The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 1,701 checks totaling more than $596,000 to consumers who lost money to a fraudulent debt collection scheme that processed payments for payday loan debts they did not owe
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Tool Created in Conjunction with HHS and FDA Will Help Businesses Determine Applicable Laws and Regulations
The Federal Trade Commission has created a new web-based tool for developers of health-related mobile apps, which is designed to help the developers understand what federal laws and regulations might apply to their apps
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
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
