Business Opportunity Marketers Pay $122,000 to Consumers to Settle FTC Charges

Prohibited from Making False Earnings Claims, Similar Deceptions in the Future An operation that was charged with deceptively marketing candy…

17 years ago

FTC Issues Clarification to Consumers Who Received a Refund Check from the USA Immigration Services Redress Program

Commission Clarification: On July 9, 2007, the Federal Trade Commission began issuing refund checks to certain customers of USA Immigration…

17 years ago

Federal and State Agencies Announce Pilot Project to Improve Supervision of Subprime Mortgage Lenders

Three federal agencies and two associations of state regulators will cooperate in an innovative pilot project to conduct targeted consumer-protection…

17 years ago

FTC, Partners Offer Framework for Consumer Redress and Dispute Resolution

The Federal Trade Commission, together with other members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), today adopted a…

17 years ago

FTC, HHS to Host Forum on Childhood Obesity

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Health and Human Services will host a forum, “Weighing In: A Check-Up…

17 years ago

Commission Approves Brunos Petition to Reopen and Set Aside Order

Commission approval of petition to reopen and set aside order: The Commission has approved a petition from Bruno’s Supermarkets to…

17 years ago

Spam Summit: The Next Generation of Threats and Solutions

WHAT: A two-day conference that will bring together experts from the business, government, and technology sectors, consumer advocates, and academics…

17 years ago

FTC Receives Two Petitions for Approval of Proposed Divestitures from SCI and Alderwoods Group

Petitions for approval of proposed divestiture: The Commission has received two petitions from Service Corporation International (SCI) and Alderwoods Group,…

17 years ago

Court Orders Centurion Defendants to Halt Illegal Cross-Border Telemarketing and Pay $10 Million in Consumer Redress

In the case against the cross-border advance-fee telemarketing scheme known as Centurion Financial Benefits, a federal district court – acting…

17 years ago

FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of DirectRevenue LLC, et al.; FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of Sony BMG Music Entertainment

Commission approval of final consent orders: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in…

17 years ago