FTC to Host Workshop September 21 to Examine Advertising for Over-the-Counter Homeopathic Products

The Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop on Monday, September 21, in Washington, DC, to examine advertising for OTC homeopathic products. The event is free and open to the public, and more details can be found in the press release announcing it. WHAT: Workshop to examine advertising for OTC homeopathic products WHO: Opening remarks […]

FTC Returns Money to Online Payday Loan Applicants; Scammers Debited Their Bank Accounts Without Their Consent

The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 64,607 checks totaling $1.5 million to consumers who lost money to an online operation that illegally debited their bank accounts when they sought payday loans. The action follows a federal court ruling in favor of the FTC in its case against Direct Benefits Group LLC, Voice Net Global LLC, […]

FTC Issues Final Order Preserving Competition for Deeply Discounted General Merchandise

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling charges that Dollar Tree Inc.’s $9.2 billion acquisition of Family Dollar Stores, Inc. would likely be anticompetitive. Under the consent order, first announced in July 2015, the companies are required to sell 330 Family Dollar stores to a private […]

FTC Charges Marketers of ‘Vision Improvement’ App With Deceptive Claims

The California-based marketers of a software application for mobile devices and personal computers have agreed to stop making deceptive claims that their “Ultimeyes” app can improve users’ vision in order to settle FTC charges. Under the terms of a proposed settlement with the FTC, Carrot Neurotechnology, Inc. and its co-owners have also agreed to disgorge […]

FTC Testifies on Proposed Reforms to Electronic Communications Privacy Act Before Senate Judiciary Committee

In testimony before Congress today, the Federal Trade Commission provided feedback on proposed reforms to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Testifying on behalf of the Commission, Daniel Salsburg, chief counsel in the Commission’s Office of Technology Research and Investigations, highlighted the Commission’s support for the effort to reform the ECPA. […]

Texas Auto Dealer Will Pay More Than $82,000 To Settle FTC Charges It Violated Fair Credit Reporting Act

The loan-servicing arm of Texas-based auto dealer Tricolor Auto Group will pay $82,777 in civil penalties as part of a settlement to address Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to have written policies and procedures regarding the accuracy of reported credit information, and failed to properly investigate disputed consumer credit information. “An inaccurate credit […]

FTC Action Stops Scammers Who Collected Millions in Phantom Payday Loan Debts

The operators of a fraudulent debt collection scheme will be banned from the debt collection business under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, resolving charges that they illegally processed more than $5.2 million in payments from consumers for payday loan debts they did not owe. The settlement resolves a complaint the FTC filed against […]

FTC Sends Warning Letters about Green Certification Seals

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has sent warning letters to five providers of environmental certification seals and 28 businesses using those seals, alerting them to the agency’s concerns that the seals could be considered deceptive and may not comply with the FTC’s environmental marketing guidelines. “Environmental seals and certifications matter to people who […]

FTC Posts Agenda for September 21 Workshop to Examine Advertising for Over-the-Counter Homeopathic Products

The Federal Trade Commission today posted the agenda for its upcoming workshop to examine advertising for over-the-counter (OTC) homeopathic products. The event is on Monday, September 21, 2015 in Washington, DC, and is free and open to the public. It will be held at the FTC’s Constitution Center building, 400 7th St., SW, Washington, DC […]

How to Take Part in Tomorrow’s Start With Security Conference in San Francisco

The Federal Trade Commission’s first Start with Security Conference will take place tomorrow, Sept. 9, in San Francisco. The event, which is bringing together top security experts to provide information to startups and app developers, is being hosted and co-sponsored by the University of California Hastings College of the Law. FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez will […]