FTC Names Additional Defendants in Student Loan Debt Relief Case
The Federal Trade Commission named five additional corporate defendants and two individuals in its ongoing case against a student loan debt relief operation. View Press Release
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson Statement on Former Commissioners Slaughter and Bedoya
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson issued the following statement on Former Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya: View Press Release
Cash Advance Company Cleo AI Agrees to Pay $17 Million As Result of FTC Lawsuit Charging It Deceives Consumers
FTC complaint charges that Cleo misleads consumers about amounts and timing of available cash advances and obstructs efforts to cancel subscriptions Online cash advance company Cleo AI has agreed to pay $17 million to settle the Federal Trade Commission’s allegations that the company deceived consumers about how much money they could get and how fast … Read more
FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson Appoints Deputy Directors of the Bureaus of Competition and Consumer Protection
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson today announced he has appointed Taylor C. Hoogendoorn as Deputy Director of the Bureau of Competition and Katherine White as Deputy Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection. View Press Release
FTC to Hold Workshop on May 28 on The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families
The workshop will be held in-person and online Today, the Federal Trade Commission announced a workshop entitled “The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families.” The workshop will be held on May 28th at the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, D.C. and streamed online. View Press Release
FTC Suit Against E-Commerce Business Opportunity Scam Leads to Permanent Bans for Operators
Court orders lifetime bans, monetary judgments The Federal Trade Commission is requiring operators of a deceptive business opportunity to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to settle allegations they misled consumers with false promises of big returns selling goods through Amazon and Walmart. View Press Release
FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson Statement on Former Commissioners Slaughter and Bedoya
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson issued the following statement on Former Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya: View Press Release
FTC Acts to Stop ‘Click Profit’ Online Business Opportunity that Has Cost Consumers At Least $14 Million
Court order temporarily halts operation that falsely promised big profits through supposed AI-powered online stores At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court temporarily halted a business opportunity scheme known as Click Profit, which took millions from consumers by falsely promising consumers that they could earn big profits through online sales. View Press … Read more
FTC Staff Reaffirm Opposition to Proposed Indiana Hospital Merger
Today, Federal Trade Commission staff again urged the Indiana Department of Health to deny Union Hospital, Inc. (Union Health) and Terre Haute Regional Hospital, L.P.’s (THRH) application to merge. View Press Release
New Report Shows FTC Returned $337.3 Million to Consumers in 2024
As a result of the agency’s law enforcement actions, the Federal Trade Commission sent $337.3 million in refunds to consumers in 2024, according to the FTC’s annual report on refunds released today. View Press Release