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Multi-Level Marketer AdvoCare Will Pay $150 Million To Settle FTC Charges it Operated an Illegal Pyramid Scheme
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Multi-level marketer AdvoCare International, L.P. and its former chief executive officer agreed to pay $150 million and be banned from the multi-level marketing business to resolve Federal Trade...
FTC to Announce Major Consumer Protection Law Enforcement Action in Dallas Wednesday
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will announce a major consumer protection law enforcement action at 10:30 a.m. Central Time on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019, at the FTC’s Southwest Regional Office in...
FTC Releases Agenda for Workshop on Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission released the agenda for an October 7, 2019 workshop that will examine the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule in light of evolving business practices and...
Millennials More likely to Report Losing Money to Fraud than Older Generations, New FTC Data Spotlight Reports
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Millennials are 25 percent more likely to report that they have lost money to fraud than consumers aged 40 and over, according to a new Federal Trade Commission analysis of consumer complaint data...
FTC Sends More Than $5.4 Million to People Who Paid for Worthless Student Loan Debt Relief
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The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $5.4 million to nearly 40,000 people who lost money to a student loan debt relief scam. The defendants behind the scam were required to turn over...
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The operators of a student loan debt relief scam have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they bilked millions from consumers by falsely claiming to enroll consumers in loan forgiveness programs, for which they charged up to $1,000 in illegal upfront fees. The FTC alleged in its complaint that the defendants deceptively telemarketed their document preparation service by misrepresenting an affiliation with the Department of Education or consumers’ loan servicers, and that consumers who paid defendants an up-front fee were qualified for or approved to receive permanently reduced monthly payments or their student loans would be forgiven or discharged. On September 30, 2019, the FTC sent more than $5.4 million to nearly 40,000 people who lost money to the alleged scheme.
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172 3126
Federal Register Notice
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request (Contact Lens Rule)
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Federal Register Notice
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request (Regulation N)
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Federal Register Notice
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request (Affiliate Marketing Rule)
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Federal Register Notice
16 CFR Part 425: Negative Option Rule; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Request for Public Comment
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FTC Seeks Public Comment on Ways to Improve Current Requirements For Negative Option Marketing
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Today the Federal Trade Commission announced it is seeking public comment on ways to improve its existing regulations for negative option marketing. Negative option marketing is a common form of...
FTC Sues Owner of Online Dating Service Match.com for Using Fake Love Interest Ads To Trick Consumers into Paying for a Match.com Subscription
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The Federal Trade Commission sued online dating service Match Group, Inc. (Match), the owner of Match.com, Tinder, OKCupid, PlentyOfFish, and other dating sites, alleging that the company used fake...
FTC Testifies before House Appropriations Subcommittee On the Agency’s Work to Protect Consumers and Promote Competition
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In testimony before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, the Federal Trade Commission described its work to protect consumers and promote competition...
FTC to Hold Workshop Tomorrow on Made in USA Advertising and Marketing Claims
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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop to consider “Made in USA” and other types of U.S.-origin claims made by domestic and foreign sellers, consumer perception of such claims, the...
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