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FTC Update: Telemarketer Fees for the Do Not Call Registry to Rise Slightly in FY 2017

Date

September 1, 2016

The Federal Trade Commission has announced FY 2017 fees for telemarketers accessing phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. The annual fees will increase slightly from FY 2016, and are set...

Press Release

FTC Announces Agenda for Economic Conference on Marketing and Consumer Protection

Date

September 1, 2016

The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Economics has announced the agenda and panelists for its Economic Conference on Marketing and Consumer Protection in Washington, DC, on September 16, 2016, co...

Press Release

FTC Action: Court Orders Ban Mortgage Relief Scammers from Mortgage Modification and Debt Relief Business

Date

September 1, 2016

The principals of a mortgage relief operation and their companies are banned from the mortgage loan modification and debt relief business under court orders obtained by the Federal Trade Commission...

Press Release

FTC Blog Post Outlines How NIST Cybersecurity Framework Relates to FTC Data Security Program

Date

August 31, 2016

A new blog post from the Federal Trade Commission provides guidance to businesses on how the cybersecurity framework created by the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) aligns with...

Public Statement

Applications for Herbalife Independent Compliance Auditor

Date

August 31, 2016

In the Matter of Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Herbalife International of America, Inc, the following applications were submitted in response to the FTC’s August 9, 2016 Request for...

Adonis Hoffman (682.88 KB)

Affiliated Monitors (765.64 KB)

AlixPartners (355.26 KB)

Ankura Consulting (403.58 KB)

BDO (487.66 KB)

Crowell & Moring and StoneTurn Group (5.21 MB)

Exiger (1.54 MB)

Farrell Fritz (9.61 MB)

FTI Consulting (687.09 KB)

Goldin Associates (3.48 MB)

Guidepost Solutions (2.63 MB)

Hemming Morse (21.59 MB)

Jack Conway and Deloitte Advisory (361.18 KB)

Jenner & Block (497.04 KB)

Joseph Lieberman, Kasowitz Benson, and FTI Consulting (1.02 MB)

McDonald Hopkins (1.06 MB)

McGuireWoods (1.48 MB)

Moore Financial Services (429.95 KB)

Pallas Global (456.74 KB)

Patomak Global Partners (360.97 KB)

Robert E. Cooper Jr. (228.05 KB)

Scott E. Johnson (106.74 KB)

ServiceQuest (1.83 MB)

Squire Patton Boggs (4.68 MB)

Treliant Risk Advisors (1.99 MB)

Venable LLP (7.66 MB)

Press Release

FTC Seeks Comment on Safeguards Rule

Date

August 29, 2016

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (the “Safeguards Rule”) as part of its systematic review of all FTC rules and guides. The...

Press Release

IWorks Billing Scheme Ringleader Agrees to Settle FTC Charges

Date

August 29, 2016

The ringleader and two other defendants in the massive IWorks online billing scheme have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they took more than $280 million from consumers via...

Press Release

FTC Charges Academic Journal Publisher OMICS Group Deceived Researchers

Date

August 26, 2016

The Federal Trade Commission has charged the publisher of hundreds of purported online academic journals with deceiving academics and researchers about the nature of its publications and hiding...

Press Release

FTC Consumer Tips for Homeowners and People Affected by Louisiana Floods

Date

August 24, 2016

In the wake of the flooding in Louisiana, the Federal Trade Commission has developed a series of blog posts with useful information for homeowners and people affected by the floods, and for those who...

Press Release

FTC Action: Debt Collector Banned from Collection Business

Date

August 24, 2016

A debt collector and his companies will be banned from the debt collection business under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission and the Attorney General of the State of New York, which...

Cases and Proceedings

New World Auto Imports, Inc., d/b/a Southwest Kia, et al., In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

August 23, 2016

FTC Matter/File Number

132 3165

C-4437

Public Statement

Protecting Consumer Privacy in the Digital Age: Reaffirming the Role of Consumer Control

Date

August 22, 2016

Protecting Consumer Privacy in the Digital Age: Reaffirming the Role of Consumer Control (78.35 KB)

Press Release

FTC Announces Agenda for “Putting Disclosures to the Test”

Date

August 22, 2016

The Federal Trade Commission has announced the agenda for its Sept. 15 workshop, Putting Disclosures to The Test, which will include 22 presentations covering a wide variety of topics on how consumers...

Press Release

FTC to Participate in CDC Twitter Chat on Healthy Contact Lens Wear and Care

Date

August 22, 2016

The Federal Trade Commission will participate in a Twitter chat hosted by the Centers for Disease Control. The chat will include tips about healthy contact lens wear and care habits. The FTC will...

Press Release

FTC Action: Texas Car Dealers to Pay $85,000 Civil Penalty

Date

August 18, 2016

Three Dallas area auto dealers, collectively known as Southwest Kia, have agreed to pay an $85,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated an FTC administrative...

Press Release

FTC Approves Final Order in Practice Fusion Privacy Case

Date

August 16, 2016

After a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order resolving the Commission’s complaint against Practice Fusion. In its complaint, the FTC charged that Practice...

Cases and Proceedings

Practice Fusion, Inc., In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

August 16, 2016

FTC Matter/File Number

142 3039

Press Release

FTC Announces Agenda for Sept. 7 Event on Ransomware

Date

August 15, 2016

The Federal Trade Commission has announced the agenda for its Sept. 7 event looking at ransomware, which is one of the most challenging cybersecurity problems affecting consumers and businesses...

Report

Consumer Perception of “Recycled Content” and “Organic” Claims: A Joint Staff Report of the FTC Bureau of Economics and Bureau of Consumer Protection: A Report On A Study Co-Funded By the U.S. Department of Agriculture (August 10, 2016)

Date

August 11, 2016

Text of the FTC Staff Report (591.48 KB)

Press Release

FTC and USDA to Host Roundtable in Washington, D.C. on October 20, 2016, to Examine Consumer Perceptions of “Organic” Claims for Non-Agricultural Products

Date

August 11, 2016

The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will co-host a roundtable in Washington, D.C. on October 20, 2016, to help the agencies better understand how consumers...

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