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SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

27) it will return close to $20 million to more than 145,000 consumers around the country who were victimized by One Technologies and its two partner companies in an online scheme that lured consumers with “free” access to their credit scores and then billed them a recurring $29.95 com, FreeScoreOnline.com and ScoreSense.com.

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MAY 8, 2019

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is eyeing tighter scrutiny of small business lending practices as Commissioner Rohit Chopra calls on the regulator to combat predatory SMB loan contracts, reports in Bloomberg said on Wednesday (May 8). Chopra spoke at an agency forum in Washington, D.C., Chopra spoke at an agency forum in Washington, D.C.,

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JULY 21, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) testified before the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade and Consumer Protection on Tuesday (July 21), detailing its efforts to combat coronavirus-related fraud, including sending warning letters and trying to educate customers on how to spot a scam, according to a press release.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Thursday (Nov. According to the FTC , the company violated the settlement struck in 2012 that stemmed from charges that the company had aided and abetted wire fraud. Court documents stated that the revised fraud prevention system that was put in place after the settlement was ineffective.

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MARCH 6, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has requested comment on the proposed amendments of two rules that protect the privacy and security of customer data held by financial institutions (FIs). The proposed changes are related to the Safeguards Rule and the Privacy Rule under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has alleged that the mobile banking app Beam Financial has misled customers about quick transfers of funds, a press release says, with some customers receiving funds late or not at all. Some, the release says, never received their money at all. rate, while many users actually ended up with much lower 0.04

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MAY 28, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into the merchant cash advance industry just days after FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra called on the watchdog to tackle unfair small business lending practices. The FTC’s Chopra spoke at a forum in Washington, D.C. ”

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation into the biggest five tech companies in the U.S. The FTC is investigating Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Alphabet and Microsoft over antitrust implications, and it recently asked the companies to turn over information regarding takeovers of smaller companies between the years of 2010 and 2019.

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JUNE 9, 2020

A Texas operator of several payment processing centers has agreed to be permanently banned from the industry in order to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the state of Ohio that they unlawfully participated in scams, according to a press release. The FTC and Ohio officials filed their complaint against the trio in U.S.

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DECEMBER 17, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is refunding over $2.6 million to small businesses that were scammed by A-1 Janitorial, a New York-based office supply company, the FTC said in a press release on Tuesday (Dec. The FTC is mailing 30,374 checks averaging $86 each to victims of the alleged scheme. In April , a U.S. In the U.K.,

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FEBRUARY 10, 2017

The FTC is aiming to gauge how much consumers understand about buying and financing a car. “The The FTC received 17 comments in response to that notice that were addressed in the FRN. The FTC said the report looked specifically at Big Data at the end of its lifecycle and how it was used and analyzed once it was collected.

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MARCH 29, 2019

It’s common for states to work with federal agencies including the FTC and Justice Department when looking into potential misdeeds. At Google, he pointed to its role in online ads as an antitrust and consumer protection concern. Would the FTC allow Chase or Goldman-Sachs to own the Nasdaq?” Landry said.

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

A new report by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revealed that millennials are 25 percent more likely to report losing money to fraud than consumers ages 40 and over.

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DECEMBER 28, 2018

The FTC was looking into a few things, including whether Facebook violated a 2011 consent order when it told consumers it would keep their information private , but repeatedly didn’t do so. David Vladeck, former director of the FTC’s consumer protection bureau, said important aspects of the probe have already stopped moving forward.

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JANUARY 16, 2017

The FTC is cracking down on robocall telemarketing businesses, announcing last week it cracked down on two such companies that have been making robocalls to consumers that have been on the National Do Not Call Registry since 2012 or even earlier. and FTC v. The FTC’s litigation against them is ongoing as well.

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MARCH 17, 2016

Facing charges that it deceived consumers with paid ads that were presented as objective articles, Lord & Taylor has opted to settle with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). “Consumers have the right to know when they’re looking at paid advertising.”

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MARCH 2, 2016

Among the key subjects of complaints that washed over the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Network last year included debt collection, identity theft and scams related to impostors. The identity theft designation has been the top complaint category for the past 15 years, said the FTC.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revealed details about its recent testimony before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights. Hoffman added that the commission has held its own hearings on competition and consumer protection topics over the last year.

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APRIL 15, 2019

The FTC clarified in a further post : “The company also claimed that people could pay their loans off early without penalty, but some consumers reported receiving the run-around. The Federal Trade Commission announced on Monday (April 15) a $3.85 million to the thousands of customers who were harmed by its practices. “We

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APRIL 25, 2018

Bloomberg reported the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) contends the company’s behavior violated federal laws that protect consumers from deceptive and unfair practices. As a result of the FTC complaint, Bloomberg noted the online lender’s stock fell 14 percent to $2.80 a share, off 32 percent so far this year.

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MARCH 18, 2016

This software is known as SilverPush, and it monitors consumer television viewing habits by using “audio beacons” from TVs. Consumers cannot actually hear these beacons, as the FTC noted in a release. The FTC has stated that app developers should ask users for permission in order to use device microphones.

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MARCH 16, 2018

The defendants allegedly promoted chain referral schemes that promised big rewards to participants who paid a small fee in bitcoin or Litecoin to enroll, according to a complaint by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The scheme ceased operation within two months of its launch, noted the FTC.

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MAY 1, 2017

As a former Obama nominee, Brill previously served as a commissioner for the FTC since 2010. In addition to Brill’s former government experience, Brill served in North Carolina and Vermont’s Department of Justice in their Consumer Protection and Antitrust divisions.

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

2015, the FTC brought charges against Jason A. The FTC claims that the defendants in the case sold applications to Ideal Financial for roughly $0.50 Scammers used consumer information they bought from this operation to make millions in unauthorized charges,” said Jessica Rich, director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.

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MAY 26, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday (May 25) it charged the operators of a phony student loan debt relief and credit repair scheme with stealing millions of dollars from consumers by falsely promising to reduce or eliminate their student loan debt and offering them non-existent credit repair services.

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JUNE 6, 2016

Friday (June 3) saw the FTC issue an official comment to a request from the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) in response to the latter agency’s call for interdepartmental conversation on the potential benefits and drawbacks of governmental guidance for the growing IoT space.

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MARCH 10, 2016

The Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday (March 9) that it requested, and a federal district court granted, bans on seven people, Ideal Financial Solutions and that company’s subsidiaries from collecting or disclosing consumer information. The court, in turn, imposed nearly $80 million in judgments against the defendants.

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JUNE 19, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a new law enforcement initiative targeting operations seeking to defraud small businesses. attorneys’ offices and the Better Business Bureau (BBB), the FTC has released the results of Operation Main Street: Stopping Small Business Scams. Postal Inspection Service, two U.S.

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acquirers, they are now rejecting opt-out cross sales or negative options on payment pages due to regulatory concerns, primarily driven by consumer protection legislation, pressure from the card brands to lower dispute rates, and the threat of legal action. It provides a simple mechanism for consumers to stop recurring charges.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Rosen said law enforcement could look into privacy, consumer protection and other areas throughout its investigations. As reported by Reuters, FTC Chair Joe Simons said the Technology Enforcement Division (known as TED for short) has been focusing its investigations into other companies. “We

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JULY 13, 2018

She noted that FTC has brought more than 30 actions to enforce the FCRA against consumer reporting agencies, users of consumer reports, and furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies.

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APRIL 6, 2018

According to Bloomberg , the FTC is investigating whether Facebook violated the 2011 law that requires the company to get consent from users before sharing information. I think we’re very confident that that was in compliance with the FTC consent decree,” Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said Thursday in an interview.

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MARCH 25, 2016

But not only are government efforts underway to create and enforce IoT regulation, perhaps somewhat surprisingly, the premiere consumer protection enforcer, the Federal Trade Commission, wants privacy and security practices to be a good thing for both consumers and the IoT space itself. Data Ethics By Design”.

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MARCH 2, 2018

But when seniors do become financial victims, they typically take a bigger hit than millennials do, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said in a press release. Overall, the FTC is seeing that consumers are losing more money due to fraud in 2017 than 2016.

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JANUARY 21, 2024

In an age where consumer protection is paramount, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC)proposed “click to cancel” provision marks a significant shift in the subscription business landscape.

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JANUARY 21, 2024

In an age where consumer protection is paramount, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC)proposed “click to cancel” provision marks a significant shift in the subscription business landscape.

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MARCH 31, 2019

It’s common for states to work with federal agencies including the FTC and Justice Department when looking into potential misdeeds. At Google, he pointed to its role in online ads as an antitrust and consumer protection concern. Would the FTC allow Chase or Goldman Sachs to own the Nasdaq?” Landry said.

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