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Protecting franchisees: The FTC’s case against Xponential Fitness: bit.ly/4sjPwwd

Watch Day 1 of the Third FTC Conference on Marketing & Public Policy today at 12:30pm ET: youtube.com/live/EeCfagvLv…

Today the Commission has obtained the largest-ever consumer redress recovery under the Franchise Rule: $17 million dollars that will go back into the pockets of hard-working small business owners trying to create new jobs and opportunity in communities across the country. I am grateful to the FTC staff who oversaw this investigation, and I commend @AFergusonFTC for his dedication to protecting American labor markets.

Fitness franchisor to pay $17 million for allegedly misrepresenting key information in franchise disclosures including time to open and operate studios /2

FTC secures settlement against Xponential Fitness for Franchise Rule violations: bit.ly/3PIZWXS /1

Every year, military consumers report losing hundreds of millions of dollars to scams. FTC Commissioner @MeadorFTC explains how talking about and reporting scams helps protect everyone in your community: #federaltradecommission #scams #militaryscams

Transactions granted early termination of the HSR waiting period by the FTC and DOJ on March 17 are now posted: ftc.gov/legal-library/…

Happy 100th birthday, Jodie Bernstein: ftc.gov/business-guida…

How to make your World Cup experience scam free: bit.ly/4lwms26

FTC sends more than $10.9 million to consumers harmed by credit repair pyramid scheme: bit.ly/4lvTOOA

FTC stops proposed merger of leading cataract-surgery device makers. Deal threatened to raise prices and reduce innovation for cataract laser eye surgery systems, impacting surgeons and millions of American patients: bit.ly/4sH3M1S

Transactions granted early termination of the HSR waiting period by the FTC and DOJ on March 13 are now posted: ftc.gov/legal-library/…

FTC seeks public comment on a proposed rulemaking regarding unfair or deceptive rental housing fee practices. Learn more: ftc.gov/news-events/ne… Submit a comment: regulations.gov/commenton/FTC-…

Are you familiar with phishing scams? Imposter emails, calls and text messages are the most common way thieves steal your personal info. For your #TaxSecurity, #IRS reminds you not to open suspicious links or attachments. irs.gov/phishing

FTC warns 97 auto dealership groups about deceptive pricing. Letters stress the need for truthful and transparent pricing in the automotive industry. bit.ly/4s9r8xh

That random call saying “you’ve won a prize” is a scam: militaryconsumer.gov/blog/random-ca…

The Trump-Vance @FTC has brought enforcement actions to protect consumers from this conduct. But today, we are taking further action to ensure honesty and transparency in housing rental agreements. We are asking the public to provide us examples of misleading fees and other practices that drive up the cost of rent. These examples will inform future FTC rulemaking and enforcement. ftc.gov/news-events/ne…

Millions of Americans rent their homes, and many of them have experienced the intense frustration of working through a lease only to discover later that the price they are paying isn’t what they were told. Hidden fees, deceptive advertising, and other scams that inflate the cost of renting a home in America has become a major problem.

NGL Pro users charged without authorization can apply for a refund — deadline is April 6: consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alert…

Proposal seeks comments on ways to protect consumers from unfair or deceptive rental housing fees and foster competition, price transparency, and marketplace efficiency

FTC seeks public comment on a proposed rulemaking regarding unfair or deceptive rental housing fee practices: ftc.gov/news-events/ne…