December 30, 2008
- FTC Reports to Congress on Credit Report Complaint Referral Program
December 30, 2008 FTC News Release
The Federal Trade Commission has issued a report to Congress on the credit report complaint referral program under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). (…)
December 23, 2008
- FTC Issues Third Interim Report to Congress on Results of Studies Required by FACT Act
December 23, 2008 FTC Press Release
The Federal Trade Commission has issued an interim report to Congress under Section 319 of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003, which requires the FTC to study the accuracy and completeness of information in consumers’ credit reports and to consider methods for improving the accuracy and completeness of such information. (…) - FTC Issues Report on Social Security Numbers and Identity Theft
Agency Makes Five Recommendations to Reduce Role of SSNs in Identity Theft
The Federal Trade Commission issued a report today recommending five measures to help prevent Social Security numbers from being used for identity theft. (…) - Company Made False Claims About Its Credit Repair Services
December 23, 2008 FTC Press Release:
Credit “Repair” Company Agrees to Settle FTC Charges; Company Made False Claims About Its Credit Repair Services
A credit repair company that lured consumers with false claims for credit repair services and required advance payment ranging from $500 to as much as $2,500 has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal law. (…) - Consumer Advice to Ring in the New Year
December 23, 2008 FTC News Release:
Nine Consumer Tips to Make the Most of 2009
As 2008 draws to a close, the Federal Trade Commission has nine consumer tips that can yield big dividends next year. (…) - FTC Settles Charges with Telemarketers Who Duped Elderly Consumers
FTC December 19, 2008 Press Release
Said Money Donated Would Benefit the Handicapped and Disabled
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal district court has entered orders settling charges against three telemarketers who allegedly duped consumers, most of whom were elderly, into buying grossly overpriced household products such as garbage bags and light bulbs. (…)
December 19, 2008
- “Free Security Scan”Could Cost Time and Money
FTC Consumer Alert:
Messages telling you to install and update security software for your computer seem to be everywhere. (…)
December 16, 2008
- “Operation Tele-PHONEY” Defendant Settles Commission Charges
Advance-Fee Telemarketer Prohibited from Misrepresenting Material Facts to Consumers
The Federal Trade Commission has successfully settled the second of 13 complaints brought as part of the multi-agency “Operation Tele-PHONEY” law enforcement sweep in May 2008 against deceptive telemarketers and the companies they operated throughout the United States. (…) - “Operation Tele-PHONEY” Defendant Settles Commission Charges
December 10, 2008 FTC News Release:
Advance-Fee Telemarketer Prohibited from Misrepresenting Material Facts to Consumers
The Federal Trade Commission has successfully settled the second of 13 complaints brought as part of the multi-agency “Operation Tele-PHONEY” law enforcement sweep in May 2008 against deceptive telemarketers and the companies they operated throughout the United States. (…)
December 15, 2008
- Court Halts Bogus Computer Scans
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. (…)
- FTC Approves Federal Register Notice Announcing Increase in the Ceiling on Allowable Charges Required By Section 612(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act
My comment: As we all know it's important to give near bankrupt companies who completely screwed up their business billions of dollars and find ways to squeeze every last penny out of the everyday consumer. (…)
December 5, 2008
- Marketers of Mystery Shopper Scam Settle with FTC; Agree to Pay $850,000
An operation that lured consumers with promises that they could earn big money as trained and certified “mystery shoppers ” has agreed to pay $850,000 to settle charges of deceptive marketing and contempt. (…)
November 26, 2008
- Ripoff Artists Target Grandparents
From the FTC on November 25, 2008:
Complaints are on the rise about a scam that preys on a grandparent’s love, according to the Federal Trade Commission. (…)
November 25, 2008
- FTC Announces Health Care Booklet and Web Site for Seniors
With all the sources of health information available - many of them online - it can be tough to tell fact from fiction, or useful products and services from those that don’t work or aren’t safe. (…)
- Nationwide Debt Collector Will Pay $2.25 Million to Settle FTC Charges
Academy Collection Service, Inc. (…)
- FTC Approves Federal Register Notice on Advertising Endorsements and Testimonials
The Federal Trade Commission today announced it has approved publication of a Federal Register notice seeking public comments on proposed revisions to the Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. (…)
- FTC Energy Guide Labels Help Consumers Conserve Energy and Save Money
Get energy-smart this Earth Day with the Federal Trade Commission’s new publication, EnergyGuidance: Appliance Shopping With the EnergyGuide Label. (…)
November 18, 2008
- Court Orders Halt to Sale of Spyware
FTC November 17th, 2008 News Release:
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. District Court has issued a temporary restraining order halting the sale of keylogger spyware. (…)
November 13, 2008
- FTC Charges Internet Payday Lenders
For Release: November 12, 2008
FTC Charges Internet Payday Lenders with Failing to Disclose Key Loan Terms and Using Abusive and Deceptive Collection Tactics
The Federal Trade Commission and the State of Nevada have charged 10 related Internet payday lenders and their principals, based mainly in the United Kingdom, with violating federal and state law by not disclosing key loan terms to U.S. (…)
November 6, 2008
- FTC Announces First in Series of Hearings on Evolving Intellectual Property Marketplace
FTC Nov 6, 2008 Press Release:
Hearing to be Held in Washington, DC, on December 5, 2008
The Federal Trade Commission today announced the first of a possible series of public hearings to explore the evolving market for intellectual property (IP). (…)
