- For Release: August 20, 2009
At FTC’s Request, Court Halts Deceptive Claims for Free Government GrantsWeb Sites Pitched “Easy to Use Program” and “$15 Billion of Free Money”
- For Release: August 20, 2009
FTC Settlement Bars Deceptive Online Marketing Tactics; Payday Loan Applicants Were Charged for Unwanted Debit CardsA debit card company that charged consumers a fee for a debit card they had ordered unknowingly while applying for a payday loan online, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company and its principals violated federal law.
- For Your Information: August 20, 2009
FTC Announces Public Forum on Proposed Debt Relief Amendments to the Telemarketing Sales RuleThe Federal Trade Commission is inviting interested persons to participate in a public forum on November 4, 2009, to discuss proposed debt relief amendments to the Commission’s Telemarketing Sales Rule.
- For Release: August 19, 2009
Court Halts Job Placement Scam at FTC's Request'Guaranteed' Jobs Never Materialized
- For Your Information: August 18, 2009
Commission Announces New Fees for Telemarketers Accessing the National Do Not Call RegistryThe FTC has announced new fees starting on October 1, 2009, for telemarketers accessing phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry.
- For Release: August 18, 2009
Mortgage Lender Agrees to Settle FTC Charges; Prescreened Loan Offers Lacked Proper Opt-Out NoticeA home mortgage lender that sent prescreened offers of credit to consumers without properly informing them of their right to opt out of receiving such offers in the future has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal law.