve Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau charges that it harmed homeowners with illegal loan servicing...
Apr21
Spotting and Avoiding Scams in Our Communities
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New America Media & the Federal Trade Commission invite you to an ethnic media news briefing: Every year scammers defraud our communities of hundreds of millions of dollars by selling fake services...
FTC Approves Final Order Barring AmeriFreight from Deceptively Touting Online Consumer Reviews and Failing to Disclose Incentives It Provided to Reviewers
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order with AmeriFreight, an automobile shipment broker, which stops the company from touting its highly...
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Administrative
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142 3249
FTC To Examine Competition, Consumer Protection, and Economic Issues Raised by the Sharing Economy at June Workshop
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On June 9, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop to examine competition, consumer protection, and economic issues raised by the proliferation of online and mobile peer-to peer...
FTC Testifies on Identity Theft, IRS Imposter Scams Before Senate Special Committee on Aging
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In testimony before Congress today, the Federal Trade Commission detailed the agency’s ongoing education and outreach efforts to combat identity theft, including tax identity theft and Internal...
FTC Chairwoman Releases 2014 Annual Highlights
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Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez released the agency’s 2014 Annual Highlights today, emphasizing the agency’s work to protect consumers and promote competition during the past...
Debt Brokers Settle FTC Charges They Exposed Consumers’ Information Online
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Defendants posted bank account numbers of 55,000 consumers
FTC Approves Final Order Barring Misleading Claims about App’s Ability to Diagnose or Assess the Risk of Melanoma
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order barring Health Discovery Corporation from making deceptive or unsupported claims that its app, MelApp...
FTC, Illinois Attorney General Halt Chicago Area Operation Charged With Illegally Pressuring Consumers to Pay ‘Phantom’ Debts
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Defendants are charged with illegally using threats and intimidation tactics to coerce consumers
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