Consumer Protection

Seven subprime mortgage lenders from across the country have agreed to pay redress or be banned from making certain loans to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their lending practices...

Report

1999 Report on Cigar Sales, Advertising and Promotion

Date

July 21, 1999

Text of the Report (1.12 MB)

Cases and Proceedings

Commissioner Statements

Statement of Chairman Robert Pitofsky, Commissioner Sheila Anthony, and Commissioner Mozelle Thompson in To Tri-State Advertising Unlimited, Inc

Date

July 16, 1999

Robert Pitofsky, Former Chairman;

Sheila F. Anthony, Former Commissioner;

Mozelle W. Thompson, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

X990003

Statement of Chairman Robert Pitofsky, Commissioner Sheila Anthony, and Commissioner Mozelle Thompson (226.26 KB)

Press Release

Indiana-Based Telemarketers Settle FTC Charges of Deceptively Soliciting Small Business to Pay for Advertisements in "Community" Publications

Date

July 16, 1999

Two Fort Wayne-based telemarketers charged by the Federal Trade Commission with deceptively convincing small businesses they owe money for unordered advertisements in publications purported to be...

Cases and Proceedings

Tri-State Advertising Unlimited, Inc.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

July 16, 1999

FTC Matter/File Number

X990003

Cases and Proceedings

T.E.M.M. Marketing, Inc., et al.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

July 16, 1999

FTC Matter/File Number

982 3513

X990002

Advisory Opinions

Royal-Palm Corporation

Date

July 9, 1999

Letter from Steve Ecklund, Federal Trade Investigator, in reply to a request for clarification whether certain knitted cotton socks may be labeled "Made in USA" (325.91 KB)

Advisory Opinions

Discusses the fractional franchise exemption, in particular: (1) whether the location of the fractional franchise may be disqualifying; (2) whether the exemption is available to a partnership; and (3)...

Advisory Opinions