For Your Information May 12, 2009 Commission Approval of Final Consent Order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter of Native Essence Herb Company. The vote approving the final order was 4-0. (FTC File No. 082-3115; the staff contact is Erika Wodinsky, FTC Western Region, San […]
Monthly Archives: May 2009
FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of Native Essence Herb Company
For Your Information May 12, 2009 Commission Approval of Final Consent Order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter of Native Essence Herb Company. The vote approving the final order was 4-0. (FTC File No. 082-3115; the staff contact is Erika Wodinsky, FTC Western Region, San […]
Work-At-Home Marketers Settle FTC Charges: Falsely Claimed Consumers Could Earn Significant Income Processing Medical Bills
The marketers of a work-at-home scam who led consumers to believe they could earn $500 or more per week processing medical bills and would receive training and access to customers have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their deceptive claims violated federal law. The settlements bar future violations and require them to pay […]
Commission Submits FY 2010 Budget Request and GPRA Performance Plans to Congress; Commission Seeks Public Comments on Agencys Negative Option Rule
Commission Submits FY 2010 Budget Request and GPRA Performance Plans to Congress Budget request and GPRA Performance Plans submission to Congress: The Commission has approved the FTC’s FY 2010 Budget Overview Statement and the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Performance Plans for FY 2009 and FY 2010. These documents are part of the FTC’s […]
Commission Submits FY 2010 Budget Request and GPRA Performance Plans to Congress; Commission Seeks Public Comments on Agencys Negative Option Rule
Commission Submits FY 2010 Budget Request and GPRA Performance Plans to Congress Budget request and GPRA Performance Plans submission to Congress: The Commission has approved the FTC’s FY 2010 Budget Overview Statement and the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Performance Plans for FY 2009 and FY 2010. These documents are part of the FTC’s […]
FTC Alleges That Mortgage Lender Charged Hispanics Higher Prices for Loans
The Federal Trade Commission has charged a home mortgage lender and its owner with violating federal law by charging Hispanic consumers higher prices for mortgage loans than non-Hispanic white consumers – price disparities that cannot be explained by the applicants’ credit characteristics or underwriting risk. The FTC seeks to bar future violations and obtain redress […]
FTC Alleges That Mortgage Lender Charged Hispanics Higher Prices for Loans
The Federal Trade Commission has charged a home mortgage lender and its owner with violating federal law by charging Hispanic consumers higher prices for mortgage loans than non-Hispanic white consumers – price disparities that cannot be explained by the applicants’ credit characteristics or underwriting risk. The FTC seeks to bar future violations and obtain redress […]
FTC Testifies on Efforts to Combat Foreclosure Rescue and Loan Modification Scams
The Federal Trade Commission today told the U.S. House Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity of the Committee on Financial Services that, with the rapid increase in mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures, the FTC has intensified its efforts to protect consumers from foreclosure rescue and loan modification scams. The FTC also recommended legislative and other remedies […]
Competition Senior Deputy Director Ken Glazer to Leave FTC
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz announced today that Ken Glazer, Senior Deputy Director of the Bureau of Competition, plans to leave the FTC this month. “Ken is a first-rate lawyer and antitrust thinker,” said Chairman Leibowitz. “We are grateful for his service to the public, his contribution to the Commission’s competition mission, and his […]
Competition Senior Deputy Director Ken Glazer to Leave FTC
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz announced today that Ken Glazer, Senior Deputy Director of the Bureau of Competition, plans to leave the FTC this month. “Ken is a first-rate lawyer and antitrust thinker,” said Chairman Leibowitz. “We are grateful for his service to the public, his contribution to the Commission’s competition mission, and his […]