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The Federal Trade Commission appeared before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government to discuss its FY 2024 budget request and the agency’s ongoing work to ensure open, competitive, and fair markets on behalf of consumers, workers, and honest businesses

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If you are on active duty (including an activated reservist) or a member of the National Guard, you can sign up for free electronic credit monitoring from all three major credit reporting companies to ensure your credit report is accurate and up to date

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As a result of action by the Federal Trade Commission and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, debt collection company International Credit Recovery, Inc

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The Federal Trade Commission will hold an informal hearing on its proposed rule prohibiting government and business impersonation at 1 p

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Creditors can obtain civil judgments to seize assets and garnish wages for unpaid debts

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Help is available for homeowners who took out second mortgages years ago, and believed their loans were either forgiven or modified into a single loan, and now are being targeted by debt collectors threatening foreclosure

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The Federal Trade Commission is sending 41,934 checks, totaling more than $1

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FTC Chair Lina M

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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has finalized a consent order against Denver-based HomeAdvisor, Inc

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Federal Trade Commission staff sent 37 new cease and desist letters to eyeglass prescribers, including optometrists and ophthalmologists, warning them of potential violations of the agency’s Ophthalmic Practice Rules, known as the Eyeglass Rule, which ensures consumers the right to comparison shop for prescription eyeglasses

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