Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Archives - Page 2 of 8

Letter in Opposition to Anti-Consumer Appropriations Riders

July 11, 2023

NCLC joined a letter by several organizations expressing strong opposition to the FY2024 Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill, which would deprive federal agencies of their appropriate levels of funding and undermine critical consumer protections with its harmful ideological policy riders. The bill unnecessarily attacks federal agencies established to safeguard the financial health and…

The Washington Post: "The FTC is expected to crack down on 'greenwashing'"

April 13, 2023

Analysis by Maxine Joselow, originally appearing in The Climate 202 newsletter on April 13, 2023, quotes Jenifer Bosco while discussing calls from climate activists urging the Federal Trade Commissions to prevent natural gas companies from claiming, without proof, that gas is environmentally friendly. “There’s a lot more research that’s needed on the possible impacts for…

Joint Consumer Groups Comments to the Federal Trade Commission on Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims

February 21, 2023

These comments are submitted by the following non-profit organizations, which advocate for the interests of low-income energy and utility consumers: The National Consumer Law Center, Public Citizen, the Maryland Energy Advocates Coalition, and the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project. These comments propose changes in several areas of the Green Guides, 16 C.F.R. part 260, which relate…

Protecting and Improving the Best Thing The FTC Has Ever Done: The Holder Rule

October 29, 2009

Because of the Holder Rule’s importance, the FTC should give high priority to ensuring the Rule is properly understood and enforced.

Fighting Junk Fees

March 8, 2024

Consumers pay tens and maybe even hundreds of billions of dollars a year in junk fees. Here are highlights of NCLC’s work to bring an end to them.

Group Comments to the FTC Regarding Rental Housing Junk Fees

February 8, 2023

The 39 organizations listed below are pleased to submit these comments in response to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding unfair or deceptive fees, R207011. These comments discuss the many fees, which we refer to as “junk fees,” charged to renters and rental housing applicants. The organizations urge the FTC…

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