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April 29, 2021
Smart Home Monitoring Company Vivint Will Pay $20 Million to Settle FTC Charges That It Misused Consumer Credit Reports
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Smart home security and monitoring company Vivint Smart Homes Inc. has agreed to pay $20 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the Utah-based firm misused credit reports to help...
The FTC Directed 30 More Marketers to Stop Making Unsupported Claims That Their Products and Therapies Can Effectively Prevent or Treat COVID-19
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The Federal Trade Commission announced that 30 more marketers nationwide have stopped making unsubstantiated claims that their products and therapies can prevent or treat COVID-19, the disease caused...
April 28, 2021
FTC Requires Divestitures as Condition of Casey’s General Stores, Inc.’s Acquisition of Buck’s Intermediate Holdings, LLC
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Casey’s General Stores, Inc., Buck’s Intermediate Holdings, LLC, and Steven Buchanan, have agreed to divest retail fuel assets in local gasoline and diesel fuel markets across two states to settle...
FTC Sends More Than $11M in Refunds to Consumers Affected by Credit Card Interest Rate Reduction Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission is sending full refunds totaling more than $11 million to consumers who lost money to a bogus credit card interest rate reduction scheme operated by E.M. Systems &...
FTC to Host Virtual Workshop to Examine Digital Dark Patterns
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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host a virtual workshop to examine digital “dark patterns,” a range of potentially deceptive or unfair user interface designs used on websites and mobile apps...
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Casey's General Stores, In the Matter of (timeline item) - April 28, 2021
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Complaint
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Decision and Order
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Order to Maintain Assets
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Agreement Containing Consent Orders
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April 27, 2021
Opening Statement Of Acting Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter before the United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce: The Urgent Need To Fix Section 13(B) Of The FTC Act
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By
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner
Matter Number
P180500
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Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: The Urgent Need to Fix Section 13(b) of the FTC Act
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By
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner
Matter Number
P180500
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Text of the Commission Testimony
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Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: Curbing COVID Cons: Warning Consumers about Pandemic Frauds, Scams, and Swindles
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By
Daniel Kaufman, Acting Director
Matter Number
P180500
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Text of the Commission Testimony
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FTC Asks Congress to Pass Legislation Reviving the Agency’s Authority to Return Money to Consumers Harmed by Law Violations and Keep Illegal Conduct from Reoccurring
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In testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce , the Federal Trade Commission asked Congress to pass legislation that would revive the FTC’s ability...
FTC Testifies before Congress on its Work to Curb COVID-19 Scams and Warn Consumers about Pandemic-related Frauds, Cons, and Swindles
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In testimony today before the Senate Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, the Federal Trade Commission provided an update on its work to protect...
April 26, 2021
Apr27
Acting Director of BCP Daniel Kaufman testifies before Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security
Acting Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection Daniel Kaufman will testify before the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security. The hearing titled, “Curbing COVID...
Apr27
Cmr. Wilson keynote at NetChoice titled “Defining the Digital Market.”
Commissioner Christine S. Wilson will give the keynote speech at NetChoice titled “Defining the Digital Market.” The event will be held virtually and is open to the public and media. Register: https:/...
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