Loss Mitigation Services, Inc., d/b/a Direct Lender and DirectLender.com, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
092 3073
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Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Consumer Privacy
Date
By
David Vladeck, Former Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
File
Testimony
(280.19 KB)
Marketers of "Rapid Debt Reduction" Program To Pay $1.5 Million for Falsely Claiming They Could Lower Consumers' Interest Rates
Date
The marketers of a “Rapid Debt Reduction” program who promised to lower interest rates on credit cards – for an up-front fee of up to $899 – have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they...
MCS Programs, LLC, also d/b/a Mutual Consolidated Savings, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
082 3216
FTC, OECD Announce New Policymaking Guide To Help Consumer and Regulatory Authorities Around the World
Date
The Federal Trade Commission today hosted a roundtable presentation of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s just-published Consumer Policy Toolkit at FTC headquarters. This...
Federal Register Notice
16 CFR Part 305: Appliance Labeling Rule; Final Rule; Correction (December 21, 2011)
Date
Federal Register Notice
16 CFR Part 305: Appliance Labeling Rule; Correcting Amendments (December 21, 2011)
Date
FTC to Host Roundtable Discussion on New OECD Publication: Consumer Policy Toolkit
Date
The Consumer Policy Toolkit will help government policy makers around the world who strive to protect and empower consumers in an increasingly complex global marketplace. This roundtable discussion is...
Nestle Subsidiary to Settle FTC False Advertising Charges; Will Drop Deceptive Health Claims for BOOST Kid Essentials
Date
A subsidiary of Nestlé S.A., the world’s largest food and nutrition company, has agreed to drop allegedly deceptive advertising claims about the health benefits of its children’s drink BOOST Kid...
Dietary Supplement Maker to Pay $5.5 Million to Settle FTC False Advertising Charges
Date
As part of its ongoing efforts to stop bogus health claims, the Federal TradeCommission is requiring a major marketer of dietary supplements to pay $5.5 million to settle charges that it falsely...
FTC Warns that New College Grads Should Be Wary of Mystery Shopping Offers
Date
College graduates who need temporary work while looking for full-time jobs may be interested in mystery shopping, but the FTC cautions that many mystery shopping offers are scams. It seems like an...
International Product Design, Inc.; the Innovation Center, Inc.; National Idea Center, Inc.; New Products of America, Inc.; Azure Communications, Inc. dba London Communications, Inc.; International Licensing Corporation, Inc.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
X97-0071
Many Americans Snared by International Frauds; FTC Publication Tells Consumers How to Steer Clear
Date
Americans report losses of more than a billion dollars a year to international scam artists, according to the Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency. Con artists can reach...
FTC Warns of Gulf Oil Spill Job Scams
Date
Scammers who prey on people eager for work have turned their attention to the Gulf oil spill. Bogus ads for oil spill clean-up jobs in the Gulf are appearing in newspapers, online, and in e-mail...
FTC Mails Redress Checks to Borrowers Misled By Chase Financial Funding, Inc.'s Allegedly Deceptive Mortgage Ads
Date
The Federal Trade Commission is distributing refund checks to borrowers lured by a firm charged with deceptively advertising that it offered 3.5 percent, fixed-payment, 30-year mortgage loans...
Report
Repairing a Broken System: Protecting Consumers in Debt Collection Litigation
Date
File
Text of the Report
(1.17 MB)
File
Concurring Statement of Commissioner Brill
(26.86 KB)
'Telefunder' to Pay $300,000 for Abandoning Millions of Telemarketing Calls to Potential Charity Donors
Date
The president of a Georgia-based telemarketing company will pay $300,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that his company “abandoned” millions of calls when consumers answered their...
JAK Productions, Inc., d/b/a Area Services, and John Keller, U.S.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
072-3245
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