AG Jennings Consumer Protection Unit files Action Against Unlicensed...
AG Jennings’ Consumer Protection Unit files Action Against Unlicensed Debt-Management Services Company.read more
View ArticleCybex Agrees to Pay $7.95 Million Civil Penalty for Failure to Report Serious...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Cybex International, Inc., a New York corporation, has agreed to pay a $7.95 million civil penalty.read more
View ArticleAttorney General James Sues Libre by Nexus for Deceiving and Preying on...
CFPB and MA and VA AGs Join AG James in Filing Lawsuit Accusing Libre, Parent Company, and Founders of Deceptive and Illegal Practices.read more
View ArticleFTC Names Two Additional Defendants in Its Case Against Zurixx Real Estate...
The Federal Trade Commission and the Utah Division of Consumer Protection have named two additional defendants in their case against the operators of the Zurixx real estate investment training scheme....
View ArticleConsumer and Privacy Groups Urge Virginia Governor to Veto or Send Privacy...
Consumer Data Protection Act as Passed Inadequately Protects Virginians and Allows Discrimination against Those Who Exercise Rights.read more
View ArticleFTC Order Requires Gennex Media LLC and Its Owner to Pay $146,249, and Stop...
Many of the customizable promotional products sold by Texas-based Gennex as made in USA were in fact made in China, FTC alleges.read more
View ArticleLeading FTC Lawyer Rejoins Covington
WASHINGTON — Andrew Smith , most recently the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission, has rejoined Covington as a partner in its Advertising and Consumer...
View ArticleAttorney General James Releases List of Top Consumer Complaints to Mark...
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today kicked off National Consumer Protection Week by releasing a list of the top consumer scams perpetrated against New Yorkers in 2020 — many of...
View ArticleOperators of Bogus Income Scam Targeting Latinas Face FTC Settlement
The owners of a scam that targeted Latina consumers with promises of wealth and financial security are permanently prohibited from selling money-making opportunities under the terms of a settlement...
View ArticleFTC Launches Initiative to Encourage Lower-Income Communities to Report Fraud
The Federal Trade Commission is launching a new initiative aimed at partnering with community legal aid organizations to expand its outreach to lower-income communities to encourage them to report...
View ArticleAG Jennings Shuts Down Massive Charity Fraud Telefunding Operation
Defendants placed more than 1.3 billion deceptive fundraising calls claiming to support veterans, children, firefighters.read more
View ArticleAttorney General Ford Joins FTC, 38 States, D.C. to Shut Down Massive Charity...
Defendants placed more than 1.3 billion deceptive fundraising calls — most illegal robocalls — claiming to support veterans, children, firefighters.read more
View ArticleHospital Emergency Room Treatment for Some Product-Related Injuries Rose...
Washington, D.C. – The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the way U.S. consumers live, work and go to school.read more
View ArticleFTC Obtains Court Order Banning Work-From-Home Scammer from Selling Business...
Defendants tried to take advantage of consumers who were anxious about the coronavirus pandemic, agency alleges.read more
View ArticleFTC Announces Multilateral Working Group to Build a New Approach to...
Agency joins forces with Canadian Competition Bureau, European Commission Directorate General for Competition, United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority, U.S. Department of Justice, and...
View ArticleWashington Insurance Commissioner Kreidler Protects Consumers from Unfair...
Washington, D.C. – The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and Center for Economic Justice (CEJ) praised Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s new consumer protection rule banning...
View ArticleActing FTC Chairwoman Releases 2020 Annual Highlights
Acting Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter released the Commission’s 2020 Annual Highlights today, emphasizing the agency’s ongoing efforts to protect consumers and promote...
View ArticleFTCs New Rulemaking Group Will Strengthen Desperately Needed Rules to...
CFA Commends This Critical First Step and Looks Forward to Many Pro-Consumer Rulemakings in the Future.read more
View ArticleFTC Provides Guidance for Consumers, Businesses on Preventing Evictions
Blog posts highlight key requirements of CDC moratorium and warns landlords: do not evict—or threaten to evict— tenants in violation of the CDC moratorium or any other applicable state or local...
View ArticleMobile Banking App Settles FTC Allegations that It Misled Users about Access...
Beam Financial operator is banned from mobile banking and must provide full refunds as part of FTC settlement.read more
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