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FTC Warns 97 Auto Dealer Groups to Advertise the Real Total Price

The advisory notices signal a case-by-case push for total-price transparency under Section 5 of the FTC Act.

FTC Reopens Negative Option Rulemaking, Seeks Public Comment by April 13

Indecopi Fines Integratel S/117,920 for Withholding Call Recordings in Spam Calls Investigation

Germany Moves to Ban Menthol and 12 Other Additives in E‑Cigarettes

Profeco Ends Holiday Sweep With Eight Suspensions in CDMX and Metepec

Trump Announces One-Year 10% Cap on Credit-Card Interest Starting Jan. 20

Brazilian Beaches Face Crackdown on Abusive Fees After Porto de Galinhas Assault

Brazil’s Central Bank Shelves Pix Installment Rules, Bans Use of ‘Pix Parcelado’

WePink Agrees to R$5 Million Payout and Reforms Under Goiás Prosecutors’ Consumer Deal

UK Watchdog Opens First Consumer-Law Probes Into Eight Firms Over Online Pricing

Delhi Nears New Excise Draft With Bigger Premium Vends, Higher Retail Margins

Profeco Suspends Several Gameplanet Stores in Mexico City Over Consumer Information Violations

Bank of Russia Chief Urges Middle Path on Financial Market Rules

Berlin Court Curbs ImmoScout24 Ads for Schufa Credit Checks

Argentina Launches Single Federal Portal for Consumer Complaints

Financial Ombudsman Complaints Fall to Lowest Since Early 2024 After Fee Reforms

Florida AG Subpoenas Robinhood Crypto in Low-Cost Trading Probe

ACCC Sues Jayco for Misleading Off-Road Caravan Claims

Bafin Implements Stricter Rules for Turbo Certificates to Protect Retail Investors

UK Government Introduces Legislation to Regulate Buy Now, Pay Later Sector