The Federal Trade Commission released the final agenda for its December 12, 2017 workshop examining questions about the injuries consumers suffer when information about them is misused
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Operation made false claims and hid publishing fees, agency alleges
A federal court has granted a preliminary injunction requested by the Federal Trade Commission, temporarily halting the deceptive practices of academic journal publishers charged by the agency with making false claims about their journals and academic conferences, and hiding their publishing fees, which were up to several thousand dollars
Understanding how financial institutions work with people who have limited
proficiency in English
Taking time to plan ahead before the holidays is one
way to manage your holiday spending and stay on track
Today, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai circulated to FCC Commissioners a draft order in the Restoring Internet Freedom proceeding
An online lingerie marketer has agreed to return more than $1
We’re releasing a report
about consumers’ experiences with overdraft programs
Ads promised to fix everything from the common cold to HIV
Three Venice, Florida-based companies and their owners have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceptively marketed and sold dietary supplements to prevent or treat everything from the common cold to high blood pressure and HIV/AIDS
The Bureau issued an official approval of the final redesigned Uniform
Residential Loan Application (URLA), which will include a question about
mortgage applicants’ language preference
Last week, Director Cordray sent a letter to the CEO’s of several banks,
credit unions, and financial companies encouraging them to enable consumers to
exert greater control over their credit cards, debit cards, and other payment
methods
