Author Archive for ndrayton – Page 70

Jun
30

FTC Acts to Stop Owner, Marketers of ‘Smoke Away’ from Deceptively Claiming Products Enable Users to Quit Smoking

by ndrayton

The Federal Trade Commission took action under the FTC Act and the Opioid Addiction Recovery Fraud Prevention Act (OARFPA), suing Michael J

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0 Categories : FTC.gov
Jun
29

Federal Trade Commission Announces Updated Advertising Guides to Combat Deceptive Reviews and Endorsements

by bjames@ftc.gov

The Federal Trade Commission today announced it has finalized an updated version of its Endorsement Guides, which provide agency guidance to businesses and others to ensure that advertising using reviews or endorsements is truthful

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Jun
29

The CFPB's 2022 Fair Lending Annual Report to Congress

by gypsy

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 2022

See the full post at consumerfinance.gov

0 Categories : CFPB, Data, research, and reports, Discrimination, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Fair lending, HMDA, Regulation B, Regulation C, reports
Jun
28

Office of Research blog: How are mortgages with a COVID-related forbearance performing in 2023?

by gypsy

A new analysis from CFPB researchers finds that the majority of mortgage borrowers in forbearance during COVID-19 have since become current on their loans

See the full post at consumerfinance.gov

0 Categories : CFPB, Data, research, and reports, Mortgage origination, Mortgage Servicing, Mortgages
Jun
27

FTC Takes Action Against Publishers Clearing House for Misleading Consumers About Sweepstakes Entries

by ndrayton

As a result of a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, Publishers Clearing House (PCH) has agreed to a proposed court order that will require it to pay $18

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0 Categories : FTC.gov
Jun
27

FTC Order Requires New England-based Clothing Accessories Company to Pay for Falsely Claiming Its Products Were Made in USA

by ndrayton

The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against a group of Massachusetts- and New Hampshire-based clothing accessories companies, along with their owner, Thomas Bates, for falsely claiming that certain company products were manufactured in the U

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0 Categories : FTC.gov
Jun
26

Accepting applications for CFPB advisory committees

by gypsy

Beginning on Monday, July 3, we’re accepting applications to serve on our four advisory committees, which provide insight and advice as we carry out our work

See the full post at consumerfinance.gov

0 Categories : Academic Research Council, At the CFPB, CFPB, Community Bank Advisory Council, Consumer Advisory Board, Credit Union Advisory Council
Jun
26

Protecting consumers’ right to challenge discrimination

by gypsy

The CFPB filed an amicus brief to protect consumers’ right to challenge discrimination under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act

See the full post at consumerfinance.gov

0 Categories : At the CFPB, CFPB, Discrimination, Fair lending, Homebuying, Mortgages
Jun
22

FTC Files Amicus Brief in CFPB Action Opposing Efforts to Weaken Equal Credit Opportunity Act

by jmayfield

The Federal Trade Commission filed a friend-of-the-court (amicus) brief in the U

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0 Categories : FTC.gov
Jun
21

FTC Takes Action Against Amazon for Enrolling Consumers in Amazon Prime Without Consent and Sabotaging Their Attempts to Cancel

by jmayfield

The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against Amazon

See the full post at FTC.gov

0 Categories : FTC.gov
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