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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Acting Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter recently released the Commission’s 2020 Annual Highlights, emphasizing the agency’s ongoing efforts to protect consumers and promote competition.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) this week released the 2020 annual report to Congress on the administration of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has provided the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) with an annual summary of the FTC’s activities in the debt collection arena.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Defendants in two Federal Trade Commission cases will be permanently banned from the debt collection industry as part of settlements resolving FTC charges they threatened consumers with …
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission, through its refund administrator, is mailing 187,664 checks totaling more than $3.2 million to consumers who lost money to an illegal credit card …
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved final administrative consent orders against six companies selling cannabidiol (CBD) products nationwide.
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission has launched a new initiative aimed at partnering with community legal aid organizations to expand its outreach to lower-income communities to encourage them …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit in federal court against BrightSpeed Solutions Inc. (BrightSpeed) and its founder and former chief executive officer, Kevin Howard, …
Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — 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 …
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WASHINTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission will host a virtual workshop on April 29, 2021, to examine digital “dark patterns,” a term that has been used to describe a …
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