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FTC Mails Refund Checks Totaling Nearly $3 Million to Consumers Victimized by Alleged Mortgage Relief Scam
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission, through an administrator, is mailing checks totaling nearly $3 million to over 6,300 consumers who were victims of a mortgage relief scheme. Using names such as Prime...
May01
Sharing a Common Ground: A Common Ground Conference in St. Louis
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TIME: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CT (Registration at 8:30 a.m.) WHERE: Washington University School of Law, Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom, Room 310, St. Louis, Missouri Join the Â鶹´«Ã½...
Apr21
Working Together to Advance Protections for Immigrant Consumers
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission and East Bay Community Law Center invite you to attend a conference on Working Together to Advance Protections for Immigrant Consumers. The conference will bring together...
April is Financial Literacy Month
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April is Financial Literacy Month, and the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, has information to help you make the most of your money no matter who you are – student...
Mar04
NCPW Twitter Chat
FTC to Host Twitter Chat-Tuesday, March 4, 2:00-3:00 EST To highlight National Consumer Protection Week, the FTC will host a Twitter chat to answer consumers’ questions about common scams. FTC...
Mar03
Protecting Nevada’s Consumers: A Common Ground Conference
WHEN: Monday, March 3, 2014 TIME: 9:00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. PT (Registration at 8:30 a.m.) WHERE: Las Vegas City Hall, Council Chambers, 495 S. Main Street, Las Vegas, Nevada Join the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade...
Mar02
National Consumer Protection Week
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission, in collaboration with 74 federal, state and local agencies, consumer groups, and national organizations, celebrates National Consumer Protection Week, beginning Sunday...
FTC Testifies Before Congress on Fraud Affecting Military Community
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission testified before a U.S. Senate Committee regarding the agency’s law enforcement and educational efforts to combat deceptive and unfair practices that impact servicemembers...
FTC, Partners To Kick Off First Military Consumer Protection Day July 17
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission is teaming up with other government agencies and organizations to mark the first Military Consumer Protection Day (MCPD) on July 17 and kick off a year-round campaign to...
Mortgage Broker Targeting U.S. Servicemembers Will Pay Record $7.5 Million to Settle Alleged Telemarketing Violations
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10 Years of Do Not Call graphic (click to view full-size) Mortgage Investors Corporation, one of the nation’s leading refinancers of veterans’ home loans, will pay a $7.5 million civil penalty, the...
FTC Cracks Down on Phony Mortgage Relief Schemes
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has filed three separate suits in federal court to halt the allegedly deceptive tactics of three operations that preyed on distressed homeowners by falsely claiming they...
FTC Issues Final Rule to Protect Struggling Homeowners from Mortgage Relief Scams
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Homeowners will be protected by a new Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission rule that bans providers of mortgage foreclosure rescue and loan modification services from collecting fees until homeowners have a...
Mortgage Relief Marketer Will Return $2.4 Million to Consumers to Settle FTC Charges
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A company that deceived consumers with promises it could save their homes from foreclosure will pay $2.4 million to victims as part of a settlement with the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission. The case is part...
Â鶹´«Ã½ and State Agencies Crack Down on Mortgage Modification and Foreclosure Rescue Scams
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission today announced a crackdown on fraud and deception by mortgage modification and home foreclosure rescue companies. The FTC is seeking to halt the proliferation of these...
FTC Warns Mortgage Advertisers and Media That Ads May Be Deceptive
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission is warning mortgage brokers and lenders, and media outlets that carry their advertisements for home mortgages, that some of the advertising claims currently appearing in...
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