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Under FTC Settlement, Debt Buyer Agrees to Pay $2.5 Million for Alleged Consumer Deception
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One of the nation's largest consumer debt buyers has agreed to pay a $2.5 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it made a range of misrepresentations when trying to...
FTC and DOJ To Host Phone Availability on Major Debt Collection Industry Enforcement Action
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As part of its continuing effort to protect consumers from financial fraud and keep them informed, the Federal Trade Commission will be joined by the U.S. Department of Justice to discuss a major...
FTC to Host Workshop on Mobile Payments and Their Impact on Consumers
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop on April 26, 2012, to examine the use of mobile payments in the marketplace and how this emerging technology impacts consumers. This event will bring...
FTC Seeks Public Input in Review of Wool Products Labeling Rules
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As part of the Federal Trade Commission's systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides, the FTC is seeking public comment on the continuing need for, as well as the benefits, costs, and...
FTC Permanently Stops Six Operators from Using Fake News Sites that Allegedly Deceived Consumers about Acai Berry Weight-Loss Products
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Six online marketers agreed to settlements with the Federal Trade Commission that will permanently halt their allegedly deceptive practice of using fake news websites to market acai berry supplements...
Vaughn, Tanner Garrett, individually and d/b/a Lead Expose, Inc., and Uptown Media, Inc.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
112 3067
Ricardo Jose Labra, individually, Defendant
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
112 3088
FTC Action Bans Defendants from Providing Immigration Services
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The immigration services business will be permanently off limits to an operation that allegedly posed as the federal government and tricked people into paying up to $2,500 for immigration forms, under...
Immigration Center, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
102 3181
X110013
Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Pledge to Work Together to Protect Consumers
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have signed an agreement to coordinate efforts to protect consumers and avoid duplication of federal law...
FTC Action Stops Marketer in Precious Metals Investment Case
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge stopped the allegedly illegal practices of a defendant who helped operate a telemarketing scheme that is believed to have received more...
At FTC's Request, Court Freezes Assets of Telemarketing Operation that Allegedly Made Bogus Claims about Reducing Consumers' Interest Rates
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has frozen the assets of a telemarketing operation that allegedly charged consumers hundreds of dollars based on bogus promises to...
FTC Establishes Streamlined Procedures to Help Maintain the Confidentiality of its Ongoing Investigations; FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that PoolCorp Acted Anticompetitively to Stop Manufacturers From Selling Products to Competitors
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FTC Establishes Streamlined Procedures to Help Maintain the Confidentiality of its Ongoing Investigations The Federal Trade Commission has approved Rule 2.17, a new component in the agency's Rules of...
FTC Seeks Public Comment on Agency's Rules of Practice
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The Federal Trade Commission today issued proposed changes to two parts of the procedures that govern the way the agency operates. The proposed changes would streamline the FTC's investigatory...
CVS Caremark Corporation Settles FTC Deceptive Pricing Charges
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CVS Caremark Corporation will pay $5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it misrepresented the prices of certain Medicare Part D prescription drugs – including drugs used to treat...
Jan09
Common Ground Conference
Join the Federal Trade Commission, the office of the Arizona Attorney General, legal services attorneys and other consumer advocates, and state and federal consumer protection officials at this free...
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