Concluding a comprehensive multi-year review, the Federal Trade Commission today announced final updates to its Ophthalmic Practice Rules, known as the Eyeglass Rule aimed at promoting competition and consumer choice
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The Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order banning software provider Avast from selling, disclosing, or licensing any web browsing data for advertising purposes to settle charges the company and its subsidiaries sold such information after promising that its products would protect consumers from online tracking
The CFPB releases its Fair Lending Annual Report to Congress, describing its fair lending activities in enforcement and supervision; guidance and rulemaking; interagency coordination; and outreach and education for calendar year 2023
As a result of a Federal Trade Commission case, the operators of a sweepstakes scam that cost consumers millions have agreed to settlements that permanently ban them from operating sweepstakes or making claims to consumers about prizes they have won or may win
The CFPB approved a rule to address the current and future applications of complex algorithms and artificial intelligence used to estimate home values
Federal Trade Commission law enforcement actions resulted in more than $324 million in refunds to consumers in 2023, the agency said in its annual report on refunds
Today, the Commission issued a statement regarding its referral to the Department of Justice a complaint against TikTok, the successor to Musical
The CFPB is examining how financial institutions market their products to healthcare providers
The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against software maker Adobe and two of its executives, Maninder Sawhney and David Wadhwani, for deceiving consumers by hiding the early termination fee for its most popular subscription plan and making it difficult for consumers to cancel their subscriptions
New guidance from the US Department of Labor addresses predatory practices on state prepaid debit cards for unemployment insurance payments
