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FTC Announces Agenda for Conference on Securing Personal Data in the Global Economy
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The Federal Trade Commission has announced the agenda for an upcoming two-day international conference titled “Securing Personal Data in the Global Economy.” The conference, which the FTC will host in...
Suntasia Marketing Defendants Pay More Than $16 Million to Settle FTC Charges
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Fourteen defendants involved in the massive telemarketing scheme operated by Largo, Florida-based Suntasia Marketing, Inc. have agreed to pay a total of more than $16 million to settle Federal Trade...
Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Parnes To Leave FTC
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman William E. Kovacic announced today that Lydia B. Parnes, Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, will leave the agency after 27 years to enter private law...
FTC Urges Consumers to Cash Restitution Checks Mailed by Wachovia Bank
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Wachovia Bank, N.A., has mailed out over $150 million in restitution checks to more than 740,000 consumers who were victims of telemarketing fraud. On December 11, 2008, the Office of the Comptroller...
Market Development Specialists, Inc., a corporation, also d/b/a Wintergreen Systems, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
072 3201
FTC Charges Indiana Firm with Failing to Live Up to Rebate Promises
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced a complaint against an Indiana-based firm and its president for failing to pay rebates due to thousands of consumers nationwide within the time promised...
Three Home Loan Advertisers Settle FTC Charges; Failed to Disclose Key Loan Terms in Ads
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Three mortgage loan advertisers that allegedly deceptively touted low monthly payments and low rates without fully disclosing loan terms have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that...
Mortgage Foreclosure "Rescue" Operators Settle with FTC
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A mortgage foreclosure rescue service that claimed that, for a $1,200 fee, they would stop foreclosure and save consumers’ homes, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated...
Mortgage Foreclosure Solutions, Inc., Debra Behrens, and Michael Siani
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
082 3021
Dinamica Financiera LLC
Type of Action
Process Enforcement
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
082 3103
Case Status
Closed
FTC Files Comment with Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission About Retail Electricity Pricing and Customer Participation
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The FTC has approved the filing of a comment with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PA PUC) concerning the PA PUC’s implementation plan for its Energy Efficiency and Conservation Program...
FTC Town Hall to Address Digital Rights Management Technologies
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Technology Law and Public Policy Clinic at the University of Washington School of Law will host a conference on the use of digital rights management technologies...
FTC Issues Interim Final Rules Amending Parts 3 and 4 of its Rules of Practice; Rules are Designed to Expedite and Streamline the Entire Part 3 Proceeding
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The Federal Trade Commission today approved a notice adopting interim final rules amending Parts 3 and 4 of the agency’s Rules of Practice, and requesting public comments within 30 days of the date...
Payneless Credit Repair, LLC, and Lesley L. Payne
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
082 3053
FTC Settles Charges with Telemarketers Who Duped Elderly Consumers
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal district court has entered orders settling charges against three telemarketers who allegedly duped consumers, most of whom were elderly, into...
CompuCredit Corporation and Jefferson Capital Systems, LLC
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
062-3212
Handicapped & Disabled Workshops, Inc. formally known as Handi-Tech Company, Handi-Hope Industries, Inc., Handi-Ship, LLC, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
082 3128
FTC Issues Report on Social Security Numbers and Identity Theft
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The Federal Trade Commission issued a report today recommending five measures to help prevent Social Security numbers from being used for identity theft. Principal among the report’s recommendations...
Commission Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of Premier Capital Lending, Inc.
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Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter of Premier Capital Lending, Inc. The vote approving the final order was 4-0. (FTC File No. 072-3004...
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