News and Events - Federal Trade Commission
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Press Releases - Federal Trade Commission
WEBFTC Sends More Than $2.6 Million to Consumers Harmed by FloatMe’s Deceptive and Discriminatory Lending Practices. Date. September 16, 2024. The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $2.6 million in refunds to consumers harmed by online cash advance provider FloatMe.
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WEBFTC Takes Action Against Invitation Homes Inc. The FTC alleged that the nation's largest landlord of single-family homes deceived renters about lease costs, charged undisclosed junk fees, and unfairly withheld security deposits. Read the Press Release.
FTC Announces Rule Banning Noncompetes - Federal Trade …
WEBApr 23, 2024 · Today, the Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule to promote competition by banning noncompetes nationwide, protecting the fundamental freedom of workers to change jobs, increasing innovation, and fostering new business formation.
FTC Sues Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power
WEBSep 26, 2023 · The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general today sued Amazon.com, Inc. alleging that the online retail and technology company is a monopolist that uses a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strategies to illegally maintain its monopoly power.
Commission Actions | Federal Trade Commission
WEBFTC Sues Prescription Drug Middlemen for Artificially Inflating Insulin Drug Prices. Today, the Federal Trade Commission brought action against the three largest prescription drug benefit managers (PBMs)—Caremark Rx, Express Scripts (ESI), and OptumRx—and their affiliated group...
Federal Trade Commission Announces Proposed Rule Banning …
WEBThe Federal Trade Commission proposed a new rule to stop marketers from using illicit review and endorsement practices such as using fake reviews, suppressing honest negative reviews, and paying for positive reviews, which deceive consumers looking for real feedback on a product or service and undercut honest businesses.
As Nationwide Fraud Losses Top $10 Billion in 2023, FTC Steps Up ...
WEBNewly released Federal Trade Commission data show that consumers reported losing more than $10 billion to fraud in 2023, marking the first time that fraud losses have reached that benchmark. This marks a 14% increase over reported losses in 2022.
Federal Trade Commission Warns of Scammers Pretending to be …
WEBMar 19, 2024 · The Federal Trade Commission is warning the public that scammers are pretending to be affiliated with the FTC to steal consumers’ hard-earned money. The FTC will never tell consumers to move their money to “protect” it.
FTC Proposes New Protections to Combat AI Impersonation of …
WEBFeb 15, 2024 · Agency finalizes rule banning government and impersonation fraud and seeks to extend protections to individuals. The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking that would prohibit the impersonation of individuals.