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Student Debt Relief Operators Agree to Settle FTC Charges
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The operators of a student loan debt relief scam have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they bilked millions from consumers by falsely claiming to enroll consumers in loan...
FTC Reaches Settlements with Four Companies That Falsely Claimed Participation in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
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Four companies have agreed to settle allegations by the Federal Trade Commission that they falsely claimed certification under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework and that two of these companies...
FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Aromaflage Insect Repellent Advertising Case
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling deceptive advertising charges against Mikey & Momo, Inc. and its owners regarding the...
FTC and DOJ Return a Record $505 Million to Consumers Harmed by Massive Payday Lending Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission, working jointly with the U.S. Department of Justice, is mailing 1,179,803 refund checks totaling more than $505 million to people who were deceived by a massive payday...
Donor Relations LLC & Courtesy Call, Inc.
Type of Action
Process Enforcement
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
1723134
Case Status
Closed
Court Rules in FTC’s Favor in Case against Weight-loss Supplement Marketer Roca Labs
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A U.S. district court in Florida has granted the Federal Trade Commission’s motion for summary judgment on all counts of its amended complaint against weight-loss supplement marketer Roca Labs...
FTC Sending Out Refunds in Cramming Case
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The Federal Trade Commission is sending out 22,671 refund checks to people who lost money to a mobile cramming operation that placed tens of millions of dollars in charges on their mobile phone bills...
FTC Settlements Stop Debt Collection Scheme
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The operators of an illegal debt collection scheme have agreed to be permanently banned from the debt collection business in order to settle FTC charges that they falsely threatened to have people...
Starting Today, New Federal Law Allows Consumers to Place Free Credit Freezes And Yearlong Fraud Alerts
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Starting today, consumers who are concerned about identity theft or data breaches can freeze their credit and place one-year fraud alerts for free. Under the new Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief...
Sep21
FTC Hearing #2: Monopsony and the State of U.S. Antitrust Law
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Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter opens the second FTC hearing The Federal Trade Commission held the second session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century with a...
Vantage Point Services, LLC, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
142 3141
FTC Brings First-ever Action Targeting “iV Cocktail” Therapy Marketer
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The Federal Trade Commission today, for the first time, charged a marketer and seller of intravenously injected therapy products (iV Cocktails) with making a range of deceptive and unsupported health...
FTC Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century Continue Friday with Discussions on U.S. Antitrust Law and Monopsony Power
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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host the second session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century. WHEN: Friday September 21, 9:00 am-4:30 pm ET. WHERE: FTC’s...
FTC Shuts Down Purveyors of Fake Documents Used for Fraud, Identity Theft
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The operators of websites that sold fake documents used to facilitate identity theft and other frauds have agreed to permanently shut down their businesses as part of separate settlements with the...
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
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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...
FTC Returns more than $10 Million to NetSpend Customers
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing more than 430,000 checks totaling more than $10 million to people who could not access money deposited to their NetSpend reloadable prepaid debit cards...
Apartment Hunters, Inc. et al. (Wetakesection8.com)
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
172 3007
Sep13
FTC Hearing #1: The Current Landscape of Competition and Privacy Law and Policy
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The Federal Trade Commission began its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century with a full-day session, co-sponsored with and held at the Georgetown University Law Center...
FTC Tips: Hurricane Season
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The 2018 hurricane season has arrived. The Federal Trade Commission has information to help you prepare for, deal with, and recover from the long-term impacts of a hurricane, as well as information on...
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