The Federal Trade Commission welcomed the issuance by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) of new, revised guidelines for protecting consumers in e-commerce
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Second Edition of Privacy Research Event Will Take Place Jan
Have you ever heard common financial wisdom, from family and friends or financial experts, and said to yourself, “that sounds right, but I can’t do that”? Consumers have told us that they sometimes find common financial advice — like “save 10% of your income” — hard to apply to their own circumstances
As part of the Federal Trade Commission’s systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides, the FTC is seeking public comment on the efficiency, costs, benefits, and impact of the R-value Rule
Agency Solicits Public Comment in Advance of Events
The Federal Trade Commission will host a series of seminars this fall to examine three new and evolving technologies that are raising critical consumer protection issues
Getting your children to save money may be more difficult than getting them to brush their teeth or eat their vegetables
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission and the Illinois Attorney General, a federal court has temporarily halted a Chicago-area operation that allegedly threatened and intimidated consumers to collect phantom payday loan “debts” they did not owe, or did not owe to the defendants
Concludes Action by FTC, All 50 States and D
After a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order resolving the Commission’s complaint against Oracle alleging that the company deceived consumers about the security provided by updates to its Java Platform Standard Edition software
Note: This is the third blog in a series where you can make choices about buying your first home
