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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission recently released the National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2021. The FTC’s National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry lets …
FTC Releases 2021 Do Not Call Registry Data Book; Reports Registrations and Consumer Complaints Both Increased in FY 2021 Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A looming deadline should finally force all U.S. phone companies to take stopping robocalls seriously. However, only one-third of the largest mobile and home phone providers nationwide …
Report: Only One-Third of Largest Phone Companies Have Completely Adopted Anti-Robocall Technology Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two individuals who worked with Florida-based Grand Bahama Cruise Line LLC (GBCL) and others in making millions of illegal robocalls to consumers settled a Federal Trade Commission complaint …
Remaining Defendants in Grand Bahama Cruise Line Operation Banned from Making Telemarketing Robocalls Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit this week in federal district court accusing a California-based software company and its owner of providing assistance to …
CFPB Sues Software Company That Helps Credit-Repair Businesses Charge Illegal Fees Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The fees for telemarketers accessing phone numbers on the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry will increase incrementally in FY 2022, announced the Federal Trade Commission.
Telemarketer Fees to Access the FTC’s National Do Not Call Registry to Increase in 2022 Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The owners of a New Jersey-based company that sells septic tank cleaning products agreed to a permanent ban on telemarketing and will pay more than $1.6 million …
FTC Takes Action Against Company that Made Millions of Illegal Robocalls Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two Florida companies and their CEO will be permanently barred from offering payment-processing services to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that they aided a criminal student debt …
FTC Charges Two Florida-based Companies with Helping Student Debt Relief Scammers Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission, along with 46 agencies from 38 states and D.C., has stopped a massive telefunding operation that bombarded 67 million consumers with 1.3 billion …
FTC, 38 States, and D.C. Act to Shut Down Massive Charity Fraud Telefunding Operation Read More
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, …
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action Against Payment Processor for Supporting Internet-Based Technical-Support Scams 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 …
FTC Names Two Additional Defendants in Its Case Against Zurixx Real Estate Investment Training Scheme Read More