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7 tips on what to do if you're being harassed by a debt collector
Jack Brown May 17, 2013
What can you do if a debt collector is after you? Take some advice from someone in the industry and know your consumer rights.
An old scam becomes new again: Bill-cramming scams are going mobile
Queena Kim Apr 18, 2013
Unauthorized charges for things like dating advice and horoscopes are making their way to more cell phone bills. And now the FTC is cracking down.
FTC finds no evidence Google violated anti-trust laws
Jeff Tyler Jan 3, 2013
After a 19-month investigation, the Federal Trade Commission says it found no evidence Google violated anti-trust laws. The company has agreed to license essential patents for rivals' products.
Google close to settlement with FTC
Mark Garrison Dec 18, 2012
Google's expected deal with the Federal Trade Commission would end an investigation into whether the search engine steered Internet users to its own site.
When recommendations pay off online
Queena Kim Oct 3, 2012
A growing group of websites lets you cash in on your opinion.
Google gets slammed with the biggest FTC fine ever
John Moe Aug 10, 2012
But will the smackdown change online tracking for Google or anyone else?
FTC proposes an update to ancient online law, COPPA
John Moe Aug 2, 2012
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act may get its first update since Mark Zuckerberg was a 15-year-old.
Student loan debt collectors under the microscope
Kai Ryssdal Mar 26, 2012
Are debt collectors working for the Department of Education letting debtors know their rights? Bloomberg's John Hechinger discusses the rights of borrowers.
Chasing your debt
Bob Moon Mar 9, 2012
More and more, people with outstanding debts are finding themselves in the crosshairs of swarms of collections agencies.
Credit agencies and debt collectors to get federal scrutiny
Jennifer Collins Feb 16, 2012
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is proposing to add the three major credit bureaus and debt colletion companies to the list of businesses the federal agency can now oversee.
