In September 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it had taken action against credit services company Credit Karma for allegedly deploying dark patterns to misrepresent that consumers were “pre-approved” for...more
Regulatory Announcements- FTC Holds September Open Commission Meeting and Votes to Approve Government and Business Impersonation Fraud NPRM, Gig Work Policy Statement, and Dark Patterns Report. On September 15, the FTC held...more
The federal banking regulators have guidance in place regarding the advertising of credit pre-approvals, and, of course, Regulation Z and the Truth In Lending Act have provisions regarding how and when a pre-approval can be...more
The Federal Trade Commission has entered into a consent order with Credit Karma, LLC to settle the FTC’s claims that Credit Karma engaged in deceptive acts and practices in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act by making...more