FTC to Host Town Hall to Examine Privacy Issues and Online Behavioral Advertising

The FTC will host a two-day Town Hall to bring together consumer advocates, industry representatives, technology experts, and academics to address the consumer protection issues raised by the practice of tracking consumers’ activities online to target advertising – or “behavioral advertising.” The Town Hall is a follow-on to a dialogue on behavioral advertising that emerged […]

Refunds for Consumers Who Purchased Xenadrine EFX

From August 6 until September 15, 2007, the Federal Trade Commission will be accepting refund requests from consumers who bought Xenadrine EFX. The FTC alleged that Xenadrine EFX was advertised with false and unsubstantiated weight-loss claims, and the FTC’s settlement with the marketers of Xenadrine EFX included money for consumer refunds. The amount of the […]

FTC Asks Court to Order Ab Belt Makers to Return Money to Consumers

The Federal Trade Commission has asked a federal district court to order the marketers of Ab Force to return money to consumers who purchased their belts based on the marketers’s advertising claims. The ads made false and unsubstantiated claims that using their electronic muscle stimulation belt caused weight loss and well-defined abdominal muscles, and was […]

FTC, Subprime Mortgage Servicer Agree to Modified Settlement

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has reached an agreement with a major subprime mortgage servicer to modify certain terms of a 2003 court settlement, providing substantial benefits to consumers beyond those in the original settlement, including account adjustments and reimbursements or refunds of fees paid in certain circumstances. In November 2003, Fairbanks […]