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A home mortgage lender has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it violated federal law by charging African-American and Hispanic consumers higher prices for mortgage loans than...

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Commission Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of Premier Capital Lending, Inc.

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16 de Dic de 2008

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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FTC Sues Ovation Pharmaceuticals for Illegally Acquiring Drug Used to Treat Premature Babies with Life-Threatening Heart Condition

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16 de Dic de 2008

The Federal Trade Commission today filed a complaint in federal district court challenging Ovation Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s January 2006 acquisition of the drug NeoProfen, which eliminated its only...

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Policy Planning Director Maureen Ohlhausen To Leave FTC; James Cooper Named Acting Director

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16 de Dic de 2008

Federal Trade Commission Chairman William E. Kovacic announced today that Maureen Ohlhausen, Director of the agency’s Office of Policy Planning for the past four years, will leave the agency, and that...

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Daniel Chapter One, and James Feijo individually and as an officer of Daniel Chapter One, In the Matter of (timeline item) - December 16, 2008

Date

16 de Dic de 2008

Complaint Counsel's Motion and Memorandum to Compel Production of Documents - Public (1.02 MB)

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Ovation Pharmaceuticals, Inc. d/b/a (timeline item) - December 16, 2008

Date

16 de Dic de 2008

Complaint For Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief, Including Disgorgement of Unlawful Monopoly Profits (26.76 KB)

Concurring Statement of Commissioner Leibowitz

Concurring Statement of Commissioner Rosch

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Gateway Funding Diversified Mortgage Services, L.P. and Gateway Funding, Inc. (timeline item) - December 16, 2008

Date

16 de Dic de 2008

Complaint For Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief (55.27 KB)

Stipulated Final Judgment and Order For Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief (89.86 KB)

Stipulated Final Judgment and Order For Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief (Filed and Signed Version) (5.4 MB)

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Premier Capital Lending, Inc., et al., In the Matter of (timeline item) - December 16, 2008

Date

16 de Dic de 2008

Complaint (62.35 KB)

Decision and Order (68.03 KB)

15 de Dic de 2008

Report

Quantitative Research - Levy-Hastak Report

Date

15 de Dic de 2008

quantitative_research_-_levy-hastak_report.pdf (362.31 KB)

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FTC Approves Federal Register Notice Announcing Increase in the Ceiling on Allowable Charges Required By Section 612(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act

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15 de Dic de 2008

The Federal Trade Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice announcing that the ceiling on allowable charges under Section 612(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)...

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ESL Partners and ZAM Holdings Agree to Pay $800,000 in Civil Penalties for Premerger Filing Violations

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15 de Dic de 2008

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the filing of a complaint in federal district court charging two investment funds, ESL Partners, L.P. and ZAM Holdings, L.P., with violating federal law by...

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ESL Partners, L.P., and ZAM Holdings, L.P., United States of America (For the Federal Trade Commission) (timeline item) - December 15, 2008

Date

15 de Dic de 2008

Complaint For Civil Penalties For Failure To Comply With the Premerger Notification Requirements of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (3.35 MB)

Stipulation (898.15 KB)

Plaintiff's Motion For Entry of Final Judgment (1.57 MB)

Final Judgment (865.04 KB)

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Native Essence Herb Company; Mark J. Hershiser, individually, d/b/a Native Essence Herb Company, and as an officer of the corporation; and Marianne Hershiser, individually, d/b/a Native Essence, In the Matter of (timeline item) - December 15, 2008

Date

15 de Dic de 2008

Complaint Counsel's Response to Respondents' Motion to Withdraw Matter from Adjudication - Public (85.3 KB)

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Innovative Marketing, Inc., et al. (timeline item) - December 15, 2008

Date

15 de Dic de 2008

Preliminary Injunction (2.12 MB)

12 de Dic de 2008

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Getting Rid of Your Old Computer?

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12 de Dic de 2008

Computers are a popular gift during the holiday season. People with a new computer often wonder about the best way to get rid of the old one. OnGuardOnline.gov, the computer safety Web site managed by...

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Commission Appoints Interim Monitor, Approves Interim Monitor Agreement in Matter of Reed Elsevier NV/ChoicePoint, Inc.

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12 de Dic de 2008

The Commission has appointed Mitchell S. Pettit as the interim monitor under the terms of the recently approved consent order concerning ChoicePoint, Inc.’s acquisition by Reed Elsevier, NV. The...

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