Undercover Funeral Home Inspections in Nine States Yield Mixed Results; FTC Reminds Providers They Must Give Price Lists to Consumers

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that in 2007, law enforcement sweeps of 174 funeral homes in nine states found…

16 years ago

Financial Literacy: A Sound Investment National Consumer Protection Week Moves to March

Mark your calendars: the 10th annual National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW), a week to highlight consumer protection and education efforts…

16 years ago

FTC Obtains $1.1 Million Civil Penalty for Pre-Merger Filing Violations

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a federal district court action against ValueAct Capital Partners, L.P. alleging violations related to…

16 years ago

New FTC Publication Advises Consumers What to Do if Mortgage Lender Closes or Files for Bankruptcy

For Your Information December 19, 2007 A new Facts for Consumers publication issued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) advises…

16 years ago

Company Will Pay $50,000 Penalty for Tossing Consumers Credit Report Information in Unsecured Dumpster

A mortgage company that left loan documents with consumers’ sensitive personal and financial information in and around an unsecured dumpster…

16 years ago

Scammers Accused of Deceptively Selling ATMs Give Up Frozen Assets

The ringleader behind an operation accused of deceptively selling automated teller machine (ATM) business opportunities is banned from ever selling…

16 years ago

FTC Testifies on Efforts to Combat Identity Theft and Protect Consumer Privacy

The Federal Trade Commission today told the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security that identity theft…

16 years ago

Telephone Records Seller Settles FTC Charges

Parties who obtained and sold consumers’ telephone records, including information on calls placed and received, without the consumers’ knowledge or…

16 years ago

FTC Reminds Businesses: Don’t Print Full Credit and Debit Card Numbers on Customers’ Purchase Receipts

As merchants get busier with holiday shopping, the Federal Trade Commission reminds them to be sure the credit and debit…

16 years ago

FTC Issues Statements Regarding Recusal Petition for Review of Proposed Acquisition of Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners V, LP (DoubleClick, Inc.) By Google, Inc.

This statement responds to the “Complaint Requesting Recusal of the Federal Trade Commission Chairman From the Pending Review of the…

16 years ago