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May14

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Reverse Mortgages & Housing Related Scams: LGBTQ+ Consumer Rights and Protections

May 14, 2024 | 3:00PM - 4:00PM

Join the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), SAGE National Resources Center on LGBTQ+ Aging, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for a free webinar on housing issues, including how to spot...

Business Blog

Aqua Finance’s sales, financing, and FCRA practices land company in hot water

Date

May 2, 2024

Aqua Finance provided financing for water treatment equipment sold door-to-door by dealers. But according to the FTC, the company filtered out the truth and left a sediment of deceptive and unfair...

Business Blog

BlueSnap complaint alleges unfair payment processing and credit card laundering: Don’t lather, don’t rinse, and definitely don’t repeat

Date

May 1, 2024

According to Aesop, you’re known by the company you keep. Put in the FTC context, you’re known by the companies you keep as clients. That’s the message of a $10 million proposed settlement with...

Business Blog

Small businesses: FTC has your back this week – and every week

Date

April 30, 2024

We’re delighted to celebrate National Small Business Week from April 28th to May 4th. The FTC is proud to champion the interests of small businesses throughout the year by challenging unfair or...

Business Blog

Updated FTC Health Breach Notification Rule puts new provisions in place to protect users of health apps and devices

Date

April 26, 2024

It was Shakespeare who said, “Once more unto the breach.” The FTC’s goal is never more unto the breach, but until companies keep health data secure and private, we’ll continue to update and enforce...

May07

Event

Older Adults and Fraud: What You Need To Know

May 7, 2024 | 1:00PM - 2:00PM

Celebrate Older Americans Month and join us to learn about current scams affecting older adults and how to help protect yourself and your community. Speakers from the Federal Trade Commission...

Business Blog

Consumer health information: Handle with (extreme) care

Date

April 15, 2024

What will it take to get businesses to honor the promises they make about the privacy of consumers’ health data? Multiple FTC law enforcement actions in the past year? Two more cases against companies...

Business Blog

FTC announces winners of Voice Cloning Challenge – and has a word or two for businesses

Date

April 8, 2024

Voice cloning: A boon for people with medical issues or an AI-enabled bonanza for scammers? The answer depends on who’s using the technology and how they’re using it. That’s why the FTC is taking a...

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E-Cigarette Report for 2021

E-Cigarette Report for 2021 (11.88 MB)

E-Cigarette Data for Public Release (20.86 KB)

Business Blog

New FTC Data Spotlight offers illuminating insights into impersonation scams

Date

April 1, 2024

Is the person who contacted your employee really from the IRS or Social Security Administration? And what about those calls and texts to consumers claiming to be from your company? The FTC’s new Trade...

Data Spotlight

Impersonation scams: not what they used to be

Date

April 1, 2024

Scams that impersonate well-known businesses and government agencies are consistently among the top frauds reported to the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel Network. [1] In 2023, data from the FTC alone show...

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The Federal Trade Commission 2023 Privacy and Data Security Update

The Federal Trade Commission 2023 Privacy and Data Security Update (1.08 MB)

Business Blog

FTC Privacy and Security Update: What your business needs to know

Date

March 28, 2024

Business executives, tech professionals, and the attorneys who represent them need to stay current on what’s happened – and what’s happening – at the FTC when it comes to privacy and data security...

Apr01

Event

FTC staff join NAAG Consumer Protection Quarterly: No Fooling: How to Spot and Avoid Imposter Scams

April 1, 2024 | 2:00PM - 3:00PM

For another year running, imposter scams are the top-reported scam to the Federal Trade Commission. On April 1 at 2pm ET, join FTC experts to talk data, advice, and enforcement about the latest trends...

Mar25

Event

Reinvigorating Antitrust: Citizens, not just Consumers: A conversation between Lina Khan and Daron Acemoglu

March 25, 2024 | 1:00PM - 2:00PM

Chair Khan will participate in a conversation with Daron Acemoglu on the role of antitrust as a tool to check corporate power, what economics is interesting and useful to regulators dealing with power...

Business Blog

Small business people are among those getting $100 million back due to FTC action challenging Benefytt Technologies’ sham health plans

Date

March 19, 2024

Finding healthcare coverage can be a challenge for many Americans, including gig workers, the self-employed, and people at small businesses. So when consumers were looking for health insurance under...

Business Blog

Time lapse? $33 million FTC damages settlement with Biz2Credit addresses deceptive claims to small businesses about average processing time for loans

Date

March 18, 2024

For small businesses struggling to stay afloat during COVID, time was of the essence. When help materialized in the form of the emergency Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) administered by the Small...

Business Blog

Breakdown in the “Fast Lane”: FTC challenges Womply’s promise to get small businesses PPP loans fast

Date

March 18, 2024

Tick. Tick. Tick. For small business owners, gig workers, and freelancers fighting for survival during the pandemic, every day that passed without essential capital put their futures at risk. So when...

Mar21

Event

Open Commission Meeting- March 21, 2024

March 21, 2024 | 11:00AM - 1:00PM

Business before the Commission: Presentation on the Telemarketing Sales Rule Amendments and Supply Chain Report

Business Blog

Donation vexation: FTC and 10 States challenge cancer “charity” as a sham

Date

March 11, 2024

Think about the two women across from you in the office. Now consider the sobering statistic that of those two women, one will battle cancer in her lifetime. The bad news gets worse when you realize...

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