NetSpend Settles FTC Charges
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NetSpend Corporation has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the prepaid card company deceived people about access to funds deposited on NetSpend debit cards. The Commission...
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Public Statement
Blog Post: The commissioners of the FTC and FCC are worried about your online privacy
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FTC Approves Final Orders Settling Charges That Used Auto Dealers Touted Inspections Without Disclosing That Some Cars Were Subject to Unrepaired Safety Recalls
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved final consent orders with CarMax, Asbury Automotive Group and West-Herr Automotive Group, settling charges that they touted...
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
152 3103
Docket Number
C-4606
West-Herr Automotive Group, Inc., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
152 3105
Docket Number
C-4607
CarMax, Inc., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
142 3202
Docket Number
C-4605
FTC Returns Money to Victims of Debt Collection Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 5,232 checks totaling more than $2.7 million to people who lost money to Rincon Debt Management, a debt collection scheme that focused on people who were...
Rincon Management Services, LLC
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
112 3142
X120019
FTC Releases 2016 Annual Highlights
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The Federal Trade Commission released the agency’s 2016 Annual Highlights, which demonstrate the agency’s ongoing efforts to protect consumers and promote competition over the past calendar year, and...
FTC Announces Preliminary Agenda for Hearing Health and Technology Workshop
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the preliminary agenda for Now Hear This: Competition, Innovation, and Consumer Protection Issues in Hearing Health Care, a workshop that will explore...
FTC Returns Money to Victims of Business Directory Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 974 checks totaling more than $535,000 to businesses and nonprofit organizations that lost money to the Fair Guide business directory scheme, which tricked them...
Fair Guide (Construct Data Publishers d/b/a Fair Guide)
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
132 3001
X130040
Office Supply Operators Banned from Telemarketing to Settle FTC Charges
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The operators of an office supply business accused of bilking millions of dollars from nonprofit organizations and small businesses will be banned from telemarketing under a settlement with the...
FTC Settlement Halts Allegedly Abusive Practices by Company Collecting Debts for More Than 500 Municipalities
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An operation that collects debts owed to municipalities has agreed to stop engaging in allegedly illegal collection tactics under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. According to the FTC...
American Municipal Services Corporation
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
152 3062
FTC Charges Online Marketing Scheme with Deceiving Shoppers
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged a group of online marketers with deceptively luring consumers with “free” and “risk-free” trials for cooking gadgets, golf equipment, and access to related...
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