FTC Sends Money to Consumers Harmed by Student Loan Forgiveness Scam

The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $356,900 in refunds to consumers harmed by scammers…

FTC Halts Illegal Debt-Relief Operation that Falsely Impersonated Businesses and the Government, Harming Consumers

At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has temporarily halted an alleged debt relief…

FTC Seeks Comment on Petition to Vacate 2021 Order Related to Provider of Stalkerware Apps

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a request from Scott Zuckerman, the CEO…

FTC Action Against E-Commerce Business Opportunity Scam Results in Permanent Bans for Owner and his Companies

The remaining defendants in a business opportunity scheme halted by the Federal Trade Commission will turn…

FTC settles with Nextmed over deceptive claims, fake reviews

Company to pay $150,000 in penalties By Truman Lewis of ConsumerAffairs July 15, 2025 Telehealth firm…

FTC Takes Action Against Telemedicine Firm NextMed Over Charges It Used Misleading Prices, Fake Reviews, and Deceptive Weight Loss Claims to Sell GLP-1 Weight-Loss Programs

The operators of telemedicine company Southern Health Solutions, Inc., doing business as Next Medical and NextMed,…

FTC Sends Refunds to Consumers Harmed by Weight-loss Supplement Marketer’s Deceptive Claims and Review Practices

The Federal Trade Commission is sending payments totaling more than $409,000 to consumers who bought products…

FTC calls out firms for allegedly deceptive Made in USA claims

Amazon and Walmart have also gotten warnings By Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairs July 9, 2025 FTC…

FTC Sends More Than $2.9 Million to Consumers Harmed by Home Improvement Financing Firm

The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $2.9 million in payments to consumers harmed by…

Tenant screening practices: The FTC wants to hear from you

Millions of people in the U.S. rent their home. Their landlord could be a small mom-and-pop…

When consumers call funeral homes: FTC undercover sweep suggests seven compliance points for industry members

When consumers have questions about a company’s services, they often pick up the phone and call.…

FTC charges battery maker in first case under Made in USA Labeling Rule

For people who prefer to buy Made in USA merchandise, products from Lithionics Battery LLC seemed…

Facts about fraud from the FTC – and what it means for your business

The FTC just issued its 2023 Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book jam-packed with facts about the…

FTC says Made in USA claims about mattress pads for truck bunks were, well, bunk

Are we the only ones who remember C.W. McCall’s novelty song, “Convoy”? To paraphrase the lyrics…

Uncle Sham? FTC challenges company’s Made in USA and military claims

You’ve heard about the deceptive tactics of government imposters. According to a proposed FTC settlement, a…

Reported crypto scam losses since 2021 top $1 billion, says FTC Data Spotlight

Let’s call it The Recliner Interval – the time it takes for an obscure niche product…

Former CEO of Voyager Digital Agrees to Ban and $2.8 Million Payment to Resolve FTC Charges

Stephen Ehrlich, the former CEO of crypto platform company Voyager Digital, will pay $2.8 million to…

Did your business receive a CID? The FTC means business

When businesses know the rules of the road, they can confidently invest in new ventures, technologies,…

FTC Sends More Than $3.5 Million to Consumers Harmed by ‘The Credit Game’ Credit-Repair Scheme

The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $3.5 million in refunds to consumers harmed by…

FTC orders Care.com to pay over $8 million in refunds

Job listings and subscription practices were deceptive, the agency charged By Truman Lewis of ConsumerAffairs June…

Walmart to pay $10 million to settle FTC charges over scam-related money transfers

The FTC says Walmart failed to act against known scam tactics By Truman Lewis of ConsumerAffairs…

FTC Sends $126 Million in Refunds to Fortnite Players Who Were Charged for Unwanted Items, Reopens Claims Process

The Federal Trade Commission is sending refunds totaling more than $126 million to players of the…