- For Release: May 6, 2009
Competition Senior Deputy Director Ken Glazer to Leave FTCFederal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz announced today that Ken Glazer, Senior Deputy Director of the Bureau of Competition, plans to leave the FTC this month.
- For Release: May 6, 2009
FTC Testifies on Efforts to Combat Foreclosure Rescue and Loan Modification ScamsThe Federal Trade Commission today told the U.S. House Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity of the Committee on Financial Services that, with the rapid increase in mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures, the FTC has intensified its efforts to protect consumers from foreclosure rescue and loan modification scams.
- For Release: May 5, 2009
FTC Testifies on Data Security, Peer-to-Peer File SharingAnnounces Settlement of Case Against Mortgage Lender That Allegedly Failed to Safeguard Consumer Information
- For Release: May 4, 2009
Mortgage Foreclosure ‘Rescue’ Defendants Settle FTC Charges for Deceiving HomeownersTwo individuals who lured homeowners into high-cost, short-term loans secured by an additional mortgage on their homes have settled FTC charges that they violated federal law – and a previous court order against them.
- For Your Information: May 4, 2009
FTC Staff Advises Louisiana Legislature That Bill Would Restrict Competition to Provide Dental Care to the State’s Underserved Children; At FTC’s Request, District Court Halts Illegal Operations of Federal Loan Modification Law CenterFederal Trade Commission staff have filed a comment stating that proposed Louisiana House Bill 687, if enacted, would restrict competition to provide dental care to underserved children in the state. At the request of the FTC, on April 24, 2009, a U.S. district court issued a preliminary injunction against Federal Loan Modification Law Center, LLP;