Finance

FTC Issues Annual Report on Refunds to Consumers; Agency Returned $392M in 2022

Federal Trade Commission law enforcement actions resulted in more than $392 million in refunds to consumers in 2022, the agency said in its annual...

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FTC Will Require Microsoft to Pay $20 million over Charges it Illegally Collected Personal Information from Children without Their Parents’ Consent

Microsoft will pay $20 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by collecting personal...

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FTC Staff Opposes State Legislation in North Carolina Designed to Shield UNC Health System from Antitrust Enforcement

In a comment to North Carolina House Health Committee members, the Federal Trade Commission staff opposed a bill pending before the state legislature attempting to...

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At FTC’s Request, Florida District Court Permanently Bars Deceptive COVID-19 PPE Marketer from Selling Any Protective Goods or Services to Consumers

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Ocala Division, issued an order permanently banning defendant Frank Romero from offering for...

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Agencies Request Comment on Quality Control Standards for Automated Valuation Models Proposed Rule

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Six federal regulatory agencies today...

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CFPB Finds that Billions of Dollars Stored on Popular Payment Apps May Lack Federal Insurance

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...

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FTC Approves Publication of Federal Register Notice on Revisions to Parts 0-4 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice

The Federal Trade Commission voted to modify several sections of the agency’s Rules of Practice to reflect the creation of the FTC’s Office of...

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FTC Approves Final Order Requiring Anchor Glass Container Corp. to Drop Noncompete Restrictions That It Imposed on Workers

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission finalized a consent order settling charges that Anchor Glass Container Corp. illegally imposed noncompete restrictions on more...

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