In some recent postings, I’ve focused on what the Trump administration will do on consumer protection, but I don’t want to lose sight of what the people who served in the CFPB, FTC, and a variety of other agencies did during the last four years to protect consumers. Consumers are much better off for their […]
Category Archives: Federal Trade Commission
The FTC reports: “Grubhub will pay $25 million to settle charges from the Federal Trade Commission and the Illinois Attorney General that the food delivery firm engaged in an array of unlawful practices including deceiving diners about delivery costs and blocking their access to their accounts and funds, deceiving workers about how much money they […]
The Federal Trade Commission today issued a final rule on junk fees. Under the rule, businesses that offer live-event tickets or short-term lodging must clearly and conspicuously disclose the total price at the time they offer, display, or advertise their tickets or stays. This removes the possibility of surprise fees and charges that ticket buyers […]
So reports Bryan Koenig at Law360. Meador is a partner at Kressin Meador Powers and according to his bio has served at the FTC, DOJ and as a staffer for the Senate Judiciary Committee. He has considerable antitrust experience but I’m not sure what experience, if any, he has in consumer protection. Ferguson has been […]
. . . on Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast, here.
Courts often grapple with the question of when an agency’s action is final for various purposes. And the answer can be different for different purposes–particularly since various statutory provisions related to judicial review use different words or phrases. For example, 47 U.S.C. s. 402 allows parties to seek review of certain FCC actions within “thirty […]
The Federal Trade Commission reported Friday that complaints about unwanted calls are dropping – and they have been doing so for three straight years. Complaints of unwanted calls reported in 2024 decreased more than 50% from the complaints recorded in 2021 (5 million+ complaints in 2021 to ~2 million in 2024), according to FTC’s Do […]
After Meta, parent company of Facebook, acquired Instagram and WhatsApp, the FTC brought Sherman Act antitrust claims against the company in 2020. The district court had previously denied a motion to dismiss, and, yesterday, denied both parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment–finding the case must go to trial. In so doing, though, the court commented that […]
The FTC brought administrative proceedings against tax preparation company H&R Block, arguing that the company had made deceptive statements about its “free filing” products. H&R Block brought an action in federal district court seeking to enjoin the administrative proceedings, challenging the FTC’s structure. Yesterday, the FTC announced the parties had reached a settlement of the […]
The future, they say, is the hardest thing to predict. With that caveat, what can we expect from a second Trump administration for consumer prediction? Some quick thoughts: President-elect Trump will surely ask CFPB Director Rohit Chopra to resign so that he can replace Chopra with someone he prefers. Despite the fact that Vice President-elect […]