Two Data Brokers Settle FTC Charges That They Sold Consumer Data Without Complying With Protections Required Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act

Two data brokers have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)…

10 years ago

FTC Approves Final Consent Settling Charges that L’Occitane, Inc. Misled Consumers to Believe that Creams Could Slim Their Bodies

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling charges that beauty products…

10 years ago

FTC Requests Public Comments on SCI’s Applications to Approve Sale of Funeral Assets in Tennessee, South Carolina, and Maryland

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

10 years ago

FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges That N.E.W. Plastics’ Environmental Claims for its Plastic Lumber Products Were Misleading

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling charges that N.E.W. Plastics…

10 years ago

FTC Charges Operators of “Jerk.com” Website With Deceiving Consumers

The Federal Trade Commission charged the operators of the website “Jerk.com” with harvesting personal information from Facebook to create profiles…

10 years ago

Technology Outsourcing: Informational Tools for Community Bankers

FIL-13-2014 April 7, 2014 Technology Outsourcing: Informational Tools for Community Bankers Printable Format: FIL-13-2014 - PDF (PDF Help) Summary: The…

10 years ago

FTC Approves Final Orders Settling Charges that Two Professional Associations Restrained Competition Among Members through their Codes of Ethics

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved separate final consent orders settling charges that two professional…

10 years ago

Regulatory Relief Guidance to Help Financial Institutions and Facilitate Recovery in Areas of Washington State Affected by Flooding and Mudslides

FIL-12-2014 April 4, 2014 Regulatory Relief Guidance to Help Financial Institutions and Facilitate Recovery in Areas of Washington State Affected…

10 years ago

FTC Obtains more than $3.3 Million for Consumers; Defendants Agree to Be Permanently Banned from the Debt Collection Business

The two principal owners of Rincon Debt Management, Jason R. Begley and Wayne W. Lunsford, will surrender more than $3.3…

10 years ago

FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that Thermo Fisher’s Acquisition of Life Technologies Corporation Was Anticompetitive

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling charges that Thermo Fisher…

10 years ago
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