A federal judge has ordered Credit Bureau Center, LLC and its owner, Michael Brown, to pay more than $5.2 million to return to consumers, to resolve FTC charges that they deceived people with fake rental property ads and deceptive promises of “free” credit reports, and then tricked them into enrolling into a costly monthly credit […]
Monthly Archives: July 2018
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act:
FIL-36-2018 July 5, 2018 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act: Statement on the Implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Amendments Printable Format: FIL-36-2018 – PDF (PDF Help) Summary: The FDIC is releasing a statement on implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (the Act) amendments to the Home […]
FTC Halts Online Marketers Responsible for Deceptive “Free Trial” Offers
A federal district court has granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request to stop a group of San Diego-based Internet marketers from deceptively advertising free trial offers and not only charging consumers full-price for the trial product, but also enrolling them in expensive, ongoing continuity plans without their knowledge or consent. The court order announced today […]
California Company Settles FTC Charges Related to Privacy Shield Participation
A California company has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it falsely claimed it was in the process of being certified as complying with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, which establishes a process to allow companies to transfer consumer data from European Union countries to the United States in compliance with EU law. […]
FTC Warns Consumers about Vacation Rental Scams
Federal Trade CommissionHeadquarters:600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20580Contact Us Related posts: FTC Releases 2016 Annual Highlights Pass It On: New FTC Education Campaign Encourages Older Consumers to Share Their Knowledge to Help Fight Fraud In Phoebe Putney Hospital Merger Case, FTC Rejects Proposed Consent Agreement; Parties to Return to Litigation FTC Approves Final Order Settling […]
FTC Sends Refund Checks Totaling More Than $214,000 to People Who Bought Deceptively Marketed Bed Bug Treatments
The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 852 refund checks, totaling more than $214,000, to consumers nationwide who bought bed bug treatments that claimed to use cedar oil to stop and prevent bed bug infestations. Each check recipient is receiving 95% of the amount they spent on these treatments. The average check amount is $251. These […]