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FTC Permanently Bans Entities Behind Credit Repair Pyramid Scheme

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced that it has filed proposed orders against the owners and operators of Financial Education Services (FES), a credit repair operation accused of running a pyramid scheme and...more

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FTC Shuts Down Credit Repair Company

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The FTC has shut down Michigan-based Financial Education Services, a credit repair company that the agency says actually was a large pyramid scheme...more

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Private Equity Roll-Ups: Court Dismisses Welsh Carson from Roll-Up Litigation

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The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) push against private equity roll-ups has hit a snag. On May 14, 2024, US District Judge Kenneth Hoyt of the Southern District of Texas granted a motion to dismiss filed by Welsh, Carson,...more

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FTC Flags a New Form of Unsportsmanlike Conduct via Notice of Penalty Offense

The FTC recently sent five tax preparers a notice of its intention to pursue civil penalties (“Notice”) if they continue to use consumers’ data for purposes other than tax preparation (such as advertising) without first...more

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U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee Grants FTC’s Motion to Temporarily Shut Down Alleged Credit Card Debt...

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On November 21, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District Of Tennessee granted the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC’s) ex parte motion for, among other relief, a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) to shut down an...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FTC Sues Data Broker for Selling Data from Reproductive Clinics and Places of Worship

In a complaint filed this week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleges that a data broker sold geolocation data from individuals showing their movements to and from sensitive locations, including reproductive health...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Buyers Beware: the FTC’s Case Against CafePress Highlights Privacy and Data Security Risks in Corporate Transactions

Last week the Federal Trade Commission announced a privacy and data security enforcement action against the online retail platform CafePress. The allegations in the FTC’s complaint read like a list of worst practices,...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FTC Files Suit Against CafePress for “Data Breach Cover Up”

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a press release on March 15, 2022, stating that it was taking action against CafePress “over allegations that it failed to secure consumers’ sensitive personal data and covered up a...more

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Herbal COVID Remedy Is Not The Government’s Cup of Tea

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Last week, the EDNY and the DOJ Consumer Protection Branch brought a civil enforcement action against defendants who manufacture and sell an herbal tea product called B4B Earth Tea Extra Strength (“Earth Tea”).  Earth Tea...more

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FTC announces settlements with student debt relief company and company that financed fees

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The FTC announced settlements of two lawsuits filed in a California federal district court alleging similar violations of the FTC Act, the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), and the Truth in Lending Act by providers of student...more

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FDIC assesses civil money penalty for bank’s alleged TCPA violations

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An FDIC order assessing a $200,000 civil money penalty for a bank’s alleged TCPA violations is a stark reminder that FDIC examiners are looking at TCPA compliance. ...more

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FTC files lawsuit against student loan debt relief companies

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The FTC has filed a lawsuit in a California federal district court against three interrelated student loan debt relief companies and the individual who is their majority owner for alleged violations of Section 5 of the FTC...more

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