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Commission Issues Orders to Nine Companies That Conduct Payment Card Industry Screening
The Federal Trade Commission has issued orders to nine companies requiring them to provide the agency with information on how they conduct assessments of companies to measure their compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS)

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The Federal Trade Commission — working with more than 100 federal, state and local agencies, consumer groups, and national organizations — will spotlight efforts to protect consumers from fraud, identity theft and other consumer issues during National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW), March 6-12, 2016

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Consumers Were Told They Could Earn Income Through Online Businesses
A Utah man and three companies he controls have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they assisted a deceptive work-at-home scheme that the FTC charged, in February 2014, with conning millions of dollars from consumers

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The Federal Trade Commission has extended the deadline for submitting public comments on proposed amendments to its Jewelry Guides

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Debt Collection, Identity Theft, and Imposter Scams Remain Top Categories of Complaints Received by FTC in 2015
Debt collection, identity theft and imposter scams were the most common categories of consumer complaints received by the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Network in 2015, according to the agency’s new data book

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Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez has issued the following statement regarding today’s release of the EU-U

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You, like millions of other consumers, make complicated financial decisions every day, from paying for college, to buying a home to planning for retirement

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If you have a bank account, at one point or another, you might have had to deal with an overdraft fee

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Defendants Misrepresented Their Financial Condition When Settling FTC’s 2014 Complaint
As a result of a federal court ruling, the Federal Trade Commission may attempt to collect up to $3

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The Federal Trade Commission has charged a debt relief operation with falsely representing to financially distressed homeowners and student loan borrowers that it would help get their mortgages and student loans modified

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