Advisory opinion on the lawful construction of the term “cash advance item” as used in the FTC’s Funeral Rule, 16 C.F.R. § 453.1(b)
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Letter to State Representative Dan Flynn, Decisions Volume 140
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Collection Company Settles Unauthorized Billing Charges
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A company that sent bills to consumers for services consumers did not order has agreed to settle FTC charges that the billing scheme violated federal law. The company is barred from billing consumers...
Children's Book Publisher to Pay $710,000 to Settle Charges it Violated Commission's Negative Option and Telemarketing Sales Rule
Date
New York-based Scholastic Inc. (Scholastic) and two of its subsidiaries, Scholastic-at-Home (SAH) and Grolier Incorporated (Grolier), have agreed to settle allegations that they violated laws enforced...
FiberThin, LLC, Obesity Research Institute, LLC, Henny Den Uijl, Bryan Corlett James Ayres, and Dr. Jonathan M. Kelley, Defendants
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
032-3196
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the United States Senate
Date
By
Deborah Platt Majoras, Former Chairman
By all members of the Commission
File
Testimony
(50.84 KB)
BJ's Wholesale Club Settles FTC Charges
Date
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its failure to take appropriate security measures to protect the sensitive information of thousands of its...
Disposal of Consumer Report Information and Records
Rule Updated Date
This Rule requires businesses and individuals that maintain or otherwise possess consumer reports and records for a business purpose to take appropriate measures to dispose of sensitive information...
Report
The US SAFE WEB Act: Protecting Consumers from Spam, Spyware, and Fraud. A Legislative Recommendation to Congress
Date
File
File
Tab 1: Draft US SAFE WEB Act
(106.34 KB)
File
Tab 2: Summary of the US SAFE WEB Act
(48.54 KB)
File
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit of the Committee on Financial Services, United States House of Representative
Date
By
Lydia B. Parnes, Former Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
File
Testimony
(66.74 KB)
Frankly Speaking, Inc., et al. (M.D. Ga.)
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
042 3072
FTC and Law Enforcement Partners Continue Targeting Scammers of Spanish-Speakers
Date
The Federal Trade Commission and state and local law enforcement officials today announced 55 law enforcement actions as part of their ongoing collaborative campaign to stop fraud exploiting the...
Opinion 05-3
Date
Discusses the application of the Franchise Rule to an opportunity involving the use of point-of-sale touch screen terminals.
Announced Action for April 26, 2005
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Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter concerning Vision I Properties, LLC, d/b/a Cartmanager...
Vision I Properties, LLC, et al., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
042 3068
Apr19
OECD Workshop on Consumer Dispute Resolution and Redress in the Global Marketplace
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Organized by the OECD's Committee on Consumer Policy and hosted by the FTC, this workshop examined approaches to consumer dispute resolution and redress in OECD member countries. Experts from...
Announced Action for April 15, 2005
Date
Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning Nationwide Mortgage Group, Inc...
The Truth about Cell Phones and the National Do Not Call Registry
Date
NOTE: Subsequent to the issuance of this press release, Congress eliminated the five-year time limit on Do Not Call registrations. R egistrations never expire. Once you add a number to the Do Not Call...
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