FTC Proposes Improvements to Energy Labels for Consumers

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a variety of proposed changes to its Energy Labeling Rule affecting…

10 years ago

Pennsylvania Home Builder Settles FTC Charges of Deceptive Mortgage Advertising

A Pennsylvania-based home builder that offers home financing has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers by advertising…

10 years ago

Supplement Marketers Settle FTC Charges that “BrainStrong Adult” Memory Improvement Claims Are Deceptive

Supplement marketers i-Health, Inc. and Martek Biosciences Corporation have agreed to settle FTC charges of deceptive advertising for claiming that…

10 years ago

FTC Requests Public Comments on SCI’s Application to Approve Sale of Funeral Home Assets in Alabama to Legacy Funeral Holdings of Alabama LLC

The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on an application by Service Corporation International (SCI) to sell certain…

10 years ago

U.S. Appeals Court Affirms Ruling in Favor of FTC, Upholds Lower Court Order Against BurnLounge Pyramid Scheme

In a victory for the Federal Trade Commission, a federal appeals court has upheld a district court ruling that BurnLounge,…

10 years ago

FTC and DOJ Announce Agenda for June 23 Joint Agency Workshop on Conditional Pricing Practices

The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice (DOJ) have issued the agenda for their joint public workshop, which will…

10 years ago

U.S. District Judge Finds that Payday Lender AMG Services Deceived Consumers by Imposing Undisclosed Charges and Inflated Fees

The Federal Trade Commission has scored another legal victory in its crackdown against deceptive payday lenders with the latest finding…

10 years ago

FTC Testifies on Geolocation Privacy

The Federal Trade Commission testified before Congress on the Commission's efforts to address the privacy concerns raised by the tracking…

10 years ago

FTC Issues Summary of Its 2013 Financial Acts Enforcement and Related Research and Consumer Education

The Federal Trade Commission has issued its summaries of FTC enforcement and related activities during annual year 2013 regarding the…

10 years ago

FTC Charges Operation with Selling Bogus Debt Relief Services

The Federal Trade Commission charged an Irvine, California-based scheme with billing consumers as much as $10,000 after making deceptive claims…

10 years ago