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2,172 Checks Being Mailed Starting This Week
Starting today, the Federal Trade Commission is mailing 2,172 partial refund checks totaling nearly $210,000 to consumers who bought Nano-UV “disinfectant” devices from a company called Zadro Health Solutions, Inc

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Letters Warn Companies of Privacy Risks In Audio Monitoring Technology
The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has issued warning letters to app developers who have installed a piece of software that can monitor a device’s microphone to listen for audio signals that are embedded in television advertisements

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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order with Machinima, Inc

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An Orlando-based telemarketing company and its owner have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made millions of illegal robocalls and calls to numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry to pitch vacation packages

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As a parent or caregiver, you try to find the best way to prepare your children for their financial lives

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Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez issued the following statement in response to the new Children’s Confection Advertising Initiative, which is part of the Council of Better Business Bureaus’ (CBBB) Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative:
“This new initiative is a welcome addition to the CBBB’s existing Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative and represents the type of self-regulatory solution the FTC has long advocated

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Promotions Were Part of the Company’s March 2015 Design Lab Collection Launch
National retailer Lord & Taylor has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers by paying for native advertisements, including a seemingly objective article in the online publication Nylon and a Nylon Instagram post, without disclosing that the posts actually were paid promotions for the company’s 2015 Design Lab clothing collection

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What do you see when you picture your dream home? Is it a 100-year old farmhouse in the country, a converted warehouse with views of a bustling city, a townhouse close to shops and public transportation, or maybe a house with an open floorplan and a big yard on a quiet suburban cul-de-sac?
No matter what it is, it’s a place you want to be

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0 Categories : CFPB, Mortgages

Denny Lake, the final individual defendant in a mortgage modification scam aimed at financially strapped homeowners, will be banned from selling debt relief and mortgage-related products and services, and from telemarketing under a court order obtained by the Federal Trade Commission

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In August of 2015, together with the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), we sued two pension advance companies, Pension Funding, LLC and Pension Income, LLC

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