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House Antitrust Leader Calls For A Temporary Ban On Mergers
House Antitrust Leader Calls For A Temporary Ban On Mergers
April 23, 2020  |  Coronavirus

House Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman David Cicilline called for a ban on mergers Thursday (April 23) until the COVID-19 pandemic ends, CNBC reported. “As millions of businesses...

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Progressive Leasing To Pay $175M FTC Fine Over Rent-To-Own Pricing
Progressive Leasing To Pay $175M FTC Fine Over Rent-To-Own Pricing
April 20, 2020  |  Regulation

Progressive Leasing will pay $175 million to settle charges with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that its policies were misleading to customers, according to an...

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FTC Files Case Against RI Firm Allegedly Posing As SBA Lender; Company Claims Error
FTC Files Case Against RI Firm Allegedly Posing As SBA Lender; Company Claims Error
April 17, 2020  |  Legal

A Rhode Island company is facing allegations of falsely claiming to be an authorized lender for the Small Business Association’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)....

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FTC Reports Over 18K Fraud Reports Linked To Pandemic
FTC Reports Over 18K Fraud Reports Linked To Pandemic
April 15, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

According to the FTC, there have been 18,235 reports of fraudulent activity or fraud attempts related to the coronavirus since Jan. 1. In total, people...

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Coronavirus Scams Trigger Surge In FTC Complaints
Coronavirus Scams Trigger Surge In FTC Complaints
March 31, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported in a press release that it has received over 7,800 complaints from consumers all relating to the coronavirus pandemic,...

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Regulators To Soften Antitrust Restrictions For JVs
Regulators To Soften Antitrust Restrictions For JVs
March 24, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division said they will speed up reviews for joint ventures aimed at stopping the coronavirus...

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FTC Calls For Safety Measures As Coronavirus Cases Grow
FTC Calls For Safety Measures As Coronavirus Cases Grow
March 17, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is prioritizing measures to ensure the health and safety of U.S. residents as they hunker down amid the coronavirus pandemic....

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FTC Sends $2M In Payments To Fake Immigration Center’s Victims
FTC Sends $2M In Payments To Fake Immigration Center’s Victims
March 02, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

In response to fraud from the American Immigration Center, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is sending out refunds for those defrauded, according to a press...

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Today In Payments: China Deploys Color-Coded Health Rating App; AmEx Reportedly Used Tactics To Boost SMB Sales
Today In Payments: China Deploys Color-Coded Health Rating App; AmEx Reportedly Used Tactics To Boost...
March 02, 2020  |  News

In today’s top payments news, Alibaba and Ant Financial created an app for the Chinese government to use to track people and their health status,...

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