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July 27, 1999
July 26, 1999
Public Statement
Cyberspace and the FTC: Some Current Matters of Interest
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I. The Internet Economy Last month, the University of Texas, backed by Cisco Systems, introduced a study of the current status of electronic commerce -- one of the very first attempts to measure the...
Fleet Finance and Home Equity U.S.A. Agree to Pay $1.3 Million Settling Charges of Deceptive Disclosures and Truth in Lending Violations in Fleet Finance Loans;
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Atlanta, Georgia-based Fleet Finance, Inc. ("Fleet Finance") and its successor companies, Home Equity U.S.A. (incorporated in Rhode Island and Delaware), have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission...
Home Equity Lenders Settle Charges that they Engaged in Abusive Lending Practices;
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The Federal Trade Commission will hold a press conference on Thursday, July 29, 1999 at 11 a.m. to announce "Operation Home Inequity," a law enforcement and consumer education campaign to combat...
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Fleet Finance, Inc.; Home Equity U.S.A., Inc. (Rhode Island); and Home Equity U.S.A., Inc. (Delaware) (timeline item) - July 26, 1999
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July 23, 1999
FTC Competition Director Baer To Leave Post this Fall
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky today announced the resignation of William J. Baer, Director of the FTC 's Competition Bureau. Baer, who will leave the agency in the early fall, is...
July 22, 1999
Announced Actions for July 22, 1999
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Federal Register Notice: Power Output Claims for Amplifiers Utilized in Home Entertainment Products On Monday, July 19, 1999, the Commission published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal...
July 21, 1999
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Financial Privacy
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Robert Pitofsky, Former Chairman
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Testimony
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FTC Halts Internet "Cramming"
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A scam that targets small businesses, religious organizations, charities, and foundations across the United States by "cramming" charges onto their telephone bills for services that were supposed to...
Cigars Should Have Health Warnings; FTC Says
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Congress should enact legislation mandating health warnings on cigar labeling and advertising and prohibiting cigars ads on television and radio, a Federal Trade Commission report released today...
FTC Chairman Testifies before House Subcommittee on the Privacy Provision of H.R.10
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky today presented Commission testimony to a House Subcommittee on H.R. 10, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and financial privacy. Pitofsky said the...
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Dura Lube Corporation, American Direct Marketing, Inc., et al., In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 21, 1999
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Order Granting Extionsion Of Time
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Motor-Up Corporation, et al., In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 21, 1999
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July 20, 1999
FTC Files Suit Against Work-at-home Pyramid Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against DP Marketing, a Connecticut-based operation that the FTC alleges to be a pyramid scheme, elaborately disguised as a work-at-home opportunity...
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Martinelli, Jr., David; d/b/a DP Marketing, et al. (timeline item) - July 20, 1999
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July 19, 1999
FTC Wins Case Against Defendants Engaged in Deceptive Advertising of "Super-Formula" Diet Product
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that a federal district court has found that SlimAmerica, Inc. and its principals, Frank J. Sarcone and Robert Wyman, violated federal consumer protection...
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