The Federal Trade Commission today told the U.S. House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce that the FTC will continue protecting consumers from predatory lending and other illegal practices through all stages of the credit life-cycle, from advertising of credit through collection of debt. The FTC also […]
Monthly Archives: March 2009
FTC Approves Federal Register Notice Establishing New Fiber Name and Definition; Commission Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of Genica Corporation
FTC Approves Federal Register Notice Establishing New Fiber Name and Definition The FTC has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice amending Commission Rule 7(c) of the Rules and Regulations under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act, commonly known as the Textile Rules, to establish a new generic fiber subclass name and definition. The […]
FTC Approves Federal Register Notice Establishing New Fiber Name and Definition; Commission Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of Genica Corporation
FTC Approves Federal Register Notice Establishing New Fiber Name and Definition The FTC has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice amending Commission Rule 7(c) of the Rules and Regulations under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act, commonly known as the Textile Rules, to establish a new generic fiber subclass name and definition. The […]
FTC Staff Comment Says Bills to Authorize Collective Bargaining by Minnesota Health Care Cooperatives will Raise Health Care Costs for Minnesota Consumers
According to the staff of the Federal Trade Commission, legislation pending before the Minnesota legislature that seeks to exempt certain activities by Minnesota health care cooperatives from federal and state antitrust law likely would raise health care costs and reduce insurance coverage for Minnesota consumers. The FTC’s Bureau of Competition, Bureau of Economics, and Office […]
FTC Tells U.S. Civil Rights Commission About Efforts to Protect Consumers from Unfair Mortgage Lending Practices
In a statement presented today to the United States Commission on Civil Rights, the Federal Trade Commission described its efforts to protect consumers from unfair, deceptive, and discriminatory practices in the mortgage lending market. As noted in the statement, since the late 1990s the Commission has focused on the most egregious illegal lending practices of […]
FTC Tells U.S. Civil Rights Commission About Efforts to Protect Consumers from Unfair Mortgage Lending Practices
In a statement presented today to the United States Commission on Civil Rights, the Federal Trade Commission described its efforts to protect consumers from unfair, deceptive, and discriminatory practices in the mortgage lending market. As noted in the statement, since the late 1990s the Commission has focused on the most egregious illegal lending practices of […]
Undercover Inspections of Funeral Homes in Seven States Ensure that Consumers Receive Price Lists Required by Law
Federal investigators working undercover in seven states during 2008 found significant violations of the Funeral Rule at 26 of 104 funeral homes visited. The Federal Trade Commission, which enforces the Funeral Rule, conducts undercover inspections of funeral homes every year to help ensure compliance and maintain consumer confidence. The Funeral Rule requires funeral homes to […]
QVC to Pay $7.5 Million to Settle Charges that It Aired Deceptive Claims
QVC, Inc., a TV home shopping channel and one of the world’s largest multimedia retailers, has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it made false and unsubstantiated claims about three types of dietary supplements in violation of an FTC order, and about an anti-cellulite skin cream in violation of […]
QVC to Pay $7.5 Million to Settle Charges that It Aired Deceptive Claims
QVC, Inc., a TV home shopping channel and one of the world’s largest multimedia retailers, has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it made false and unsubstantiated claims about three types of dietary supplements in violation of an FTC order, and about an anti-cellulite skin cream in violation of […]
April 17 Public Hearing in Washington, DC to Focus on Intellectual Property
The Federal Trade Commission today announced the fourth in a series of public hearings exploring the evolving market for intellectual property. These hearings, to be held April 17, 2009, in Washington, DC, will explore how corporations, inventors, and patent intermediaries value and monetize patents, strategies for buying and selling patents, and the role of secondary […]