Federal Trade Commission

Companies providing online background checks warned they might be running afoul of law

The Canadian PressMay 7, 2013 19:26

WASHINGTON - Federal regulators have warned 10 companies promising quick background checks that they might be violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday issued the warning letters to 10 businesses, including 4Nannies.com and USA People Search, after FTC staff posed as employers and creditors looking for information that could be used to deny a person a job or an apartment.

UPDATE 5-Obama is to name Edith Ramirez FTC chief

Thomson ReutersFebruary 28, 2013 11:45

* FTC probing Office Depot/OfficeMax deal, Tesoro refinery buy * Ramirez, Obama knew each other at Harvard Law School * No word on who will fill vacant commissioner position By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is to name Edith Ramirez, once his colleague at the Harvard Law Review, as chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission, the FTC said on Thursday.

REFILE-UPDATE 1-President Obama to name Edith Ramirez head of Federal Trade Commission

Thomson ReutersFebruary 28, 2013 09:15

WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama intends to name Edith Ramirez the chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission, a White House official said on Thursday. Ramirez has been an FTC commissioner since April 2010. She was a Los Angeles lawyer specializing in business litigation before joining the commission. The FTC works to protect consumers from unfair business practices and maintain competition in the marketplace.

President Obama to name Edith Ramirez head of Federal Trade Commission

Thomson ReutersFebruary 28, 2013 09:15

US consumer protection regulator steps down

Agence France-PresseFebruary 1, 2013 11:00

Federal Trade Commission chairman Jon Leibowitz, head of the key US agency for consumer protection, announced plans Friday to step down on February 15. Leibowitz, who has headed the agency since March 2009 and has been a commissioner since 2004, said he focused his work on privacy, cracking down on financial and health care scams and antitrust issues.