Report Highlights Competitive Benefits And Consumer Protection Challenges Triggered By Proliferation Of Online Services
A Federal Trade Commission staff report released today provides an in-depth assessment of evolving business models that rely on internet and app-based “sharing economy” platforms used by millions of Americans
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Many new financial innovations rely on people
choosing to give a company access to their digital financial records held by
another company
The number of cigarettes sold by the largest cigarette companies in the United States to wholesalers and retailers in the U
Efficacy and Safety Claims Are Held to Same Standard as Other OTC Drug Claims
The Federal Trade Commission today announced a new “Enforcement Policy Statement on Marketing Claims for Over-the-Counter (OTC) Homeopathic Drugs
Americans contribute a lot of their hard-earned money to charity – more than $373 billion in 2015, which averaged about $1,100 per adult and more than $2,100 per household
The Federal Trade Commission unveiled a financial readiness website designed for mobile devices to help members of the military community navigate personal financial decisions in light of the unique challenges they face, such as frequent relocations and deployment
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U
Consumer Protection Bureau Director Jessica Rich Will Provide Opening Remarks
The Federal Trade Commission announced the agenda for its Dec
The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 3,446 checks totaling more than $830,000 to people who lost money to Centro Natural Corp and Sumore LLC, a telemarketing scheme whose operators were banned from debt collection and telemarketing under a settlement with the FTC
Many consumers’ access to funds allegedly denied or delayed
The Federal Trade Commission has charged that in numerous instances, prepaid card company NetSpend Corporation deceived consumers, many of whom do not have bank accounts, about access to funds deposited on defendants’ debit cards
