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The Federal Trade Commission would not say why they are investigating CVS. The Nashville Business Journal reported CVS Caremark has been accused of questionable and possibly illegal practices.
Memphians lodged 807 formal complaints about abusive debt-collection practices to the Federal Trade Commission in a 21/2 -year period ending in July, according to an investigation by the Scripps Howard News Service.Nearly one-third, or 250, involved some type of error with the debt. In 104 complaints, the collector allegedly failed to provide written notice of the debt when it was requested. And ...
As part of his ongoing effort to combat mortgage and foreclosure fraud, Kansas Attorney General Steve Six has joined the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, and state attorneys general to announce “Operation Stolen Hope” the latest in the nationwide effort to crack down on bogus mortgage foreclosure rescue and loan modification operations.
The public forum is entitled ‘Sizing up Food Marketing and Childhood Obesity’ and will see the presentation of new research and discuss the “statutory and constitutional issues surrounding governmental regulation of food marketing.”
The Better Business Bureau says a company marketing computers to people with poor credit has a very poor track record and now has filed for bankruptcy. Steve Bernas, president of the Better Business Bureau in Chicago , says BlueHippo.com is an example of why consumers should check a company's history. BlueHippo markets computers nationwide. The Federal Trade Commission says it's failed to ...
The Nevada attorney general's office and the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday said they reached an antitrust agreement over Service Corporation International's planned acquisition of Palm Mortuary Inc., the dominant funeral and cemetery service company in the Las Vegas area.
Baltimore computer finance company BlueHippo Funding has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company's payment processor's bank, First Region's Bank, froze BlueHippo's funds as a result of a recent complaint by the Federal Trade Commission, according to BlueHippo information.
COLUMBUS Legal trouble, Chapter 11 for computer seller BlueHippo Funding, an electronic sales company accused of violating its settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week.
When it comes to listening to bold promises on how to avoid foreclosure, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Homeowners desperate for a way to save their homes from foreclosure should beware of phony schemes and fraud that have sprung up in recent years, and seek legitimate help. Scams galore According to the Federal Trade Commission, foreclosure "rescue" professionals and so ...
MoneyGram International Inc. has agreed to pay out more than $18 million to the Federal Trade Commission to settle charges it allowed its operation to be used by scam artists to defraud U.S. victims out of millions of dollars.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commended Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum for his proactive efforts to combat mortgage foreclosure rescue and loan modification scams in Florida.
