Tag: Consumer Protection

Statement of Commissioner Alvaro Martin Bedoya Regarding the Policy Statement on Education Technology and COPPA

Date

May 19, 2022

Alvaro Bedoya, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

P155401

Text of the Statement by Commissioner Bedoya (155.17 KB)

FTC to Hold Virtual Event on Protecting Kids from Stealth Advertising in Digital Media

Date

May 19, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission will host a virtual event on October 19, 2022, to examine how best to protect children from a growing array of manipulative marketing practices that make it difficult or...

Public Statement

Statement by Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Regarding the Request for Public Comments on the Amendments to the Endorsement Guides

Date

May 19, 2022

Matter Number

P204500

Text of the Statement by Commissioner Slaughter (146.81 KB)

Federal Trade Commission Sends out Second Round of Redress Checks in Payday Lending Scheme Operated by AMG Services

Date

May 19, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission, through its refund administrator, is mailing 690,000 checks totaling more than $152 million to consumers who lost money to a massive payday lending fraud scheme operated...

FTC Proposes to Strengthen Advertising Guidelines Against Fake and Manipulated Reviews

Date

May 19, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission is considering changes to tighten its guidelines for advertisers against posting fake positive reviews or manipulating reviews by suppressing bad ones—and warns social...

Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Regarding the Endorsement Guides Review

Date

May 19, 2022

Lina M. Khan, Former Chair and Commissioner

Matter Number

P204500

Text of the Statement of Chair Khan (180.26 KB)

AMG Services, Inc.

The Federal Trade Commission, working jointly with the U.S. Department of Justice, is mailing 1,179,803 refund checks totaling more than $505 million to people who were deceived by a massive payday lending scheme operated by AMG Services, Inc. and Scott A. Tucker.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

May 19, 2022

FTC Matter/File Number

112 3024

X120026

FTC Chair Lina M. Khan Testifies Before House Appropriations Subcommittee

Date

May 18, 2022

In testimony before the House Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan highlighted the agency’s broad consumer protection and competition...

Public Statement

Remarks of Samuel Levine at LGBTQ+ Elder Fraud Prevention and Response Network Summit

Date

May 17, 2022

Remarks of Samuel Levine at LGBTQ+ Elder Fraud Prevention and Response Network Summit (219.88 KB)

Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan in the Matter of R360 Network LLC

Date

May 17, 2022

Lina M. Khan, Former Chair and Commissioner

Matter Number

1823171

Statement of Chair Khan in the Matter of R360 Network, LLC (198.8 KB)

FTC Hits R360 and its Owner With $3.8 Million Civil Penalty Judgment for Preying on People Seeking Treatment for Addiction

Date

May 17, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission has taken action against R360 LLC and its owner, Steven Doumar, for deceiving people seeking help for addiction about the evaluation and selection criteria for the...

Written Submission on the Public Interest of Chair Lina M. Khan and Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter in the Matter of Certain UMTS and LTE Cellular Communication Modules

Date

May 16, 2022

Lina M. Khan, Former Chair and Commissioner;

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Former Commissioner

Written Submission to the U.S. International Trade Commission

Written Submission of Chair Khan and Commissioner Slaughter to ITC (248.68 KB)

Federal Trade Commission Seeks Comments on Updates to Labeling Rule Geared Toward Reducing Energy Costs for Consumers

Date

May 13, 2022

Today, the Federal Trade Commission announced it is seeking public comments on proposed updates to the Energy Labeling Rule which will allow consumers to more accurately compare the estimated annual...

FTC Announces Tentative Agenda for May 19 Open Commission Meeting

Date

May 12, 2022

Today, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan announced that an open meeting of the Commission will be held virtually on Thursday, May 19, 2022. The open meeting will commence at 1pm ET and will...

FTC Takes Action Against Lions Not Sheep and Owner for Slapping Bogus Made in USA Labels on Clothing Imported from China

Date

May 11, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission today took action against apparel company Lions Not Sheep Products, LLC, and its owner Sean Whalen for falsely claiming that its imported apparel is Made in USA. According...

Amicus Briefs

Sessa v. TransUnion, LLC

Date

May 6, 2022

Citation Number

22-87

Federal Court

U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

The district court dismissed a complaint under the Fair Credit Reporting Act on the ground that the inaccurate information contained in the plaintiff’s credit report was a “legal” inaccuracy and not a...

Amicus Brief (620.38 KB)

FTC Joins Amicus Brief Opposing Liability Shield for Sloppy Credit Reports

Date

May 6, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission has joined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in an amicus brief filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in the case of Sessa v...

FTC Acts to Shut Down ‘The Credit Game’ for Running a Bogus Credit Repair Scheme that Fleeced Consumers

Date

May 6, 2022

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has temporarily halted a bogus credit repair scheme known as The Credit Game for promoting a series of lies and deceptions. The FTC...