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FTC Returns More Than $10 Million to Consumers Who Paid Hidden Fees to LendingClub
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The Federal Trade Commission is returning more than $10 million to consumers who were charged undisclosed fees by online lender LendingClub Corporation. The FTC is distributing refunds directly to...
Jan20
Open Commission Meeting - January 20, 2022
Business Before the Commission: Staff Presentation on Identity Theft and Available Resources for Consumers.
FTC Announces Tentative Agenda for January 20 Open Commission Meeting
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Today, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan announced that an open meeting of the Commission will be held virtually on Thursday, January 20, 2022. The open meeting will commence at 1pm ET and...
In Response to FTC Charges, Dun & Bradstreet to Clean Up Small Business Credit Reporting Process and Refund Customers
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To settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it engaged in deceptive and unfair practices, Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) has agreed to an order requiring substantial changes in the firm’s operations that...
Lead Generator that Deceptively Solicited Loan Applications from Millions of Consumers and Indiscriminately Shared Sensitive Info Agrees to Pay $1.5 Million FTC Penalty
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A lead generation company that collected sensitive information from millions of consumers under the guise of connecting them with lenders will pay $1.5 million in civil penalties and face restrictions...
FTC Publishes Inflation-Adjusted Civil Penalty Amounts for 2022
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The Federal Trade Commission has adjusted the maximum civil penalty dollar amounts for violations of 16 provisions of law the agency enforces, as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation...
Merchant Cash Advance Providers Banned from Industry, Ordered to Redress Small Businesses
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Two of the defendants behind an alleged small business financing scheme, RAM Capital Funding, LLC and its owner Tzvi Reich, will be permanently banned from the merchant cash advance and debt...
FTC Issues Biennial Report to Congress on the National Do Not Call Registry
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The Federal Trade Commission issued its biennial report to Congress on the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry. The new report details the number of consumers – now totaling more than 244 million –...
Report
Biennial Report to Congress Under the Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007
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File
Text of the Report
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FTC Finalizes Order with Mortgage Analytics Firm, Requiring it to Strengthen Security Safeguards, Increase Oversight of Vendors
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The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a settlement with a mortgage industry data analytics firm that will require the company to bolster its data security protections and oversight...
Ascension Data & Analytics, LLC, In the Matter of
Ascension will be required to implement a comprehensive data security program as part of a settlement resolving FTC allegations that the firm failed to ensure one of its vendors was adequately securing personal data about tens of thousands of mortgage holders.
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
192 3126
Case Status
Pending
FTC Finalizes Order Banning Stalkerware Provider from Spyware Business
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The Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order banning a stalkerware provider and its CEO f rom the surveillance business to settle allegations the company secretly harvested and shared data on...
Support King, LLC (SpyFone.com), In the Matter of
The FTC approved a proposed order banning SpyFone and its CEO Scott Zuckerman from the surveillance business over allegations that the stalkerware app company secretly harvested and shared data on people’s physical movements, phone use, and online activities through a hidden device hack.
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
192 3003
Case Status
Pending
FTC Joins Amicus Brief in John Fralish v. Bank of America
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The Federal Trade Commission joined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Board of the Federal Reserve in an amicus brief filed with the United States Court...
Fralish v. Bank of America, N.A.
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Citation Number
21-2846
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
The Federal Trade Commission joined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Board of the Federal Reserve in an amicus brief filed with the United States Court...
Federal Register Notice
16 CFR Part 461: Trade Regulation Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses
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FTC Launches Rulemaking to Combat Sharp Spike in Impersonation Fraud
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The Federal Trade Commission launched a rulemaking today aimed at combating government and business impersonation fraud, a pernicious and prevalent problem that has grown worse during the pandemic...
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