Category Archives: FTC

Will the New CFPB Even Crawl?

Last July, the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), conceived by Congress in the post-crash financial regulatory overhaul, came into being with great fanfare, carrying hopes it would champion consumer interests against the types of predatory practices that had helped … Continue reading

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While Congress Takes Time Out on Internet Privacy, FTC Tackles the ‘Four Horsemen’

While the 2012 election is likely to stall congressional momentum on online privacy legislation, it isn’t slowing down the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Privacy has become one of its two main priorities, along with protection of the “Great Recession Consumer” … Continue reading

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Finally, FTC Takes a Stern ‘Tone’ With National Advertisers, Too

Forever, it seems, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been socking it to the direct response marketing industry, seizing a company’s (and its owners’) assets before they’ve even had their day in court, installing receivers to shut down the business, … Continue reading

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