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Defendants In One Case Will Pay $1

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Settlement Requires Company To Pay Fines to States and FCC
Note: A conference call for media with FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Jessica Rich, FCC Enforcement Bureau Director Travis LeBlanc and Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell will occur as follows:
Date: Dec

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Precious metals are notorious for price movements that can peak investor interest during upswings and downswings alike

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Today we, along with the Attorneys General of Virginia and North Carolina, announced an enforcement action against a chain of stores doing business outside military bases across the United States

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Precious metals are notorious for price movements that can pique investor interest during upswings and downswings alike

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One of the defendants behind a massive landline cramming operation that placed more than $70 million in unauthorized charges on consumers’ phone bills has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges against him

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Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez has appointed Professor Marina Lao as Director of the agency’s Office of Policy Planning, succeeding Professor Andrew I

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Today, we’re releasing a report that looks at deals between financial institutions and colleges to market credit cards to students

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FTC: Defendants Targeted Homeowners in Financial Distress
A Florida-based scammer will be banned from the mortgage modification business as part of a settlement resolving Federal Trade Commission charges that he tricked financially strapped consumers into paying for mortgage-relief services that he never provided

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Today, we’re announcing that, as part of Project Catalyst, we’ll be working with American Express to evaluate practices to promote regular saving habits among prepaid card users

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