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Advisory Opinion to Hall (10-26-98)

October 26, 1998 William F. Hall, Esquire Law Department United Guaranty Residential Insurance Co. 230 North Elm Street Greensboro, North Carolina 27401 Re: Section 615(a) of the Fair Credit Reporting...
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FCRA's Furnisher Rule: It's all about accuracy and integrity

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If you report information about consumers to consumer reporting agencies (CRAs) — like a credit bureau, tenant screening company, or check verification service — you have legal obligations under the...
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Advisory Opinion to Schieber (03-03-98)

Division of Credit Practices Bureau of Consumer Protection Clarke W. Brinckerhoff Attorney (202) 326-3224 March 3, 1998 Paul H. Schieber, Esq. Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley One Logan Square...
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Last resort

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Three FTC cases, 83 civil actions brought by 28 states, more than 184 defendants facing criminal charges in cases filed by federal and local prosecutors, and 25 actions brought by agencies in 10 other...
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Calling all cards

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We’ve been saying it for years: “What the headline giveth, the footnote cannot taketh away.” The same holds true for the dense block of text, the hidden-away reverse side, the vague hyperlink, or any...
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Mo' bill messaging

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We can’t figure out why Hollywood hasn’t returned our call, but here's a great idea for an action movie. FTC attorneys go to court to stop a company from illegally billing people for text message...
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Faux claims for faux fur

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In some ways, think of it as “faux faux fur.” No, that’s not a typo. It’s what results when national retailers advertise items of apparel as fake fur, when in fact, they contain, well, fur. Those are...
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Screen regs and spam?

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Do you like them on the screen Of your mobile phone machine? I do not like text message spam. I do not like them, Sam I am. Fighting back against text message spam isn’t child’s play, and consumers...
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Building your VOCabulary

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The FTC just accepted final settlements with two of the largest paint manufacturers in the country — Sherwin-Williams and PPG Architectural Finishes. The complaints charged that the companies made...
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Bank data security (but not that kind of bank)

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You spend a good portion of your time trying to protect sensitive information on your network from high-tech hijackers. That’s important, of course. But don’t let it take your eye off the risks posed...
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Bamboo snafu

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Bamboo: It’s not just for tiki huts anymore. Consumers are seeing more items, especially clothing and textiles, labeled or advertised as “bamboo.” But according to FTC lawsuits, Amazon.com, Leon Max...
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FTC's settlement with Google: In brief

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Not too long ago, talking on the phone, listening to music, and playing games required three clunky pieces of equipment. Manage that wirelessly? Fuhgeddaboutit. But now we can do all that — and more —...
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Sporting goods companies: Guard against deception

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Some sports fans spend Saturdays on the field. For the rest of us, raising a Big Foam Finger is exertion enough. But we’ve all read stories about the dangers that head injuries pose to participants in...
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Down in the dumps(ter)

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Every business generates paper destined for the circular file. But if documents contain sensitive information, don’t toss them out in a way that could invite unauthorized access. According to the FTC...

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