Videos

Witnesses testified about preventing identity theft and other Internet crimes, and about the Privacy and Cybercrime Act of 2007. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Conyers. Topics includ…

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing titled “Internet Data Brokers and Pretexting: Who Has Access to Your Private Records?” Executives fr…

A hearing was held on “Internet Data Brokers and Pretexting: Who Has Access to Your Private Records?” Witnesses testified about the use of personal data brokers by law enforcement agencies …

Mr. Winston discussed how debt collection services conduct their businesses. Mr. Winston was one of the key authors of the FTC’s annual report concerning the Fair Debt Collection Practices A…

Ms. Parnes announced three law enforcement actions targeting deceptive and misleading debt-related services. The Federal Trade Commission is charging that debt settlement companies and other…

Joel Winston talked about the Federal Trade Commission’s new program, which requires credit scoring services to provide a free credit report. He will discuss how this effort will educate con…

Experts talked about credit scoring and new protections for consumers. A credit score is a decision-making tool for lenders that predicts future credit risk. Topics included consumer awarene…

Mr. Winston talked about credit counseling agencies. He warned that some credit counseling agencies were charging high and often hidden fees or rates for debt management services while faili…