Action Research Group, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
072 3021
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Keep Summer Fuel Costs From Burning Your Budget
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Memorial Day Weekend unofficially marks the start of summer, with hotter days and family road trips following close behind. Because the costs of cooling your home and filling up your car can add up...
FTC Charges Home Buying Consulting Business with Credit Repair Violations
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A home-buying consulting business that offers credit repair and home-buying consulting services has agreed to settle with the Federal Trade Commission for alleged federal law violations, including...
Home Buyers Consulting Network, Inc., also d/b/a Home Buyers Network, et al.; and Douglas Andersen Moore, a/k/a Douglas A. Moore, individually and as an officer of Home Buyers Consulting Network, Inc.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
062-3231
FTC Testifies Before U.S. House Subcommittee on Progress of Credit-Based Insurance Score Study
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The Federal Trade Commission today provided Congress with an update on the progress of its study on the use of credit-based insurance scores in homeowners insurance. Insurance companies have...
FTC Announces Operation Tele-PHONEY, Agency's Largest Telemarketing Sweep
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“The caller asked for my bank account information. I cannot remember everything he said. I just thought that I needed to confirm my account information in order to avoid losing my Medicare benefits.”...
FTC, Partners to Announce Operation Tele-PHONEY Law Enforcement Sweep
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The Federal Trade Commission, together with more than 30 law enforcement partners from the United States and Canada, will announce the results of ‘Operation Tele-PHONEY’ at a joint press conference at...
Defendants Agree to $26 Million Judgment to Settle FTC Charges for Deceiving Merchants in Debt/Credit Card Processing Scheme
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The marketers of a debit and credit card processing services operation have agreed to judgments of more than $26 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceived small businesses...
FTC to Host Conference on Consumer Information and the Mortgage Market
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The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Economics will host a conference on May 29 to highlight and assess the role of consumer information in the current mortgage crisis from an economic perspective...
Pair Ordered to Pay $49 Million for Cross-Border Telemarketing Fraud
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge has ordered two persons to pay more than $49 million for their role in a Canada-based scheme that duped American businesses into paying...
FTC Approves New Rule Provision Under The CAN-SPAM Act
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The Federal Trade Commission has approved four new rule provisions under the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM or the Act). The provisions are...
FTC to Host Town Hall Meeting to Explore Contactless Payment
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Technology Law and Public Policy clinic at the University of Washington Law School will host a one-day Town Hall meeting to explore emerging uses of contactless...
FTC Warns Consumers About Potential Charity Scams
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The Federal Trade Commission is urging consumers to be cautious of potential charity scams in connection with the devastating earthquake in China and cyclone in Myanmar. Scam artists may take...
Express Consolidation Telemarketers Settle FTC Charges
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The Federal Trade Commission announced today that Florida attorney Randall L. Leshin, his debt management services company, Express Consolidation, Inc., and telemarketer Consumer Credit Consolidation...
Agencies Issue Proposed Rules on Risk-Based Pricing Notices
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Reserve Board today announced proposed regulations that generally would require a creditor to provide a consumer with a risk-based pricing notice when...
Undercover Shoppers Find It Increasingly Difficult for Children to Buy M-Rated Games
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The Federal Trade Commission today released the results of its latest nationwide undercover shop of movie theaters and movie, music, and video game retailers. The FTC conducted a survey with 13-to-16...
Free Trial Smoking Cessation Patch Promoter Halts Deceptive Practices; Trials Werent Free, Patches Didnt Work As Claimed, FTC Alleges
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An operation that offered “free trials” of its herbal products, including smoking cessation patches, has agreed to halt its allegedly deceptive practices, pending trial. The Federal Trade Commission...
May06
Beyond Voice: Mapping the Mobile Marketplace
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a Town Hall meeting on May 6-7, 2008, to explore the evolving mobile commerce (M-commerce) marketplace and its implications for consumer protection policy. This...
Commission Issues Letter in Response to SCIs Motion for Extension of Divestiture Time Period
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Issuance of letter regarding motion divestiture time period extension –– The Commission has approved issuance of a letter responding to a motion by Service Corporation International (SCI) in which SCI...
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