"Ready, Set ... CREDIT"
Date
A credit card can be a great financial tool, and at the same time a big responsibility. It can be more convenient to use and carry than cash, but, if not used carefully, can cause you to owe more than...
Displaying 10021 - 10040 of 10740
Announced Actions for November 1, 1996
Date
Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period for each, the Commission has ruled on applications for approval of transactions from the following entities...
The First of the "Project Jackpot" Defendants To Settle Charges Will Provide Redress for Consumers
Date
American Readers Service, Inc., one of the defendants named as part of "Project Jackpot" -- a nationwide crackdown by federal and state regulators on phony prize promotions and recovery room fraud --...
Announced Actions for October 29, 1996
Date
The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action. Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval for a transaction from the following. The...
Sage Seminars Settles FTC Charges; Motivational Seminar Marketer Banned from Franchise Business
Date
Sage Seminars, Inc., a franchisor of opportunities to produce "Dreamwalk" motivational seminars, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it overstated the earnings of potential...
FTC Law Judge Upholds Charges; Safety Cliams for Add-On Brakes are Deceptive
Date
Ads that claimed an add-on motor vehicle braking system were antilock braking systems (ABS) that protect against wheel lock-up were deceptive and misleading, according to Federal Trade Commission...
FTC Wants the Low Down of Feather Merchant Guides
Date
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment about whether the guides for the feather and down industry should be expanded to include a rating system disclosing the warmth of down products...
Announced Actions for October 25, 1996
Date
Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval for a transaction from the following. The FTC is seeking public comments on the application for 30 days...
FTC Has Repealed its Used Oil Rule
Date
The Federal Trade Commission has repealed its Used Oil Rule, stating that the rule’s labeling and advertising requirements for engine oils have been preempted by the Recycled Oil Rule, which the...
FTC Staff Issues Advisory Opinion that a Planned Survey of Hospital Prices in the Waco, Texas Area, Appears to Meet Guidelines Outlined in the Joint FTC/Department of Justice Statements of Antitrust Enforcement Policy in Health Care, Issued in August,
Date
Staff of the Federal Trade Commission have advised Business Health Companies, Inc. (“BHC”) that a planned survey of hospital prices in the Waco, Texas area, appears to fall within the safety zone for...
Ten Defendants in FTC Popcorn Vendng Machine Case To Pay $1,400,000 for Redress
Date
Eight South Florida corporations and two individuals, sued by the Federal Trade Commission as part of a nationwide crackdown on business opportunity fraud, have agreed to pay approximately $1,400,000...
FTC Settlement with Airline Job Placement Telemarkers Nets $350,000 in Redress for Consumers
Date
The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated a settlement agreement under which a Michigan firm and two of its officers, charged in June with deceptively marketing employment services for airline jobs...
Montana Physicians Agree to Settle FTC Charges that they Conspired To Raise Prices and Limit Choices for Consumers
Date
Physicians in Billings, Montana, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they obstructed the entry of managed care plans into Billings, agreed on prices that they would accept from...
FTC Crackdown on Scholarship Search Service Frauds Nets Another Case
Date
Agency Wins Court Order Temporarily Halting Business of Deco Consulting of Florida "[A] recent addition to our file has made your student eligible for our college scholarship and grant assistance...
FTC-State Study: Checkout Scanner Pricing Largely Accurate, Undercharges Outweigh Overcharges
Date
By and large, grocery stores and other retail outlets using electronic price scanners are charging consumers the correct prices, and when scanned prices don't match the shelf or sale prices, consumers...
FTC Law Judge Upholds Some Charges Against Calcium Supplement, "Bone Builder"; Dismisses Others
Date
Ads that claimed an over-the-counter calcium supplement could "restore lost bone," eliminate pain and was superior to other forms of calcium in the prevention or treatment of bone ailments were...
Announced Actions for October 22, 1996
Date
The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. The FTC staff contact is Daniel Ducore, 202-326-2526. Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following public...
FTC Charges Founder of Arizona Company Misrepresented Ability To Improve Consumers' Credit Reports; Three Defendants Agree To Settle
Date
The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint naming five defendants in connection with their roles in the now-defunct Phoenix-based National Credit Foundation, Inc. ("National"), which the FTC...
Former Job Service Telemarketer Barred from Job Placement Business, Telemarketing under Settlement with FTC
Date
Joel Ancelowitz, a telemarketer who sold employment services for an Orlando, Florida- based firm that had been targeted in a Federal Trade Commission crackdown on fraudulent job search services in...
FTC Announced Today that Inflation Adjustments in Civil Penalties Will Raise Penalties for Statutes Enforced by the FTC by 10 Percent.
Date
The Federal Trade Commission has announced today that inflation adjustments in civil penalties, required by the Debt Collection Improvement Act (DCIA) of 1996, will raise penalties for statutes...
Displaying 10021 - 10040 of 10740