Online Background Checks May Violate Fair Credit Law: FTC May 9, 2013 By Anne Flaherty Federal regulators this week warned several companies that the quick, easy background checks they are providing online might violate the...
Five Percent of Consumers Had Credit Report Errors: FTC February 12, 2013 One in twenty American consumers had mistakes on their credit reports that would have increased their interest rates on loans...
FTC Finds POM Wonderful Health Claims Deceptive January 17, 2013 POM Wonderful made deceptive advertising claims in saying that its pomegranate juice and other products would make users healthier, the...
FTC Targets Car Dealers for Misleading Ads March 16, 2012 By JENNIFER C. KERR Beware of car dealer ads that promise to pay off the loan on your trade-in. In a first-of-its-kind case, the...
Facebook Settles Privacy Case with U.S. FTC November 30, 2011 By Diane Bartz and Alexei Oreskovic Facebook has settled complaints that it disregarded its users’ privacy, agreeing to establish a raft of measures to better protect...