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To help Spanish-speaking consumers know their rights when dealing with debt collectors, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has created a Spanish-language graphic novel, Cobradores de Deuda, which describes...
An auto dealer in suburban Dallas has agreed to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission charges that it used deceptive ads to promote the sale and lease of its vehicles, including an ad that claimed consumers...
One of the defendants behind a massive landline cramming operation that placed more than $70 million in unauthorized charges on consumers’ phone bills has agreed to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission...
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission is taking action against two auto dealer groups, operating in five states with more than two dozen retail stores, for civil penalties for violations of FTC administrative...
A federal court has entered orders against 22 defendants who offered financially strapped consumers fake home-loan modification services that the FTC claims violated the FTC Act and the Mortgage...
FTC charges that PaymentsMD and its former CEO used the sign-up process for a “Patient Portal†-- where consumers could view their billing history -- as a pathway to deceptively seek consumers’...
The defendants in a federal court action brought by the FTC have agreed to stop operating an advance fee recovery scheme for the duration of the on-going litigation. The FTC seeks to permanently stop...
Following a public comment period, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling charges that a company providing a “Made in USA†certification seal to marketers did so...
A company and its law firm have agreed to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission charges that they used deceptive sales claims and phony legal threats in letters that accused thousands of small businesses...
Note: Steve Baker, Director of the FTC’s Midwest Region Office, will take reporters’ questions by phone : Date: October 29, 2014 Time: 2 p.m. ET Call-in: (800) 230-1951 , confirmation number 341247...
A company that sold credit and debit card payment processing services to small businesses has agreed to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission charges that it used deception and unsubstantiated claims when...
(CORRECTED) At the request of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission, a federal court has shut down a company that scammed computer users by tricking them into paying hundreds of dollars for technical support...