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FTC Approves New Rule Provision Under The CAN-SPAM Act
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The Federal Trade Commission has approved four new rule provisions under the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM or the Act). The provisions are...
FTC to Host Town Hall Meeting to Explore Contactless Payment
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Technology Law and Public Policy clinic at the University of Washington Law School will host a one-day Town Hall meeting to explore emerging uses of contactless...
FTC Warns Consumers About Potential Charity Scams
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The Federal Trade Commission is urging consumers to be cautious of potential charity scams in connection with the devastating earthquake in China and cyclone in Myanmar. Scam artists may take...
Express Consolidation Telemarketers Settle FTC Charges
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The Federal Trade Commission announced today that Florida attorney Randall L. Leshin, his debt management services company, Express Consolidation, Inc., and telemarketer Consumer Credit Consolidation...
Agencies Issue Proposed Rules on Risk-Based Pricing Notices
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Reserve Board today announced proposed regulations that generally would require a creditor to provide a consumer with a risk-based pricing notice when...
Undercover Shoppers Find It Increasingly Difficult for Children to Buy M-Rated Games
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The Federal Trade Commission today released the results of its latest nationwide undercover shop of movie theaters and movie, music, and video game retailers. The FTC conducted a survey with 13-to-16...
Free Trial Smoking Cessation Patch Promoter Halts Deceptive Practices; Trials Werent Free, Patches Didnt Work As Claimed, FTC Alleges
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An operation that offered “free trials” of its herbal products, including smoking cessation patches, has agreed to halt its allegedly deceptive practices, pending trial. The Federal Trade Commission...
May06
Beyond Voice: Mapping the Mobile Marketplace
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a Town Hall meeting on May 6-7, 2008, to explore the evolving mobile commerce (M-commerce) marketplace and its implications for consumer protection policy. This...
Commission Issues Letter in Response to SCIs Motion for Extension of Divestiture Time Period
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Issuance of letter regarding motion divestiture time period extension –– The Commission has approved issuance of a letter responding to a motion by Service Corporation International (SCI) in which SCI...
ATM Global Systems, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
072-3086
Venkataraman, Srikanth, d/b/a Scorpio Systems, Ltd.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
052-3120
Federal Agencies Release Annual Report to Congress on Scholarship Fraud
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Each year, millions of students seek help in financing their college education, and some fall prey to scholarship and financial aid scams that “guarantee” money for college in exchange for a fee. In...
FTC to Host Town Hall Meeting to Explore the Mobile Marketplace Issues
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WHAT: Two-day Town Hall meeting to explore the evolving mobile commerce marketplace and its implications for consumer protection policy. Industry experts, academics, consumer advocates, privacy...
Court Orders Cross-Border Telemarketers to Pay Nearly $5 Million
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has entered a final order and default judgment against a group of individual and corporate...
Oks, Oleg; 1530605 Ontario Inc., also d/b/a Pacific Liberty, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
Apr30
Green Packaging Claims
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The Federal Trade Commission is planning to host a public workshop on April 30, 2008, to examine developments in green packaging claims and consumer perception of such claims. This workshop is one...
FTC, Better Business Bureau to Sponsor Advertising Event in Dallas
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A one-day “back to basics” workshop on complying with truth-in-advertising laws is being presented in Dallas, Texas, on Thursday, May 29, 2008, by the Federal Trade Commission and Better Business...
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Improving Consumer Protections In Subprime Lending
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By
Lydia B. Parnes, Former Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
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Testimony
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Apr24
Innovations in Health Care Delivery
The Federal Trade Commission will host a one-day public workshop on April 24, 2008, to examine recent trends in health care delivery. In a series of panel discussions, workshop participants will...
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