Consumer complaints show coercive credit reporting and privacy intrusions based on unverified and inaccurate medical billing Washington, D.C. – A report issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) examines the financial consequences of medical billing and collections endured by…

You’re minding your business and the phone rings. If you don’t screen and ignore it, you answer — and the caller says he’s Commissioner Noah Phillips from the FTC. (He’s not.) He gives you a badge number (it’s fake), says…

Washington, DC - U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following reports that the United States and Germany have reached a deal on Nord Stream 2. “Nord Stream 2 is a…

Washington, D.C. - In a victory for property owners, the Supreme Court of the United States today affirmed that the government cannot force people to allow third parties to trespass on their property. In Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid, two…

Caller impersonating CBP Officers/Agents DULUTH, Minn — A new type of telephone scam is targeting Duluth residents in an attempt to gain banking information from unsuspecting residents. U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Duluth Station have received numerous calls over…

by The Senior Medicare Patrol National Resource Center Lois C. Greisman, Elder Justice Coordinator, FTC During Medicare’s Open Enrollment Period (OEP), which ends December 7, Medicare beneficiaries can choose the plans that are best for them. You can get help…

Newly released data from the Federal Trade Commission reveal that there has been a surge in reports from people who say they lost money to a scam that started on social media, including a spike of these complaints in the…

The Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded more than $536.7 million in Fiscal Year 2020 to increase law enforcement hiring and to improve school safety, combat opioids and methamphetamine, advance community policing efforts, provide…

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Purpose. Abundant, safe, and reliable supplies of water are critical to quality…

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Purpose. As I declared in Executive Order 13855 of December 21, 2018…

Antitrust Red Flags for Employment Practices Agreements and information exchanges among employers that compete to hire or retain employees may be illegal. If you are a manager or human resource (HR) professional, antitrust concerns may arise if you or your…

by Karen Hobbs Assistant Director, Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC If you saw an email from FTC Chairman Joseph Simons, it wasn’t. From him, that is. Scammers pretending to be him are emailing, though. They’re trying to trick…