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June 15, 2007
June 14, 2007
FTC Releases Staff Comments Supporting the Defense Departments Proposal to Protect Military Consumers from Predatory Lending Practices
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The Federal Trade Commission today released staff comments to the Department of Defense on its proposed regulation implementing limitations on terms of credit extended to service members and...
FTC, HHS to Host Forum on Childhood Obesity
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Health and Human Services will host a forum, “Weighing In: A Check-Up on Marketing, Self-Regulation, and Childhood Obesity,” to review progress in...
FTC Charges Puerto Rico Lubricant Importer with Illegal Agreement
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced a complaint charging American Petroleum Company, Inc. with illegally conspiring with its competitors to restrict the importation and sale of motor oil...
FTC Joins Foreign Partners in Recommending Enhanced International Cooperation to Enforce Privacy Laws
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The FTC and its foreign partners are calling for stepped-up cooperation among privacy regulators and law enforcement authorities to promote greater protection for personal information. The...
Case Timeline Item
American Petroleum Company, Inc. (timeline item) - June 14, 2007
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Agreement Containing Consent Order
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Decision and Order
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Complaint
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June 13, 2007
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Financial Services
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Deborah Platt Majoras, Former Chairman
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Testimony
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Public Statement
Vertical Restraints & Sherman Act § 2
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Vertical Restraints & Sherman Act | 2
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FTC Chairman Testifies Before U.S. House Financial Services Committee on Law Enforcement Against Consumer Fraud and Deception in the Financial Services Industry
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today presented testimony before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee on the FTC’s efforts to combat unfair, deceptive, and other illegal...
Its nine oclock... Do you know who is using your computer?
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Tens of thousands of consumers are unwitting accomplices of illegal spammers and at the mercy of identity thieves, warns the Federal Trade Commission. These consumers’ computers have been secretly...
FTC Releases Staff Report on Improving Consumer Mortgage Disclosures
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The Federal Trade Commission today released a Bureau of Economics report presenting the results of a study that found that mortgage disclosure forms fail to convey key mortgage costs and terms to many...
June 12, 2007
Commission Approves Filing of Staff Comments on Retail Service Station Acts Divorcement Provisions; FTC Receives Petition for Approval of Proposed Divestiture from SCI and Alderwoods Group; FTC Extends Public Comment Period on Postal Study
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Commission approval of staff comments: The Commission has approved the filing of staff comments with Washington, DC, Councilmember Mary Cheh regarding the “divorcement” provisions of the District’s...
FTC Asks Court to Shut Down Illegal Pyramid Operation
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On June 6, 2007, the FTC filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against BurnLounge, Inc. The complaint charges that BurnLounge sold opportunities to...
FTC Signs Memorandum of Understanding with China's Consumer Protection Agency
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The Federal Trade Commission and China’s consumer protection agency, the State Administration for Industry & Commerce (SAIC), today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote consumer...
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