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Court Orders Operators of Deceptive Rental Listing Websites to Pay $6 Million, Permanently Bans Them from Offering Rental Listings

Date

December 16, 2019

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court ordered the operators of several online rental listings websites to pay more than $6 million after the FTC alleged that they made false...

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Court Temporarily Halts Operators of Rental Listing Websites from Making False Claims About the Availability of Apartments That Accept Section 8 Vouchers and Other Rental Properties

Date

September 17, 2018

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting two brothers and their four California companies from using false or...

Cases and Proceedings

Apartment Hunters, Inc. et al. (Wetakesection8.com)

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

September 17, 2018

FTC Matter/File Number

172 3007

Press Release

FTC Action: Court Orders Ban Mortgage Relief Scammers from Mortgage Modification and Debt Relief Business

Date

September 1, 2016

The principals of a mortgage relief operation and their companies are banned from the mortgage loan modification and debt relief business under court orders obtained by the Federal Trade Commission...

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Wyndham Settles FTC Charges It Unfairly Placed Consumers’ Payment Card Information At Risk

Date

December 9, 2015

Note: A conference call for media with Jessica Rich, Director of the FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection, was held as follows. Date: Dec. 9, 2015 Time: 12:00 p.m. ET Rich and FTC staff took questions...

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Federal and State Agencies Stop Phony Mortgage Relief Schemes

Date

July 23, 2014

Note: A conference call for media with Katie Fallow, FTC Deputy Director for Consumer Protection, and CFBP Deputy Director Steve Antonakes was held on July 23, 2014. Katie Fallow and FTC staff took...

Press Release

FTC Sends Refunds to Consumers Duped by Mortgage Loan Modification Scam

Date

July 9, 2014

The Federal Trade Commission is mailing refund checks totaling $499,701.84 to 229 consumers who paid the Lucas Law Center an advance fee for mortgage loan modifications the company falsely claimed it...

Press Release

Pennsylvania Home Builder Settles FTC Charges of Deceptive Mortgage Advertising

Date

June 10, 2014

A Pennsylvania-based home builder that offers home financing has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers by advertising low-cost mortgages while hiding fees and not...

Press Release

FTC Mails Refund Checks Totaling Nearly $3 Million to Consumers Victimized by Alleged Mortgage Relief Scam

Date

May 28, 2014

The Federal Trade Commission, through an administrator, is mailing checks totaling nearly $3 million to over 6,300 consumers who were victims of a mortgage relief scheme. Using names such as Prime...

Press Release

Mortgage Lead Generator will Pay $225,000 to Settle FTC Charges That It Deceptively Advertised Mortgage Rates

Date

May 8, 2014

An online operation in the business of finding potential borrowers for mortgage companies will pay a $225,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers about...

Press Release

FTC Warns Data Broker Operations of Possible Privacy Violations

Date

May 7, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission sent letters to ten data broker companies warning that their practices could violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) after a test-shopping operation by the FTC...

Press Release

FTC Warns Data Brokers That Provide Tenant Rental Histories They May Be Subject to Fair Credit Reporting Act

Date

April 3, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission has warned the operators of six websites that share information about consumers’ rental histories with landlords that they may be subject to the requirements of the Fair...

Press Release

FTC Issues Revised "Green Guides"

Date

October 1, 2012

The Federal Trade Commission issued revised “Green Guides” that are designed to help marketers ensure that the claims they make about the environmental attributes of their products are truthful and...

Press Release

Federal and State Agencies Target Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue and Loan Modification Scams

Date

July 15, 2009

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz, joined by California Attorney General Jerry Brown, today announced Operation Loan Lies, a coordinated national law enforcement effort to crack down on...

Cases and Proceedings

Process Enforcement

Dinamica Financiera LLC

Type of Action

Process Enforcement

Last Updated

December 31, 2008

FTC Matter/File Number

082 3103

Case Status

Closed

Business Blog

Don’t invite an FTC lawsuit: Invitation Homes required to end junk fees and start advertising actual rent amounts

Date

September 24, 2024

Are you a landlord? Work for a property management company? Or in the rental sector? Here’s a $48 million reminder to obey the law: the FTC’s settlement with Invitation Homes for adding junk fees...

Business Blog

How the FTC is showing its commitment to protecting renters’ rights

Date

June 4, 2024

Housing costs take a big bite out of most Americans’ budgets, especially consumers looking for a suitable place to live during a fluctuating rental market. That’s why the FTC has particular concerns...

Business Blog

Price fixing by algorithm is still price fixing

Date

March 1, 2024

Landlords and property managers can’t collude on rental pricing. Using new technology to do it doesn’t change that antitrust fundamental. Regardless of the industry you’re in, if your business uses an...

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