The Federal Trade Commission and the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) are taking action against various companies doing business as Home Matters USA, Academy Home Services, Atlantic Pacific Service Group, and Golden Home Services America, and the owners of the companies, Dominic Ahiga and Roger Scott Dyer, for operating a sham mortgage relief operation that misled consumers and cost them millions
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Examination of the potential relationship between rising car prices and larger loan amounts and monthly payments, and the impact of those changes in auto loan characteristics for consumers
The Federal Trade Commission is sending payments totaling more than $415,000 to 3,508 consumers who financed a car or truck at a Tate’s Auto dealership after January 1, 2013, and later had the vehicle repossessed
The Federal Trade Commission released a report today showing how companies are increasingly using sophisticated design practices known as “dark patterns” that can trick or manipulate consumers into buying products or services or giving up their privacy
The Federal Trade Commission has announced enforcement priorities to fight for consumers who work in jobs that are part of the gig economy
The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a rule to fight government and business impersonation scams—a perennial scourge that has cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars over the past five years
The Federal Trade Commission joined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in filing an amicus brief with the U
People who were falsely threatened with legal action by the debt collector will receive compensation from the CFPB’s Civil Penalty Fund
The CFPB recently filed an amicus brief to ensure furnishers follow their obligation to investigate disputes that consumers submit to credit reporting companies
Representatives from 13 federal and state government agencies, along with representatives from industry and consumer advocates, will join the Federal Trade Commission on Sept
