Servicemembers, like all consumers, are potential targets for fraudsters. That said, certain scams are more likely to target the military community, in part because military families may relocate frequently and many servicemembers – for the first time – are living on their own and earning a paycheck. Moreover, frauds against military consumers can undermine military readiness and troop morale. The Commission’s efforts to eliminate such scams through aggressive enforcement and a vigorous, ongoing educational campaign are an important part of our consumer protection work.
- Â鶹´«Ã½ Court Orders Harris Jewelry to Restore its Website and Claims Portal for Servicemembers to Request Refunds ( )
- Career Step to Pay $43.5 Million in Cash and Debt Cancellation to Resolve Charges It Used Deceptive Advertising to Lure Servicemembers and Their Spouses ( )
- FTC Announces Tentative Agenda for August 1 Open Commission Meeting ( )
- FTC Finalizes Order Requiring Old Southern Brass to Stop False Made In USA and Veteran Affiliation Claims ( )
- FTC Order Requires Old Southern Brass to Pay for False Claims of “Made in the USA†and Veteran Affiliations ( )
- FTC Announces Tentative Agenda for July 20 Open Commission Meeting ( )
- FTC Testifies Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs About the Agency’s Work to Crack Down on Fraud and Related Threats Against the Military Community ( )
- FTC, CFPB Submit Amicus Brief Defending Servicemembers’ Right to Sue Under the Military Lending Act ( )
- FTC and 18 States Sue to Stop Harris Jewelry from Cheating Military Families with Illegal Financing and Sales Tactics ( )
- FTC Streamlines Consumer Protection and Competition Investigations in Eight Key Â鶹´«Ã½ Areas to Enable Higher Caseload ( )
- FTC, Partners Kick off Military Consumer Month 2021 ( )
- FTC Sends Nearly $30 Million in Refunds to People Tricked into Enrolling by School Operator’s Lead Generators ( )
- FTC Launches New Online Tool for Exploring Military Consumer Data ( )
- FTC, Partners Kick Off Military Consumer Month 2020 ( )
- Active Duty Servicemembers are More likely to Report Identity Theft than Other Adults, New FTC Data Shows ( )
- Military Service Members Can Obtain Free Credit Monitoring Starting on October 31 ( )
- Operator of Colorado Technical University and American InterContinental University Will Pay $30 Million to Settle FTC Charges it Used Deceptive Lead Generators to Market its Schools ( )
- FTC Announces Final Rule Implementing Law Providing Free Credit Monitoring for Active Duty Military Consumers ( )
- FTC, States Continue Fight against Sham Charities; Shut Down Operations That Falsely Claimed to Help Disabled Police Officers and Veterans ( )
- FTC and VA Sign Updated Memorandum of Agreement ( )
- Open Commission Meeting - July 20, 2023July 20, 2023
- Protecting Military Consumers: A Common Ground ConferenceSeptember 7, 2017
- Streamlining Licensing Across State Lines: Initiatives to Enhance Occupational License PortabilityJuly 27, 2017
- Military Consumer WorkshopJuly 19, 2017
- Veterans Consumer Protection: Preventing Financial Exploitation of Veterans and Their Benefits ( )
- Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya, Joined by Chair Lina M. Khan and Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter ( )
- Protecting Military Servicemembers and Veterans from Financial Scams and Fraud: Prepared Statement of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission Before the House Subcommittee on National Security ( )
- Dissenting Statement of Commissioners Noah Joshua Phillips and Christine S. Wilson Regarding the Issuance of Two Omnibus Compulsory Process Resolutions ( )
- Statement of Commissioner Chopra Regarding Law Â鶹´«Ã½ Authorizations to Protect Military Families ( )
- Prepared Statement of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission On "Soldiers As Consumers: Predatory and Unfair Business Practices Harming the Military Community" ( )
- Veterans Consumer Protection: Preventing Financial Exploitation of Veterans and Their Benefits ( )
- Protecting Military Servicemembers and Veterans from Financial Scams and Fraud: Prepared Statement of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission Before the House Subcommittee on National Security ( )
- Prepared Statement of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission On "Soldiers As Consumers: Predatory and Unfair Business Practices Harming the Military Community" ( )