FTC Announces Agenda for Upcoming Forum on Protecting Consumers Through Cross-Border Codes of Conduct

8:30 Registration 9:00 Introductory Remarks Commissioner Edith Ramirez Federal Trade Commission 9:10 Panel The Rise of Cross-Border Codes of Conduct…

12 years ago

FTC Announces Departure of General Counsel Willard K. Tom, Appointments of David Shonka as Acting General Counsel and Peter Miller as Chief Privacy Officer

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz today announced that Willard K. “Will” Tom, the agency’s General Counsel, has left the…

12 years ago

FTC Approves Kinder Morgans Application to Sell Pipeline Assets

The Federal Trade Commission has approved an application by energy company Kinder Morgan, Inc. requesting FTC approval for the company…

12 years ago

FTC Begins Refund Process for Consumers Harmed by Mortgage Foreclosure ‘Rescue’ Scheme

To help Spanish-speaking consumers recover money lost to a scam that promised to stop foreclosure or obtain mortgage loan modifications,…

12 years ago

Companies that Own and Manage Payday Lending and Check Cashing Stores to Settle FTC Charges That They Tossed Sensitive Consumer Data into Trash Dumpsters

A company that provides management services to more than 300 payday loan and check cashing stores, and an affiliated company…

12 years ago

FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that Pharmacy Group in Puerto Rico Engaged in Illegal Anticompetitive Conduct

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that a Puerto Rican…

12 years ago

FTC Closes Its Investigation Into Hilcorp Alaskas Proposed Acquisition of Marathon Alaskas Natural Gas Production, Transmission, and Storage Assets

The Federal Trade Commission has closed its nonpublic investigation of Hilcorp Alaska LLC’s proposed acquisition of Marathon Alaska LLC’s Cook…

12 years ago

FTC Leads Joint Law Enforcement Effort Against Companies That Allegedly Made Deceptive Cardholder Services Robocalls

The Federal Trade Commission escalated its campaign against illegal, unwanted robocalls announcing that it pulled the plug on five companies…

12 years ago

FTC Tells Consumers They May Be Due a Refund If They Purchased Walgreens “Wal-Born” Cold and Flu Supplements

If you purchased “Wal-Born” – a Walgreens’ brand dietary supplement, the Federal Trade Commission wants you to know that you…

12 years ago

FTC to Announce More Cases Against Deceptive Robocallers

At a press conference in Chicago, Illinois, the Federal Trade Commission will announce a new set of cases targeting telemarketing…

12 years ago