Alexander Heckman, d/b/a Omega Supply, and Erick Del Rio, In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
082-3094
Docket Number
9332
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Essex Marketing Group, Inc., Westbrook Marketing Group, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
022 3141
Virtual Worlds and Kids: Mapping the Risks
Date
Virtual worlds – online “places” where people use graphic characters known as avatars to represent themselves – can expose children and teenagers to inappropriate activity or violence. To help parents...
FTC Releases List of Top Consumer Complaints in 2008
Date
The Federal Trade Commission today released the list of top consumer complaints received by the agency in 2008. The list, contained in the publication “Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book for January...
FTC Report Urges Reform and Modernization of Federal Debt Collection Law; Agency Also Issues Annual FDCPA Report to Congress
Date
The Federal Trade Commission issued a report today recommending that the debt collection legal system be reformed and modernized to reflect changes in consumer debt, the debt collection industry, and...
Feb25
Fraud Forum
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a free two-day Fraud Forum on February 25 and 26, 2009, in Washington, DC. The Forum will examine how the FTC can more effectively protect consumers from...
FTC Obtains Court Order Halting Internet Payday Lenders Who Failed to Disclose Key Loan Terms and Used Abusive and Deceptive Collection Tactics
Date
In a case filed by the Federal Trade Commission and the State of Nevada, a federal court has ordered a halt to certain practices by seven U.S.-based companies and an individual operating as part of an...
FTC to Host Ad It Up! Kids in a Commercial World
Date
The Federal Trade Commission staff will host a forum on March 12, 2009 to gather input for its upcoming education program on advertising literacy for “tweens,” or kids who are 8 to 12 years old. At...
Commission Rescinds Enforcement Policy Regarding the Advertising of Books; Commission Approves Final Consent Orders in Matters of West Penn Multi-List, Inc.; Good Life Funding; American Nationwide Mortgage Company, Inc.; and Innova Financial Group
Date
Commission Rescinds Enforcement Policy Regarding the Advertising of Books – The Commission has approved the publication of a notice in the Federal Register rescinding the agency’s enforcement policy...
American Nationwide Mortgage Company, Inc.
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
072 3168
Gendrolis, Michael, d/b/a Good Life Funding, In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
082 3034
Shiva Venture Group, Inc., d/b/a Innova Financial Group, in the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
082 3032
Court Bars Global Marketing Group from Payment Processing
Date
A U.S. district court has granted a summary judgment against Ira N. Rubin and default judgments against 22 corporations that Rubin owned or controlled. The final court orders permanently bar Rubin and...
CVS Caremark Settles FTC Charges:Failed to Protect Medical and Financial Privacy of Customers and Employees;CVS Pharmacy Also Pays $2.25 Million to Settle Allegations of HIPAA Violations
Date
CVS Caremark has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to take reasonable and appropriate security measures to protect the sensitive financial and medical information of its...
Global Marketing Group, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
062-3186
Opinion 09-1
Date
Discusses whether funeral providers may offer discount packages conditioned on the purchase of a casket, and whether such packages may discount the basic services fee.
File
Opinion 09-1
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Eleventh Annual National Consumer Protection Week: FTC, Co-sponsors Provide Tools for Navigating Todays Economy
Date
This year’s National Consumer Protection Week – sponsored by the Federal Trade Commission and a variety of government agencies and national consumer groups – features as its theme “Nuts and Bolts...
Report
Financial Privacy Notice: A Report on Validation Testing Results (Kleimann Validation Report)
Date
A summary of the results of a small-scale study to validate the final set of changes to the prototype privacy notice.
FTC Staff Revises Online Behavioral Advertising Principles
Date
Federal Trade Commission staff today issued a report describing its ongoing examination of online behavioral advertising and setting forth revisions to proposed principles to govern self-regulatory...
FTC Sues Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue Operation
Date
In a case that affects consumers throughout the nation, the Federal Trade Commission has charged a mortgage foreclosure “rescue” company with falsely claiming that it will stop foreclosure or fully...
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