CPSC-PR-24-131 (Feb. 26, 2024) Stay Safe, While Staying Warm This Winter; CPSC Warns Consumers to be Cautious When Using Generators, Furnaces and Space Heaters – New CPSC Report Shows Upward Trend in Non-Fire CO Deaths Continues WASHINGTON, D.C. – As cold weather continues to impact much of the country, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) […]
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CFTC-PR-8870-24 CFTC Extends Public Comment Period for Proposed Rule on Real-Time Public Reporting Requirements and Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Washington, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it is extending the deadline for the public comment period on a proposed rule that makes certain modifications to the CFTC’s swap data reporting rules […]
FTC-PR-240223-1 (Feb. 23, 2024) FTC Finalizes Order with Global Tel*Link Over Security Failures that Led to Breach of Sensitive Data The Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order with prison communications provider Global Tel*Link Corp. and two of its subsidiaries settling charges they failed to secure sensitive data of hundreds of thousands of users and […]
SEC-PR-2024-24 (FEB. 22, 2024) Source: https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024-24 Download: SEC-PR-2024-24 ⊗ (PDF) PRESS RELEASE | 2024-24 SEC Charges Husband of Energy Company Manager with Insider Trading. Spouse purchased stock using non-public information about the planned merger. Washington D.C., Feb. 22, 2024 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Tyler Loudon of Houston, Texas, with insider trading […]
CFTC-PR-8868-24 Commissioner Pham Announces CFTC Global Markets Advisory Committee Meeting on March 6, 2024 Washington, D.C. — CFTC Commissioner Caroline D. Pham, sponsor of the Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC), announced today the GMAC will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, March 6, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST at the CFTC’s Washington, D.C. headquarters. […]
FTC-PR-240220-1 (Feb. 20, 2024) FTC Sends Almost 160,000 Claim Forms to Consumers Who Could Receive Money Under a Settlement with LasikPlus Providers Over Deceptive Price Advertising The Federal Trade Commission is sending claim forms to consumers who may have been misled by deceptive bait-and-switch advertising by Ohio-based LCA-Vision, doing business as LasikPlus and Joffe MediCenter […]
CFTC-PR-8867-24 (Feb. 20, 2024) CFTC Extends Comment Period for Proposed Rule on Operational Resilience Framework Washington, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it is extending the public comment period for a proposed rule requiring an Operational Resilience Framework for Futures Commission Merchants, Swap Dealers, and Major Swap Participants. The deadline is extended to […]
FTC-PR-240216-2 (Feb. 16, 2024) FTC Staff Provides Annual Letter to CFPB On 2023 Equal Credit Opportunity Act Activities The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has provided the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) an annual summary of its enforcement and related activities (PDF) on the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). Date: Feb. 16, 2024 Accessed: Sep. 9, […]
FTC-PR-240216-1 (Feb. 16, 2024) FTC, California DFPI Case Leads to Ban Against Operators of Mortgage Relief Scam Home Matters USA – Court finds defendants deceived thousands of consumers, requires payment of $19 million for consumer refunds and civil penalties A federal court has issued an order banning the operators of the Home Matters USA mortgage […]
SEC-PR-2024-22 (FEB. 16, 2024) Source: https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024-22 Download: SEC-PR-2024-22 ⊗ (PDF) PRESS RELEASE | 2024-22 Securities and Exchange Commission Charges TIAA Subsidiary for Failing to Act in the Best Interest of Retail Customers. Broker-dealer to pay more than $2.2 million for violating Reg BI. Washington D.C., Feb. 16, 2024 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today […]