FIL-71-2016 October 25, 2016 Electronic Filing of Part 363 Annual Reports and Other Reports and Notices Printable Format: FIL-71-2016 – PDF (PDF Help) Summary: The FDIC has launched a program that provides insured depository institutions subject to Part 363 of the FDIC’s regulations the option to file the annual reports and other reports and notices […]
Monthly Archives: October 2016
Cybersecurity Awareness Month — Industry Webinar
FIL-72-2016 October 25, 2016 Cybersecurity Awareness Month — Industry Webinar Summary: President Obama designated October as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month to raise awareness of both threats to the technologies that have become part of our everyday lives and the need to proactively defend our digital landscape. In recognition of this important designation, the FFIEC […]
FTC and DOJ Release Guidance for Human Resource Professionals on How Antitrust Law Applies to Employee Hiring and Compensation
Today, the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division issued guidance for human resource (HR) professionals and others who are involved in hiring and compensation decisions. HR professionals are often in the best position to ensure their companies’ hiring practices comply with the law and this guidance will help educate and inform them […]
Manufacturer of Kwik Fix, Hammer Tite, and Krylex Glues Settles with FTC, Agrees to Drop Misleading ‘Made in USA’ Claims
Georgia-based specialty chemical company Chemence, Inc. will stop making misleading unqualified claims that its strong, fast-acting glues are made in the United States, under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. Chemence also has agreed to pay a $220,000 judgment to resolve the lawsuit the FTC brought against the company in February 2016. In its […]
FTC Presents Criminal Liaison Unit Award to Fraud and Cybercrime Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York
The Federal Trade Commission is honoring the Complex Frauds and Cybercrime Unit of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York with its Criminal Liaison Unit’s Prosecuting Attorney’s Award. The Criminal Liaison Unit presents the award annually to recognize those prosecutors who demonstrate an exceptional commitment to consumer protection in partnership […]
FTC To Hold Public Conference on Identity Theft
The Federal Trade Commission will host an all-day conference, “Planning For the Future,” examining the state of identity theft now and how it may evolve in the future. The event will take place on May 24, 2017, in Washington, DC. 2017 will mark the ten-year anniversary of the executive order creating the federal Identity Theft […]
FTC Requests Public Comment on American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc.’s Application to Approve Divestiture of Assets to Reliant Processing, Ltd.
The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on an application by American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc. to sell to Reliant Processing, Ltd. certain assets related to production of bulk liquid carbon dioxide at facilities in Galva, and Sergeant Bluff, Iowa. This petition replaces one submitted in July by American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc. […]
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool
FIL-68-2016 October 18, 2016 FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool Frequently Asked Questions Printable Format: FIL-68-2016 – PDF (PDF Help) Summary: The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) issued a Frequently Asked Questions guide related to the Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT). Statement of Applicability to Institutions with Less than $1 Billion in Total Assets: This Financial Institution […]
FTC Charges Operators of Scheme That Used Fake Government Affiliation to Sell Commercial Trucking Registration Services
A federal judge has granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a preliminary injunction against two people and their companies for allegedly tricking small commercial trucking businesses into paying them for federal and state motor carrier registrations by impersonating government transportation agencies, such as the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). Consumers who own and operate […]
Statement from FTC’s Bureau of Competition Director Debbie Feinstein on Decision by Penn State Hershey Medical Center and PinnacleHealth System to Abandon Their Proposed Merger
“The parties’ decision to abandon this transaction preserves hospital competition in the Harrisburg area,” said Debbie Feinstein, Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition. “Had it been consummated, the merger would have likely led to lower quality and higher cost health care, at the expense of Harrisburg residents and their employers.” The Federal […]