The Federal Trade Commission has information for people who want to help Hurricane Harvey victims, and for those who are dealing with and recovering from, its long-term effects. In addition to the important tips and advice below, they can find more at www.FTC.gov/weatheremergencies. Wise giving after the storm If you’re looking for a way to […]
Monthly Archives: August 2017
FTC Presents Criminal Liaison Unit’s Consumer Shield Award to U.S. Postal Inspection Service
The Federal Trade Commission is honoring Inspector Clayton E. Gerber of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service with its Consumer Shield award. The Criminal Liaison Unit presents the award to recognize extraordinary work by a criminal law enforcement group in fighting consumer fraud. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is tasked with investigating crimes that adversely affect […]
FTC Obtains Court Order Halting World Patent Marketing Invention Promotion Scheme
At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has found that the FTC is likely to prevail in its case against World Patent Marketing, an invention-promotion scheme that allegedly deceived consumers through misrepresentations about its success and the services it provided, and suppressed complaints about the company by threatening dissatisfied customers. “The record supports […]
Three Dietary Supplement Marketers Settle FTC, Maine AG Charges
The final three of nine defendants sued for deceptively marketing dietary supplements will settle charges the FTC and the State of Maine filed in February 2017. The agencies charged the defendants with using deceptively formatted radio infomercials and print ads with fictitious endorsers to pitch products they claimed would improve memory and reduce back and […]
Statement of Federal Trade Commission’s Acting Director of the Bureau of Competition on the Agency’s Review of Amazon.com, Inc.’s Acquisition of Whole Foods Market Inc.
Bruce Hoffman, the Acting Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition, issued this statement on the Commission’s decision not to further pursue an investigation of Amazon.com, Inc.’s acquisition of Whole Foods Market Inc.: “The FTC conducted an investigation of this proposed acquisition to determine whether it substantially lessened competition under Section 7 of […]
HMDA Examiner Transaction Testing Guidelines
FIL-36-2017 August 23, 2017 HMDA Examiner Transaction Testing Guidelines Printable Format: FIL-36-2017 – PDF (PDF Help) Summary: The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) is issuing guidelines for examiners to use in assessing the accuracy of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data institutions record and report. The HMDA Examiner Transaction Testing Guidelines (Guidelines) describe […]
FTC Announces Agenda for Joint Conference on Protecting Military Consumers
The Federal Trade Commission has announced the agenda for the upcoming Protecting Military Consumers: A Common Ground Conference, which will take place from 9:00 am to 1 pm on Sept. 7, 2017, at the Los Angeles Police Department Headquarters, 100 W. 1st Street, in Los Angeles. The conference will bring together and train military attorneys […]
FTC to Join CDC Twitter Chat on Healthy Contact Lens Wear and Care
Federal Trade CommissionHeadquarters:600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20580Contact Us Related posts: LifeLock to Pay $100 Million to Consumers to Settle FTC Charges it Violated 2010 Order Nordstrom, Bed Bath & Beyond, Backcountry.com, and J.C. Penney to Pay Penalties Totaling $1.3 Million for Falsely Labeling Rayon Textiles as Made of “Bamboo” FTC Charges Operators of “Jerk.com” […]
National Association of Animal Breeders, Inc. Agreed To Refrain From Adopting Rules that Restrict Competition Among Members
The National Association of Animal Breeders, Inc., or NAAB – a non-profit trade association whose members compete to sell dairy cattle semen to U.S. dairy farms for artificial insemination of dairy cows – has agreed to refrain from adopting rules that unreasonably stifle competition among its members. The agreement between the FTC and the association resolves […]
FTC Obtains Temporary Restraining Order Halting Work-at-Home Scheme
At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court entered a temporary restraining order halting a deceptive work-at-home scheme. The defendants allegedly lured consumers into buying an online system, falsely promising that they would earn thousands of dollars in their spare time working from home. According to the FTC, the defendants operated under various brand […]