Tag: Consumer Protection

FTC Staff Seeks Comments on Credit Freezes: Impact and Effectiveness

Date

January 10, 2008

Federal Trade Commission staff is seeking comments on the impact and effectiveness of credit freezes as part of a multi-pronged approach to combat identity theft. Thirty-nine states and the District...

Jan08

Eco in the Market: Carbon Offsets & Renewable Energy Certificates

January 8, 2008 | 12:00AM

The Federal Trade Commission is planning to host a public workshop on January 8, 2008 to examine the emerging market for carbon offsets (i.e., greenhouse gas emission reduction products) and renewable...

Budget Rent-A-Car Systems, Inc., In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

January 4, 2008

FTC Matter/File Number

062 3042

Testimony

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Protecting Consumer Privacy and Combating Identity Theft

Date

December 18, 2007

Joel Winston, Former Associate Director

Testimony (54.57 KB)

Company Will Pay $50,000 Penalty for Tossing Consumers Credit Report Information in Unsecured Dumpster

Date

December 18, 2007

A mortgage company that left loan documents with consumers’ sensitive personal and financial information in and around an unsecured dumpster has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that...

American United Mortgage Company., United States of America (for the FTC)

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

December 18, 2007

FTC Matter/File Number

062 3103

CEO Group, Inc. d/b/a Check Em Out, and Scott Joseph

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

December 17, 2007

FTC Matter/File Number

062 3100

Dec10

Security in Numbers: SSNs and ID Theft

December 10, 2007 | 12:00AM - December 11, 2007 | 12:00AM

The FTC hosted a public workshop, "Security in Numbers: SSNs and ID Theft," to explore the uses of Social Security numbers in the private sector and the role of SSNs in identity theft. This workshop...

FTC Focuses Law Enforcement Lens on Unlawful Contact Lens Sales

Date

December 10, 2007

Two marketers of non-corrective, cosmetic contact lenses have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated federal law by selling lenses without prescriptions. According to FTC...

Report

Rotational Health Warnings for Cigarettes (August 2007 – December 2007)

Date

December 1, 2007

Rotational Health Warnings for Cigarettes (August 2007 – December 2007) (13.73 MB)

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 07-10

Date

November 27, 2007

Discusses the circumstances under which the Rule requires funeral providers to list "direct cremation" on their price lists, including whether the disclosure must be made if the provider offers only...

Opinion 07-10 (144.92 KB)

FTC Releases Survey of Identity Theft in the U.S.Study Shows 8.3 Million Victims in 2005

Date

November 27, 2007

The Federal Trade Commission today released a survey showing that 8.3 million American adults, or 3.7 percent of all American adults, were victims of identity theft in 2005. Of the victims, 3.2...

LTD Financial Services, LP

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

November 6, 2007

FTC Matter/File Number

052-3012

Nov01

Ehavioral Advertising: Tracking, Targeting, and Technology

November 1, 2007 | 12:00AM - November 2, 2007 | 12:00AM

The FTC hosted a Town Hall that brought together consumer advocates, industry representatives, technology experts, and academics to address consumer protection issues raised by the practice of...

Report

Federal Trade Commission: 2006 Identity Theft Survey Report: Prepared for the Commission by Synovate

Date

November 1, 2007

2006 Identity Theft Survey Report, Prepared for the FTC by Synovate (2.19 MB)

Report

2007 Performance and Accountability Report

Date

November 1, 2007

2007 Performance and Accountability Report (5.82 MB)

Centurion Financial Benefits, et al.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

October 25, 2007

FTC Matter/File Number

052 3072

FTC Warns 15 Marketers of Cosmetic Contact Lenses

Date

October 17, 2007

On October 12, Federal Trade Commission staff sent warning letters to 15 sellers of non-corrective, cosmetic contact lenses who appeared to be providing contact lenses to consumers without valid...

The Truth About Cell Phones And The Do Not Call Registry

Date

October 12, 2007

The Federal Trade Commission today reiterated that despite the claims made in e-mails circulating on the Internet, consumers should not be concerned that their cell phone numbers will be released to...

Oct10