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September 25, 2008
Debt-Negotiation Defendants Agree to Settle FTC Charges in Nationwide Operation that Led Many Into Financial Ruin
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Four debt-negotiation companies have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated federal law by falsely claiming they could reduce consumers’ debt by up to 60 percent, leading...
FTC Seeks Comments on Proposed Amendments to its Rules of Practice Regarding Adjudicative Proceedings
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The Federal Trade Commission today issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking public comment on proposed rule revisions that would amend Parts 3 and 4 of the agency’s Rules of Practice...
FTC Testifies on Small Business Competition Policy: Are Markets Open for Entrepreneurs?
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The Federal Trade Commission provided testimony today before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Small Business hearing on “Small Business Competition Policy: Are Markets Open for...
Sep25
FTC at 100: Into Our Second Century (Chicago)
In six years, the Federal Trade Commission will mark the 100th anniversary of the statute that created the agency. How well is the FTC fulfilling the destiny that Congress foresaw for it in 1914? What...
Sep25
Consumer Protection and the Debt Settlement Industry
The Federal Trade Commission staff will hold a workshop on September 25, 2008 to explore the growth of the for-profit debt settlement industry and to analyze how its model is affecting consumers and...
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Polypore International, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - September 25, 2008
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September 24, 2008
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Polypore International, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - September 24, 2008
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September 23, 2008
Public Statement
Self-Regulation and Consumer Protection: A Complement to Federal Law Enforcement
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FTC Earns 2008 Privacy Innovation Award
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The Federal Trade Commission announced today that the agency has received the 2008 HP/IAPP Privacy Innovation Award for excellence in protecting personally identifiable information. The annual award...
FTC Testifies on Report Regarding Food Marketing to Children and Adolescents
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The Federal Trade Commission today testified before two subcommittees of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee about the results of an FTC study released in July on food marketing to children and...
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