News & Analysis as of

FTC Act Telemarketing Sales Rule Fraud

WilmerHale

FTC Proposes Rule to Make Impersonating Government Entities and Businesses Unlawful

WilmerHale on

On February 15, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized its Government and Business Impersonation Rule (the Impersonation Rule, available here) prohibiting fraudulent impersonation of governments, businesses and...more

Shipkevich PLLC

FTC Files Proposed Orders to Ban Student Debt Relief Companies for Illegal Junk Fees and Upfront Fees

Shipkevich PLLC on

On February 6, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed two proposed stipulated orders with a California federal court to permanently ban student debt relief companies as well as their individual operators. The...more

Shipkevich PLLC

FTC Proposed Order: Lifetime Ban for Telemarketing Operators of “Extended Vehicle Warranty” Scams

Shipkevich PLLC on

On March 24, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it settled a case against three companies plus individuals charged with running a telemarketing extended auto warranty scheme that cheated people out of...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Wiley Consumer Protection Download (July 12, 2022)

Wiley Rein LLP on

Regulatory Announcements- CFPB Issues Advisory Opinion on FCRA Permissible Purposes for Providing Consumer Reports. On July 7, the CFPB issued an Advisory Opinion on the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) that outlines...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Wiley Consumer Protection Download (February 22, 2022)

Wiley Rein LLP on

Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

Goodwin

FTC Reaches $500,000 Settlement with Payment Processor for Its Role in Alleged Student Loan Debt Relief Scheme

Goodwin on

On November 8, 2021 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it entered into a stipulated order with a payment processor, resolving allegations that the payment processor violated Section 5 of the Federal Trade...more

Goodwin

FTC Distributes $1.7 Million to Affected Consumers in Alleged Student Loan Debt Relief Scam

Goodwin on

On February 10, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it will begin distributing over $1.7 million to consumers that it claims lost money as a result of an alleged student loan debt relief scheme. The...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

Current Developments in Bank Deposits and Payment Systems (Spring 2020)

Hudson Cook, LLP on

This survey summarizes several recent developments affecting bank deposits and payment systems. These include payments-related consent orders and enforcement actions by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) and...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law - June 2016 #4

FTC Shuts Down Scam Touting Aid for Disabled Individuals - A telemarketer faces a Federal Trade Commission ban on claims that the sales of products would help disabled individuals....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law - March 2016

Tech Company Settles With FTC Over Installation of Apps Without Permission - A technology company that allegedly replaced a Web browser game with a program that installed apps on mobile devices without permission has...more

10 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide