Our
new interactive Financial Well-Being tool lets you see your financial
well-being score—that is, how well your money situation provides you with
financial security and freedom of choice
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Agency task force will develop initiatives to empower servicemembers and their families
The Federal Trade Commission launched a web page highlighting the work of the agency’s new Military Task Force, which is aimed at identifying the needs of military consumers and developing initiatives to empower servicemembers, veterans, and their families, including through law enforcement actions
To encourage the next generation of privacy and data security researchers to explore economic questions in privacy and data security, the Federal Trade Commission today issued a call for presentations from students to coincide with the agency’s third PrivacyCon conference on February 28, 2018
Defendants who targeted nonprofits banned from telemarketing office supplies
An office supplier and its owner will pay $7 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they tricked child care centers, schools, and police and fire departments into paying for products they never ordered
We released three new fraud and scam prevention placemats: a
fill-in-the-blank, a word search, and a word scramble, as well as a toolkit
Drawing on the findings of the FINRA Investor Education Foundation’s National Financial Capability Study of more than 25,000 American adults, the FINRA Foundation has developed five tips to help consumers both manage their day-to-day financial challenges and build a brighter financial future
New data shows how costly (or
cheap) it can be for students to use their college-sponsored bank account
Servicemembers consistently report their issues with debt collection to
us
Operators of Pact app to pay more than $940,000 in settlement
The operators of a mobile app that promised cash incentives to get consumers to commit to fitness and nutrition goals have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that they falsely promised that consumers who met weekly goals would be paid financial rewards, and unfairly billed many consumers without their consent
A “free” trial offer may be tempting, but it could be a scam out to get your money
