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Southern California Auto Dealership Group to Pay $1.4 Million for Violating FTC Order Requiring Clear Financing and Leasing Disclosures in Its Advertisements
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A Southern California-based auto dealership group will pay $1.4 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated a 2014 administrative order prohibiting it from misrepresenting how...
FTC Releases Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2018 to 2022
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The Federal Trade Commission has released its draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2018 to 2022 for public review and comment, as required under the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010, using guidance...
FTC Staff Seeks Empirical Research and Public Comments Regarding Impact of Certificates of Public Advantage
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Federal Trade Commission staff has issued a public notice encouraging academic and industry research on the impact of certificates of public advantage (COPA) on prices, quality, access, and innovation...
FTC Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee on Net Neutrality
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The Federal Trade Commission testified today before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law on the role of antitrust enforcement in the debate over network...
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On "Net Neutrality and the Role of Antitrust," Before the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law of the Judiciary Committee, United States House of Representatives
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By
Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner and Former Acting Chair;
Terrell McSweeny, Former Commissioner
Matter Number
P859900
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Text of the Commission Testimony
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FTC Settlements Ban Chicago-area Phantom Debt Collector from the Debt Collection Business and from Selling Debt Portfolios
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The operators of a Chicago-area fake debt collection scheme have been banned from the debt collection business and from selling debt portfolios under settlements with the Federal Trade Commission and...
American Precious Metals, LLC, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
102 3212
FTC Obtains Court Order against Deceptive Marketers Who Tricked Consumers with Ads for Non-existent Rental Properties and ‘Free’ Credit Reports
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The Federal Trade Commission has obtained a court order against two men for their roles in an alleged scheme that lured consumers with fake rental property ads and deceptive promises of “free” credit...
FTC Obtains Settlements from Operators of Tech Support Scams
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The operators of two tech support scams have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they tricked consumers into believing their computers were infected with viruses and malware, and...
Rust-Oleum Corporation (Painter’s Touch 2X Ultra Cover spray paint)
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By
Devin Willis fka Devin Domond, Former Chief of Staff for Advertising Practices
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Text of the Letter
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FTC Releases Reports on 2015 Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco Sales and Marketing Expenditures
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The number of cigarettes the largest cigarette companies in the United States sold to wholesalers and retailers nationwide declined from 253.8 billion in 2014 to 244.2 billion in 2015, according to...
FTC Staff Supports Certificate of Need Application for Lee County, Georgia
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Federal Trade Commission staff has submitted comments to Frank W. Berry, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Health, supporting a Certificate of Need (CON) application filed by Lee...
FTC Provides Additional Guidance on COPPA and Voice Recordings
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The Federal Trade Commission is providing additional guidance on how the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule applies to the collection of audio voice recordings by organizations covered by the...
Victory Media Settles FTC Charges Concerning Its Promotion of Post-Secondary Schools to Military Consumers
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The Federal Trade Commission and Victory Media, Inc. have reached a proposed administrative consent agreement resolving allegations that Victory Media violated Section 5 of the FTC Act in connection...
Statement of Acting FTC Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen on First Annual Review of EU-U.S.-Privacy Shield
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Acting Federal Trade Commission Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen has issued the following statement regarding the release of the European Commission’s Report on the first annual review of the EU-U.S...
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