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FTC Decides Pom Wonderful Falsely Advertised

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Pomegranate, Juice, Erectile Dysfunction, Pomegranate Health Benefits, Prostate Cancer, Ftc, Federal Trade Commission, Pom Wonderful, Health Benefits, Business News

As part of a larger ruling on an FTC complaint, an administrative law judge on Monday issued a cease-and-desist order against Pom Wonderful to stop it...

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Debt Collectors Demanded Bogus Magazine Subscription Debt Payments

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 05.17.2012

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Americans that have been harassed for debts that they did not owe are about to see some justice. The debt collection agency Luebke Baker and Associ...

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Woman Alleges She Was Harassed By Debt Collector As Her Home Burned

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Video, Debt Collectors, Blackmon Mooring, Mara Kafarela, Ftc, Debt Collection Agencies, International Business Times, Fire, Facebook, Money News

For one Texas woman, a contract she signed with a restoration company when her home set fire has turned into a debt nightmare. Mara Kafarela, a hom...

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FTC Reportedly Probing Facebook's $1 Billion Deal

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith and D.M. Levine | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Instagram, Video, Facebook Instagram, Mobile, Ftc, Facebook Instagram Ftc, Facebook, Technology News

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) may have opened a probe into Facebook's purchase of photo-sharing app Instagram. The social network in April ann...

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Michael Jordan Gatorade Ad Draws Harsh Criticism (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Video, Michael Jordan, Public Health Advocacy Institute, Jordan, Advertising, Advertising News, Ftc, Gatorade, Business News, Flu, Michael Jordan Gatorade, Federal Trade Commission, Temperature, Business News

Many people who have a high fever can barely watch basketball, let alone play it at a championship level. So an ad that implies Michael Jordan's gulpi...

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Text Scammers May Have To Pay Up

AP | MARCY GORDON | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Phone Bill Cramming, Cramming, Ftc, Scam, Cell Phone Bill, Scam Text Messages, Federal Trade Commission, Scams, Text Messaging, Money News

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are seeking $52.6 million from a billing company that they accuse of adding unauthorized charges to consumers' p...

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Payday Hound Site Points To Alleged Illegal Lender, Offshore Loans

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: The Payday Hound, Fast Cash, Payday Loan, 500fastcash, Online Payday Lenders, Ftc, Cashnetusa, Online Loan, Federal Trade Commission, Quick Loan, Payday Hound, Money News

A new online comparison site may be serving as a gateway to dangerous lending practices. The newly launched Payday Hound website advertises itsel...

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Congressional Letter-Writing Campaign Helps Torpedo Voluntary Food Marketing Guidelines for Kids

The Sunlight Foundation | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Food Marketing, Cdc, American Beverage Association, Lobbying, Pepsico, Food Marketing to Children, Ftc, Junk Food Marketing, Fda, Amy Klobuchar, Coca Cola, Federal Trade Commission, Politics News

While the proposed voluntary principles set for food marketers are ambitious and would take time to put into place, the public health stakes could not be higher.

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Would You Fall For This Ad?

Loren Berlin | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Video, Ftc, Scam, John Alexander's Real Estate Riches in 14 Days, Federal Trade Commission, Scams, Jeff Paul's Shortcuts to Internet Millions, John Beck's Free & Clear Real Estate System, Money News

In a major victory for consumers, the Federal Trade Commission announced on Tuesday that it won a hefty court judgment against four companies that all...

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Fake Collectors Use Payday Lender Info To Scare People Into Paying Debts They Don't Owe

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Video, Debt Collectors, Debt Collector Abuse, Diana Mey, Debt Collection, Debt Collection Industry, Collection Agencies, Ftc, Debt Collectors Facebook, Payday Loans, Federal Trade Commission, Facebook, Debt Collector Harassment, Business News

Another day, another story of debt collectors acting shady. Some California residents recently started getting threatening calls from fake debt col...

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Lawyer From Oklahoma City Bomber Case To Helm Google Probe

AP | MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Google, Beth Wilkinson, Video, Ftc, Beth Wilkinson Google, Google Antitrust, Ap, Technology News

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission has hired a prominent trial lawyer to oversee its broad investigation into Google's business pract...

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4 Steps to Take If You Are a Victim of Identity Theft

Women & Co | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Fraud, Credit Report, Personal Finance Advice, Identity Theft Victim, Money, Ftc, Identity Theft, Identity, Personal Finance, Money News

What do you own that's more valuable than money and more precious than jewels, but can't be locked up in a safe? Your identity. And thieves will do anything to take it.

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Debt Collectors Want To Be Your Friend On Facebook

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Debt, Social Media, Debt Collectors, Consumer Debt, Debtors, Debt Collection, Debt Collection Industry, Ftc, Collection Agencies, Debt Collectors Facebook, Federal Trade Commission, Facebook, Business News

Your Facebook profile can and will be used against you. A recent segment on KDVR, the Fox affiliate for Denver, reminds us that collection agencie...

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Breast Cancer Survivor Jailed Over Accidental $280 Medical Bill

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Herrin, Video, Debt Collectors, Legal Fees, Debtors' Prison, Collection Agencies, Daily Mail, Ftc, Debt Collection Industry, Lisa Lindsay, Suicide, Breast Cancer, Business News

In the latest example of aggressive debt collector tactics, an Illinois woman found herelf jailed over a bill she didn’t even owe in the first place...

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Payday Lenders Know You Gotta Spend Money To Make Money

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Payday Lending, Payday Lenders, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Ftc, Campaign Contributions, Cfpb, Elections 2012, Payday Loans, Richard Shelby, Spencer Bachus, Jeb Hensarling, Federal Trade Commission, Video, Business News

Consumer advocates in Washington have pledged to battle payday lenders, the quick-cash loan shops that often charge ruinously high interest rates to p...

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This Couple Helped The FTC Bust Debt Collection Scam

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Fraud, Debt Collector, Video, Call Center, Ftc, Scam, Prepaid Cards, Payday Loans, Phantom Debt, Money News

The police car was only 30 minutes away, the caller told Brenda Foster, 46. If she wanted to prevent her own arrest, she better cough up $300, ASAP, h...

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The 10 Most Fraudulent States

24/7 Wall St. | Michael B. Sauter | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Fraud, Sentinel Network Data Book, Foreclosure Crisis, Bureau of Consumer Protection, 24/7 Wall St., Ftc, Identity Theft, Consumer Watchdog, Credit Karma, Division of Planning and Labor, Mortgage Debt, Federal Trade Commission, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St.: When times are hard, fraud often gets worse. Americans are under great financial pressure, and there is no shortage of criminals w...

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This Sneaky Trick Doesn't Work Anymore For Payday Lenders

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Payday Lending, Payday Lenders, Ftc, Native Americans, Payday Loans, Immunity, Federal Trade Commission, Indian Reservations, Video, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Native American Tribes, Cfpb, Indian Tribes, Payday Loan Shops, Business News

Lately, payday lenders have been linking up with Native American tribes as a way to sidestep U.S. law. Federal authorities seem less and less willi...

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FTC's Digital Privacy Report Has Welcome Recommendations

Larry Magid | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Federal Trade Commission, Privacy, Ftc, Digital Privacy, Online Privacy, Ftc Privacy Recommendations, Technology News

Thank you FTC for outlining a broad approach to transparency when it comes to accessing our own data. Now it's time for Congress to enact legislation that truly benefits consumers, not just those who profit from our information.

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Robocaller Made 27 Calls A Second!

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Consumer, Fraud, Car Warranty, Interest-Rate Reducation, Telemarketing, Ftc, Scam, Robocalling, Money News

The phone calls came from "Stacey with account holder services." She prompted consumers to "press 1" to get more information. Waiting on the other end...

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FTC Urges Congress To Shed Light On Opaque World Of Data Brokers

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Consumer Privacy, Online Privacy, Video, Internet Privacy, Data Brokers, John D Rockefeller IV, Jon Leibowitz, Consumer Protection, Ftc, Technology News

The Federal Trade Commission on Monday called on Congress to shed light on the opaque world of data brokers who collect and sell consumer data but rem...

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Refinery Murder Mystery

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.19.2012

As fuel prices rise, companies like Sunoco and ConocoPhillips are closing the very facilities essential for producing fuels. It raises the question: why would corporations do that?

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Feds Put Four Loko Under Fire

AP | By JENNIFER C. KERR | Posted 03.01.2012

Read More: Four Loko, Malt Liquor, Video, Alcoholic Beverages, Ftc, Alcohol, Four Loko College, 4 Loko, Ftc Four Loko, 4loko, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- A carbonated brew guzzled on college campuses is the focus of an intense write-in campaign urging federal regulators to take some buzz o...

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Looking For Sweet Whistleblower Cash? Don't Go To The FBI

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Financial Fraud, Video, Boston College, Whistleblowers, SEC Whistleblowers, Whistleblower, Ftc, Financial Reform, FBI Whistleblower, Fbi, Whistleblower Reward, Sec, Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Regulation, Business News

Getting ready to blow the whistle? Be careful who you hand the information to. Whistleblowers who go to the FBI to tip them off about financial fra...

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The Rising Threat Of Identity Theft

Reuters | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Fraud, Video, Ftc, Identity Theft, Consumer Sentinel Network, Reuters, Delaware, Communications, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Complaints, Maryland, Business News

WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Identity theft and other scams cost Americans $1.52 billion last year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Tue...

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