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- Trade (FTC)
- FTC to Send Refund Checks to Consumers Who Bought Bogus "Ab Force" Weight Loss DevicesAn administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission will mail 34,130 refund checks today for approximately $17.89 each to consumers who were deceived into buying “Ab Force” electronic stimulation devices by advertisements that falsely claimed they could help people lose weight. […]
- FTC to Send Refund Checks to Consumers Who Bought Bogus "Ab Force" Weight Loss Devices
- Commerce News
- President’s Spectrum Plan ReportsNTIA announced it is recommending that 115 MHz of spectrum be reallocated for wireless broadband service within the next five years -- an important step towards achieving President Obama’s goal to nearly double the amount of commercial spectrum available over the next decade. NTIA has also established a plan and timetable for identifying spectrum that can be […]
- President’s Spectrum Plan Reports
- Small Business News
- Chief Counsel Endorses Repeal of 1099On November 18, 2010, Chief Counsel for Advocacy Winslow Sargeant, Ph.D., testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship hearing on “Assessing the Regulatory and Administrative Burdens on America’s Small Businesses.” […]
- Chief Counsel Endorses Repeal of 1099
- Monetary Policy
- Cost Estimates
- S. 3517, Claims Processing Improvement Act of 2010Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on August 5, 2010 […]
- S. 1649, WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2009Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committe on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on November 4, 2009 […]
- S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization ActPay-as-you-go estimate for Senate Amendment 4715 in the nature of a substitute to S. 510 […]
- S. 3517, Claims Processing Improvement Act of 2010
- Banking
- OCC Enforcement ActionsThe Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released new enforcement actions taken against national banks and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with national banks. […]
- OCC Enforcement Actions
Gift Card Rules
The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced a final rule implementing recent legislation modifying the effective date of certain disclosure requirements applicable to gift cards under the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009.
The rule finalizes an interim final rule published in the Federal Register on August 17, 2010. For gift certificates, store gift cards, and general-use prepaid cards produced prior to April 1, 2010, the legislation and interim final rule delay the August 22, 2010 effective date of these disclosures until January 31, 2011, provided that several specified conditions are met.
The Board’s notice is attached