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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Acting Director Dave Uejio and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Acting Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter have sent notification letters to the nation’s largest …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Smart home security and monitoring company Vivint Smart Homes Inc. has agreed to pay $20 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the Utah-based firm misused …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission is sending full refunds totaling more than $11 million to consumers who lost money to a bogus credit card interest rate reduction scheme …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yellowstone Capital, a provider of merchant cash advances, will pay more than $9.8 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it took money from businesses’ bank accounts …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission and the Office of the Illinois Attorney General are sending payments totaling more than $4 million to more than 10,000 consumers who lost …
Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — In testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee, the Federal Trade Commission updated lawmakers on its efforts to combat scams and address other consumer issues related to the …
Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission announced it is sending refund payments totaling more than $9.7 million to consumers who were automatically billed for ABCmouse renewals and consumers who …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission charged St. Louis-based chiropractor Eric Anthony Nepute and his company Quickwork LLC with violating the COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act and the Federal Trade …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission approved a final consent order settling charges that Gennex Media LLC and owner Akil Kurji made false, misleading, …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has issued a note correcting previous staff guidelines on the FTC’s Trade Regulation Rule Concerning Preservation of Consumers’ Claims and Defenses—commonly …
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