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CCPA Privacy FAQs: Is there a private right of action for failing to disclose the “sale” of information to third party behavioral advertisers?

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DeVos Repeals Obama-Era Rule Cracking Down on For-Profit Colleges

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UKGC Enforcement Report highlights affiliate promotion concerns

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FTC, States Crack Down On Robocallers With 94 New Cases

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Real-World Social Media Investigations: The 4,925 (And Counting) Tweets Of Elon Musk

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U.S. Supreme Court Leaves Open the Issue of FCC Interpretation of TCPA, For Now

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FTC Shuts Down Websites that Sold Fake Documents

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Small businesses face threat from internet scams

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CFPB Issues Final Rule Delaying Compliance Date of Payday Loan Rule Ability-to-Repay Provisions; August 19 Compliance Date for Payment Provisions Remains Unchanged

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Ad and Publishing Industries Confront CCPA Challenges While Congress Considers Privacy

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A GDPR Update for Employers, Part IV: Implementing Lessons Learned From GDPR Complaints and Enforcement Actions

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Privacy FAQs: Can corporate affiliates share information for marketing purposes?

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FTC Calling for National Data Privacy Law: Data Privacy Trends

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As CCPA deadline approaches, only 14% of enterprises fully compliant so far

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Instagram News: Shoppable, what does it really mean for affiliates?

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Update on State Privacy Laws

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FTC Settles with Two Online Operators for Failing to Secure Customers’ Data

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Facebook Could Face Up To $5 Billion Fine For Privacy Violations

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Paid Online Reviews, Misleading Offer Lead to $100,000 FTC Settlement

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FTC charges telemarketers in lead-generation operation

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FCC’s Carr Wary Of Calls For Online Speech Oversight

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Solar Power Co. Can’t Disconnect TCPA Suit Over Robocalls

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Case Law Summary: Court Holds That “Tagged” Social Media Photos Are Discoverable in Vasquez-Santos v. Mathew

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FDA and FTC Issue Joint Warning Letters to Three Online CBD Marketers

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1st Circ. Says Citizens Bank Overdraft Fees Aren’t Interest

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FTC Chairman Simons Addresses 2019 ANA Conference

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STATE-BY-STATE RESOURCES

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From Feds to States, Privacy Laws Make Headlines

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FTC Settles Its First Challenge Of Fake Amazon Reviews

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FCC Initiates Rulemaking on Spoofed Calls and a New Definition for “Text Messages”

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Text Messages Part of Ongoing Business Transaction, California Court Rules

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Asterisk Can’t Save Ad Claims, California Court Says

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FTC 2019 Insights and Priorities for the Payments Industry

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Data Compliance Brings Added Cost to Influencer Marketing

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State AGs Keep Busy With Financial Services Cases

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Changes On Deck For The CFPB’s Payday Lending Rule

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Affiliate Industry Form Joint-Initiative and Challenge Advertiser Compliance

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The Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council: What it Means for Multi-Level Marketers

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The U.S. Supreme Court Will Rule On FCC Interpretation Of The TCPA

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What Agencies Need to Know About The FTC’s Influencer Guidelines

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50 Colleges Hit With ADA Lawsuits

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Year-End Trademark Audits Ensure Complete Brand Protection

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What The FTC Said About Direct Selling In 2018

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The State AG Report Weekly Update November 2018 #3

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#MarketingLaw – Update from the 2018 ANA/BAA Marketing Law Conference

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CFPB Releases Consumer Complaint Snapshot: 50 State Report

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Proposed Rule on Drug Price Disclosure in TV Advertisements

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Influencer Marketing – Three Golden Rules

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Complaint snapshot: 50 state report

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Insights into the FTC and the Utah Department of Commerce: Consumer Fraud and Business Symposium

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California Enacts Nation’s First Anti-Bot Law

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FTC urges a ‘rethink’ of data privacy at hearing

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The Definition of Autodialer Under the TCPA: A Tale of Two Courts

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DSA Announces Support for H.R. 7029

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“Money, It’s a Gas” – Bureau Director Smith Makes NAD Debut

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A telemarketer made about 21 million robocalls in 3 months. The FCC just fined it $82 million

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Companies fined for using ‘Army.com,’ other scam websites to steal personal data

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Small-business borrowers on verge of consumer-style protections in Calif.

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Confusion In Calif. Privacy Act’s Anti-Discrimination Rule

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop brand hit with penalties for ‘unsubstantiated claims’.

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Changes to Landmark California Privacy Law Headed to Governor

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How state attorneys general are driving tech policy

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Ad Industry Leads Effort to Amend CCPA

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Telemarketer Fees to Access the FTC’s National Do Not Call Registry to Increase in 2019

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FTC Announces Opening Session of Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century September 13-14 at Georgetown University Law Center

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August 24, 2018

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The Intersection of Lead Generation and Consumer Privacy

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Advertisers Tell FTC California Privacy Law Threatens Web Economy

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Men’s Wearhouse Agrees To Settle Robotext Suit For $1.8M

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Monsanto Verdict Forewarns of Claims for Failure to Warn

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Illinois Revises Advertisement “Tag Line” Requirement

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A Victory for Introductory Offer and Subscription Advertisers: FTC Fails to Prove Deception Against DIRECTV

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Changes to Illinois Mortgage Advertising Rules – Effective Immediately

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August 15, 2018

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Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century

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One District Judge Says Ringless Voicemails Are TCPA ‘Calls’

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Transparency Coming to a Campaign Ad Near You!

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BCFP Enters Consent Order with Small Dollar Lender

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Consumer Lenders Beware: New California Privacy Law Likely Applies

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California Passes Groundbreaking Consumer Data Privacy Law With Fines for Violations

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June 28, 2018

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SDNY, Disagreeing With D.C. Circuit, Finds CFPB Structure Unconstitutional And Strikes Title X Of CFPA In Its Entirety

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June 21, 2018

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FTC Announces Hearings On Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century

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Gainful-Employment Disclosures Delayed Again

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Jackson named new CEO of Online Lenders Alliance

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June 13, 2018

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Mulvaney makes it official, fires CFPB advisory board members

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Proposed Legislation, Testimony and Proposed Rulemaking on Robocalls

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“We’re Updating Our Privacy Policies” – Consent Under the GDPR

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FTC Accuses Group of Running Empire That Made Billions of Unwanted Robocalls

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Facebook, Google face first GDPR complaints over ‘forced consent’

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State AGs Continue to Supplant Weakened CFPB on Enforcement

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High Stakes for Marijuana Businesses: New Massachusetts Advertising & Marketing Regulations

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GDPR goes live this week. What happens next?

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How GDPR Will Transform Digital Marketing

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May 21, 2018

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Cisco pulls all online ads from YouTube

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Consumer financial services at a crossroads: Payment processing

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FTC Charges Lending Club with Deceiving Consumers

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FTC to Tap Covington’s Smith to Lead Consumer Protection Unit

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Choosing Your Words Carefully in Advertising: NAD Recommends Advertiser Discontinue Use of the Word “Choosing”

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U.S. Senate Votes To Repeal Controversial Auto Loan Anti-Discrimination Rule

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Advertising Marijuana Businesses: The Federal Criminal Law You Need to Know

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States Moving To Fill Perceived Void In CFPB Enforcement

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FCC Wants More Input on Reassigned Numbers

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FTC files comments on CFPB’s CID RFI

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To Text or Not to Text? That Is the Question

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The Federal Election Commission Proposes Rules for Online Political Advertising

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Princeton study finds very few affiliate marketers make required disclosures on YouTube and Pinterest

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FTC, states increase pressure on Facebook on privacy

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March 26, 2018

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D.C. Circuit Issues Long-Awaited Decision in ACA Challenge to FCC TCPA Rulemaking

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DBankThink Mulvaney’s revamp of CFPB should include its innovation hub

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Federal Lawmakers Consider Fintech

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FTC Returns Money to Consumers Harmed in Alleged Payday Loan Scheme

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KTS Advertising Law Guides: Anatomy of a False Advertising Challenge

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DeVry Escapes False Ad Suit Over Grad Employment Numbers

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FTC Hits Digital Altitude – Aspire With A Temporary Restraining Order

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Mulvaney cuts enforcement power of CFPB office

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FTC Provides Comment to FCC Encouraging Providers of Call-Blocking Services to Take Steps to Avoid Blocking Wanted Calls

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January 31, 2018

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FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Cowboy Toyota Deceptive Advertising Case

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Negotiated Rulemaking for Higher Education 2009-10

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DOJ Drops Plans for ADA Guidance

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Trump imposes 30 percent tariff on solar panel imports

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New Rules for Cannabis: The Coming Wave of California False Advertising and Unfair Competition Claims

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Does Your Company Website Comply With Title III of the ADA?

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Trump Administration Requests $0 In Funding For Consumer Protection Agency

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Critic who now heads consumer-watchdog bureau launches major review

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50 senators endorse resolution to restore FCC net neutrality regulations

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FTC Returns Money to Consumers Who Bought Purported Business Coaching Programs

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CFPB Statement on Payday Rule

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CFPB leadership remains uncertain despite another Trump administration court victory

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Illegal robocalls top list of ND consumer complaints last year

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Attorney General seeks feedback from those who purchased solar power systems

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FTC staff answers questions about MLMs

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Twitter Survives TCPA Text Messaging Class Action

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FTC Obtains Court Order against Woman Who Allegedly Helped Telemarketers Pitch Phony Money-Making Opportunities and Grants

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January 2, 2018

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September 18, 2017

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August 28, 2017

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Showtime Hit With Suit Over Mayweather-McGregor Stream

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False promises from a work-at-home scam

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“Enter to Win!” Rules For Advertising Product Giveaways And Sweepstakes

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FTC Escalates the Fight against Illegal Robocalls Using Consumer Complaints to Aid Industry Call-Blocking Solutions

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DePaul Can’t Dodge TCPA Suit Over Unsolicited Texts

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July 28, 2017

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July 18, 2017

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June 30, 2017

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TCPA Defendants Down, But Not Out, With ‘Pick-Off’ Ruling

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June 21, 2017

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June 5, 2017

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May 30, 2017

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Court opinion considers soundboard technology and the Robocall Rule

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May 19, 2017

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April 28, 2017

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April 26, 2017

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April 24, 2017

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April 19, 2017

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April 18, 2017

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April 13, 2017

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FTC Releases 2016 Annual Highlights

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March 28, 2017

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March 21, 2017

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March 17, 2017

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March 14, 2017

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February 24, 2017

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February 23, 2017

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Court Win For Students Over Predatory For-Profit Colleges

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February 22, 2017

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CFPB Wins Full DC Circ. Review Of Leadership Ruling

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February 16, 2017

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FTC Acting Chairman Ohlhausen Names Thomas Pahl Acting Director of the Agency’s Bureau of Consumer Protection

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February 8, 2017

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January 31, 2017

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January 30, 2017

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January 30, 2017

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January 25, 2017

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January 24, 2017

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National coalition of attorneys general launches effort to stop embattled college accreditor

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January 24, 2017

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January 24, 2017

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January 23, 2017

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January 19, 2017

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January 13, 2017

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FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez Announces Resignation

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January 13, 2017

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January 9, 2017

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CFPB announces handful of leadership changes

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January 6, 2017

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CFPB fines TransUnion and Equifax for deceiving consumers with their marketing

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BBB revokes MyPillow accreditation over complaints, advertising violations

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December 23, 2016

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December 21, 2016

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December 20, 2016

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DeVry settles claims of deceptive advertising for $100 million

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December 15, 2016

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December 14, 2016

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FTC Rules California Naturel, Inc. Misled Consumers, Violated the FTC Act

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December 12, 2016

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CFPB Takes Action Against Reverse Mortgage Companies for Deceptive Advertising

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December 7, 2016

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Dodd-Frank will be targeted, Mnuchin says

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November 30, 2016

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Debt Relief Defendants Agree to Telemarketing and Financial Services Ban and Payment Processors Agree to Payment Processing Ban to Settle FTC Action

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November 30, 2016

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November 29, 2016

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CFPB Warns Financial Companies About Sales and Production Incentives That May Lead to Fraud or Consumer Abuse

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November 28, 2016

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November 21, 2016

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CFPB Appealing Unconstitutional Ruling

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November 21, 2016

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Trump to Pay $25 Million to Settle Lawsuits Over ‘Trump U.’

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November 18, 2016

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FTC Approves Final Changes to Used Car Rule

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November 10, 2016

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FTC Charges Prepaid Card Company Deceptively Marketed Reloadable Debit Card

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Pfizer Nabs 9th Circ. Victory In Zoloft False-Ad Suit

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November 9, 2016

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Heritage College Closes Abruptly; 10 US Campuses Shuttered Mid-Term

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November 4, 2016

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FTC Charges Purported Insulated House Wrap Marketer with Making False Claims

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Green Coffee Adman Must Disgorge $29M In Fake Ad Suit

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Purina, Blue Buffalo False Ad Fight Ends With Settlement

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MLM Industry ‘Income Averages’ And ‘Retail’ Sales Claims Are Part Of Deception FTC Must Halt

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Sales Lead Generators Fined and Barred from Violating FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule

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November 1, 2016

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Publishers and Ad Industry caught between rock and hard place concerning FCC ruling

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October 31, 2016

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Wyndham Pays $7.3M To End Suit Over Recorded Calls

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October 28, 2016

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FTC Announces Second Federal Register Notice on Proposed Orders Requiring Electronic Cigarette Marketers to Produce Information about Sales and Marketing Expenditures

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October 28, 2016

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A.G. Schneiderman Announces $12 Million Settlement with DraftKings and FanDuel

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October 26, 2016

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What You Need to Know about FTC Guidance for Collecting Consumer Health Data

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October 25, 2016

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Kohl’s TCPA Lawsuit Makes a Play for Class Certification

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October 25, 2016

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When too Much Control can Lead to Trouble with the FTC

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October 25, 2016

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Nursing Home Chain Inks Record $145M FCA Deal With DOJ

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October 24, 2016

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Court Reinstates False Claims Suit Against For Profit College

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October 20, 2016

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T-Mobile Fined Millions for Selling Unlimited Data Plans that Weren’t Really Unlimited

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October 19, 2016

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Career Point College students, teachers receive letter saying school’s shutdown

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DeVry University Reaches Settlement Deal With Education Department

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Study about branded drug website risk disclosure gets FTC attention

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October 12, 2016

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FTC Charges Tech Support Companies With Using Deceptive Pop-Up Ads to Scare Consumers Into Purchasing Unneeded Services

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October 12, 2016

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Court Finds CFPB’s `Unaccountable’ Structure Unconstitutional, Too

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October 11, 2016

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FTC Wins Some, Loses Some at Second Circuit in LeanSpa Appeal

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October 10, 2016

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ACA Submits Comments Opposing the CFPB’s Payday Lending Proposed Rule

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October 10, 2016

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Small Business Administration opposes payday lending rules

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October 7, 2016

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National Association of Federal Credit Unions statement on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s payday lending proposal

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Sweeping New Federal Regulations for the Prepaid Industry

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October 6, 2016

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Why are payday loan ads still showing on Google after the ban?

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October 6, 2016

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CFTC Signs MOU with UK Financial Conduct Authority to Enhance Supervision of Cross-Border Regulated Firms

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The Fight For Leads: Healthcare Marketing

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October 4, 2016

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FTC Charges Los Angeles-Based Sage Auto Group With Using Deceptive and Unfair Sales and Financing Tactics

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September 29, 2016

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September 29, 2016

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Small Agency, Big Impact

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September 28, 2016

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Google-backed LendUp fined by regulators over payday lending practices

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September 27, 2016

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United States: Compliance Focus: FTC Begins Study Of Consumer Disclosures

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September 27, 2016

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Fintech Darling LendUp To Pay $6.3M In CFPB-Calif. Deal

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September 27, 2016

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ED terminates recognition of ACICS: Next Steps

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September 23, 2016

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Advertising Through Social Media: Ten Tips For FTC & NAD Compliance

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DeVry voluntarily dials back revenue from federal student aid

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September 20, 2016

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Interest-Based Advertising Disclosure Requirements Become More Clear—and Potentially More Burdensome

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September 20, 2016

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University May Remove Online Content to Avoid Disability Law

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September 20, 2016

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September 16, 2016

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FTC Staff Perspective Recaps Lead Generation Workshop

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September 15, 2016

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House of Representatives Passes Consumer Review Fairness Act and Better Online Ticket Sales Acts

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September 14, 2016

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ED’s proposed rules for state authorization and distance learning

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FTC Robocall Contest Rules Under Fire Again

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Dun & Bradstreet Settles TCPA Class Action Lawsuit for $10 Million

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September 13, 2016

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September 13, 2016

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For-profit Bridgepoint Education forced to forgive $24 million in private student loans

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September 12, 2016

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Complaint Alleges T-Mobile and Subway Violated TCPA

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September 12, 2016

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September 12, 2016

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September 12, 2016

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September 9, 2016

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For-Profit University Can’t Block TCPA Class Claims Yet

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Wells Fargo To Pay $185M Fine For Fraudulent Sales Tactics

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September 8, 2016

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FTC Issues Final Rule Amendments Related to the E-Warranty Act

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September 6, 2016

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Is This the End of Antibacterial Hand and Body Washes?

Reported on Venable.com

September 6, 2016

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ITT Technical Institute to Close After Government Cut Off New Funding

Reported on The Wall Street Journal

September 6, 2016

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FTC bans mortgage relief operation from the industry

Reported on MPAMag.com

September 6, 2016

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ITT Technical Institute to Close After Government Cut Off New Funding

Reported on The Wall Street Journal

September 6, 2016

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FTC bans mortgage relief operation from the industry

Reported on MPAMag.com

September 6, 2016

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MediaWorks pulls ads for payday lender Pretty Penny Loans from Mai FM

Reported on stuff.co.nz

September 5, 2016

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Alert: FTC Increases Fees for National Do-Not-Call Registry

Reported on gryphonnetworks.com

September 1, 2016

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Study Finds Third Of Native Ads Fail To Comply, Perform Better Than Fed Guidelines

Reported on MediaPost.com

August 29, 2016

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Senator Durbin Statement on Department of Education Actions Against ITT Tech

Reported on enewspf.com

August 25, 2016

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U.S. Government Cuts Off New Funding for ITT Technical Institute

Reported on The Wall Street Journal

August 25, 2016

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Advocacy Group Files FTC Complaint Over Kardashians’ Instagram Ads

Reported on BuzzFeed.com

August 25, 2016

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BBB WARNS SCAMMERS DEMANDING STUDENTS PAY FAKE ‘FEDERAL STUDENT TAX’

Reported on ABC7Chicago.com

August 23, 2016

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$30.4 Million TCPA Settlement Against Wells Fargo

Reported on lieffcabraser.com

August 19, 2016

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CFPB: Unnecessary Obstacles for Lower Loan Payments

Reported on Inside Higher Ed

August 19, 2016

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FTC Action: Texas Car Dealers to Pay $85,000 Civil Penalty

Reported on FTC.gov

August 18, 2016

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FTC Targets Brand Owner Policing Search Ad Keywords

Reported on JDSupra.com

August 15, 2016

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Pizza Hut Franchises Can’t Shake Fla. TCPA Allegations

Reported on Law360.com

August 11, 2016

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Lifestyle Blogging, Supplement Dust, and Third Party Liability

Reported on JDSupra.com

August 11, 2016

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Stricter PRC online advertising regulation in response to search scandal

Reported on JDSupra.com

August 11, 2016

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Airbnb Sues Anaheim Over Law That Makes Website Liable for Illegal Short Term Rentals

Reported on JDSupra.com

August 11, 2016

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FTC sues 1-800 Contacts over online search advertising

Reported on FoxNews.com

August 8, 2016

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Indiana: Push to shutter for-profit-college accreditor could hit 51,000 Hoosiers

Reported on IBJ.com

August 6, 2016

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The FTC Is Coming For the Celeb Social Media #Sponcon Racket

Reported on jezebel.com

August 5, 2016

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The Cost of Noncompliance: LifeLock Continues to Pay

Reported on JDSupra.com

August 5, 2016

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Olympic Sponsors Must Follow Strict Social Media Rules

Reported on BNA.com

August 5, 2016

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Embattled for-profit college network under new scrutiny

Reported on Education Dive

August 2, 2016

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Penalties Increased and So Did Your Risk. How Exposed Are You?

Reported on LeadsCon.com

July 27, 2016

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Feds cut off financial aid funding to health-care trade schools in the Washington area

Reported on The Washington Post

July 26, 2016

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Google AdWords Payday Loans Ban Now Goes Into Effect?

Reported on seroundtable.com

July 25, 2016

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Vet Your Vendors to Safeguard Customer Information

Reported on DealerMarketing.com

July 21, 2016

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Genie Bra, Total Pillow marketers fined, ordered to clean up their sales practices

Reported on ConsumerAffairs.com

July 20, 2016

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How Do You Regulate the Digital Health Revolution?

Reported on Fortune.com

July 18, 2016

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Trade group promises stricter scrutiny of payday loan ads

Reported on Los Angeles Times

July 15, 2016

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Groups want funeral homes to post prices online

Reported on ConsumerAffairs.com

July 14, 2016

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FTC Acts on BBB Tip to Shut Down Insurance Fraud

Reported on BBB.org

July 14, 2016

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Lead Generator Defendants in Tech-Support Scam Agree to Settlement With FTC and the State of Florida

Reported on FTC.gov

July 14, 2016

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Reminder: Inflation increases for maximum civil penalty amounts start August 1, 2016. Click Read More to see the Federal Register for details on each citation

Reported on FTC.gov

July 13, 2016

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FTC Approves Four Final Orders Barring Companies from Making False All-Natural Claims

Reported on FTC.gov

July 13, 2016

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Funeral Home Settles FTC Charges it Violated Funeral Rule

Reported on imperialvalleynews.com

July 12, 2016

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Warner Bros. Settles FTC Charges It Failed to Adequately Disclose It Paid Online Influencers to Post Gameplay Videos

Reported on FTC.gov

July 11, 2016

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“Education Department’s proposed rule for student debt forgiveness could threaten traditional colleges as well as for-profits, particularly over its broad view of what counts as misrepresentation.”

Reported on Inside Higher Ed

July 11, 2016

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Senators Urge FTC To Examine Ad Fraud

Reported on The Wall Street Journal

July 11, 2016

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Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces $168.5 Million Settlement with K12 Inc., a For-Profit Online Charter School Operator

Reported on oag.ca.gov

July 8, 2016

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FCC Issues Declaratory Ruling That the Federal Government and Contractors Acting Within Agency Scope Are Not Subject to the TCPA

Reported on Lexology.com

July 7, 2016

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Citizens Bank to Pay Over $4.5 Million to Settle TCPA Suit

Reported on insideARM.com

July 6, 2016

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Grab the Rings and Go For the Gold, At Your Own Risk

Reported on AdLawAccess.com

July 4, 2016

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Federal bill asks FTC to develop rules on photoshopping in ads

Reported on post-gazette.com

July 1, 2016

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Key Trademark and Copyright Issues Every Print or Digital Media Publishing Company Should Know: In Practical Terms

Reported on Venable LLP

June 30, 2018

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The Risk of Unhealthy Telemarketing Practices

Reported on AllAboutAdvertisingLaw.com

June 30, 2016

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The NAD’s First Native Ad Case Since Issuance of FTC Native Ad Guides

Reported on infolawgroup.com

June 30, 2016

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FTC approves final inflation amendments for maximum civil penalty

Reported on Legal NewsLine

June 30, 2016

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Milk Studios and Samsung Settle Lawsuit Out of Court

Reported on TheFashionLaw.com

June 29, 2016

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Yahoo Urges Judge To Throw Out Robo-Texting Class-Action

Reported on mediapost.com

June 29, 2016

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FTC Is Cracking Down On Failure To Disclose Influencers’ Connections

Reported on Forbes

June 29, 2016

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JP Morgan Chase to Pay $3.75 Million to Settle TCPA Suit on Calls to Reassigned Phone Numbers

Reported on insideARM.com

June 27, 2016

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FTC Alerts Telemarketers that TSR Prohibits Certain Payment Methods; Warns Consumers that Use of the Payment Methods Is Illegal

Reported on FTC.gov

June 27, 2016

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Rutledge Reaches Settlement with Online Payday Lender

Reported on Arkansas Attorney General’s Office

June 24, 2016

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Scorecard for Accreditors (with link to full report)

Reported on Inside Higher Ed

June 21, 2016

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Regulators Raise Marketplace Lending Concerns at FTC FinTech Forum

Reported on JD Supra

June 21, 2016

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Sallie Mae Again Dodges Suit In Culinary School Fraud Row

Reported on Law360

June 21, 2016

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Dorsey’s TCPA Team Earns First-of-Its-Kind Order Staying Individual TCPA Case Pending D.C. Circuit’s Ruling on Consolidated Appeal of the FCC’s 2015 Omnibus Order

Reported on JD Supra

June 20, 2016

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“In the past, the FTC went to great lengths to calm fears that these individual bloggers would not be subject. But anybody can be held responsible for a failure to disclose.”

Reported on BusinessOfFashion.com

June 20, 2016

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When Do “Made in USA” Claims Spark the FTC’s Attention?

Reported on Lexology

June 20, 2016

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Nothing new under the sun as FTC seeks to expand power over solar

Reported on The Hill

June 20, 2016

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CFPB Will Appeal Decision Blocking its Investigation into College Accreditation Organization

Reported on Troutman Sanders

June 20, 2016

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Accreditor Puts 5 Colleges on Probation

Reported on Inside Higher Ed

June 20, 2016

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Update: FCC Releases Consumer Advisory Committee’s Formal Recommendations on TCPA Proposed Rule

Reported on ACAInternational.org

June 20, 2016

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“The Department of Education Staff on Wednesday recommended the revocation of ACICS’s recognition as an accreditation body.”

Reported on LATimes.com

June 16, 2016

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FTC Wins First Jury Verdict in Telemarketing Case

Reported on AllAboutAdvertisingLaw.com

June 15, 2016

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FTC, Florida Attorney General Take Action Against Illegal Robocall Operation

Reported on FTC.gov

June 14, 2016

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Funerals -Bring Transparency to the Purchase We All Have to Make

Reported on The Huffington Post

June 14, 2016

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Regulators’ Next Target? Lenders’ Digital Marketing Compliance

Reported on National Mortgage News

June 13, 2016

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Brown Mackie Will Close Most of Its Colleges

Reported on Inside Higher Ed

June 13, 2016

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Citigroup is suing AT&T on the grounds that its use of the term, “ThankYou”, amounts to a trademark infringement

Reported on FT.com

June 12, 2016

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The Obama Administration Could Cause the Next Big For-Profit College Collapse

Reported on Bloomberg

June 9, 2016

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GOP Rep. Jeb Hensarling proposes overhaul of Dodd-Frank

Reported on CNBC.com

June 7, 2016

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Small-Dollar Loan Proposed Rule FAQs

Reported on Venable LLP

June 3, 2016

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Payday-Lending Curbs: Thumbs Down From Banks

Reported on WSJ.com

June 2, 2016

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We’ve proposed a rule to protect consumers from payday debt traps

Reported on CFPB

June 2, 2016

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Are your website disclosures putting you at risk?

Reported on Venable LLP

May 26, 2016

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Supreme Court Rejects Privacy Claim in Data Broker Case

Reported on Fortune.com

May 16, 2016

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The TCPA As Great Uniter? Democrats and Tea Party Republicans Join Forces, File Suit Seeking To Have The TCPA Declared Unconstitutional

Reported on TCPABlog.com

May 13, 2016

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Google to ban ads for payday loans

Reported on USAToday.com

May 12, 2016

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Are B2B marketers in compliance with FTC native advertising guidelines?

Reported on TheDrum.com

May 9, 2016

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Extending Authorities to All Tobacco Products, Including E-Cigarettes, Cigars, and Hookah

Reported on FDA.gov

May 5, 2016

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MetLife to pay $25M penalty for annuity sales violations as reported by St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Reported on STLToday.com

May 3, 2016

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Education malpractice and student litigation: New lessons learned

Reported on ThompsonCoburn.com

May 2, 2016

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Supreme Court denies POM’s request to review ruling that ads were deceptive

Reported on FTC.gov

May 2, 2016

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FTC sues education lead generator for bogus job application process

Reported on Law360.com

April 28, 2016

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CFPB Can’t Force For-Profit School Accreditor To Turn Over Info

Reported on InsideHigherEd.com

April 22, 2016

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Walgreen Co. to Pay $500k Fine for Misleading Ads

Reported on WIVB.com

April 21, 2016

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Bank of America Will Pay $1M to Resolve a Class Action Suit for Violating TCPA.

Reported on Law360.com

April 21, 2016

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Robocalls are a TCPA Violation even if made By or on Behalf of a Tax-exempt Nonprofit

Reported on Law360.com

April 19, 2016

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‘Smart’ Ways To Avoid FTC Internet Of Things Scrutiny

Reported on Law360.com

April 11, 2016

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3 Steps to Prepare for DOL Fiduciary Rule

Reported on ThinkAdvisor.com

April 7, 2016

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Is Your Website ADA Compliant? Are You Ready for Potential New ADA Website Rules?

Reported on Law360.com

April 7, 2016

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New Gainful Employment Disclosures. There was an excellent webinar series hosted by Thompson Coburn LLP.

Reported on ThompsonCoburn.com

April 5, 2016

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Debt collectors: You may “like” social media and texts, but are you complying with the law?

Reported on FTC.gov

March 28, 2016

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FTC’s Lord & Taylor Case: In Native Advertising, Clear Disclosure is Always in Style

Reported on FTC.gov

March 21, 2016

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FTC Releases Annual Summary of Consumer Complaints

Reported on FTC.gov

March 20, 2016

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Debt Collection Tops 2015 List of Most Common Consumer Complaints

Reported on Lexology.com

March 9, 2016

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How Fiduciary Rule May Censor Financial Broadcasters

Reported on Forbes.com

March 9, 2016

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National Consumer Protection Week

Reported on NCPW.gov

March 7, 2016

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CFPB Fines Dwolla 100k for Misrepresenting Data Security Practices

Reported on ConsumerFinance.gov

March 7, 2016

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