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Enviromate, LLC, and Philip A. Geddes, individually and as the managing member of the corporation, United States of America (for the Federal Trade Commission)
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
082 3125
FTC Testifies on Protecting Consumers in the Used Car Market
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The Federal Trade Commission today outlined the biggest challenges facing consumer protection agencies in the used car market in testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce...
Meyer Enterprises, LLC, et al., United States of America (for the Federal Trade Commission)
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
082 3062
Courts Bar Firms from Making Deceptive Claims for Home Insulation Products
Date
The Federal Trade Commission today announced three federal court actions – two settled with agreed-upon final orders and the third in continuing litigation – against sellers that allegedly made...
Consumer Reporting Agency Settles FTC Charges: Sold Tenant Screening Reports to Identity Thieves
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A consumer reporting agency that failed to properly screen prospective customers and, as a result, sold at least 318 credit reports to identity thieves, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission...
Rental Research Services, Inc., a corporation, et al., United States of America (for the Federal Trade Commission)
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
072 3228
FTC, Fordham Law Schools Center on Law and Information Policy, New York Consumer Protection Agencies to Host Free Workshop for Business on April 29
Date
The Federal Trade Commission, the Center on Law and Information Policy of Fordham Law School, the New York State Consumer Protection Board, and the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs will...
FTC Warns Consumers About Economic Stimulus Scams
Date
The FTC is warning consumers that they could get stung by an economic stimulus scam. The scams come in different forms. Right now, on the Web and in e-mail, scammers are telling consumers they can...
FTC Offers Online Credit Card Calculator
Date
The Federal Trade Commission has posted on its Web site a calculator that gives consumers an estimate of how long it will take them to pay off their credit card balance. Developed by the Federal...
Jon Leibowitz Named Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission
Date
President Barack Obama designated Jon Leibowitz as Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission by a White House Order dated March 2, 2009. “I am honored and grateful that President Obama has selected me...
Protect Your Kids Privacy Online
Date
To help parents better understand their childrens’ online privacy rights, the Federal Trade Commission has developed a new article, Protecting Kids’ Privacy. The article is posted at OnGuardOnline.gov...
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
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
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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 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...
FTC Releases List of Top Consumer Complaints in 2008
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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...
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
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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...
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