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InternetNews February 24, 2006 Roy Mark	CardSystems Settles Data Breach Charges CardSystems settled charges with the Federal Trade Commission Thursday over what the FTC characterizes as the largest known compromise of financial data to date.
InternetNews May 10, 2006 Roy Mark	Feds Ding Data 'Dumpster' The FTC chairman cites a case in the agency's ongoing campaign against lax security security practices.
InternetNews June 24, 2010	Twitter Signs Off on FTC's Wrist Slap Twitter has agreed to revamp its security policies and will be subjected to a third-party review of its improved safeguards for the next decade.
InternetNews June 16, 2005 Roy Mark	Congress Reacts to Breach Onslaught BJ's Wholesale Club settles lax data protection charges while FDIC admits to data breach.
InternetNews April 3, 2007 Roy Mark	FTC Approves Final Guidance Settlement Guidance Software's settlement with the Federal Trade Commission became official today, almost five months after the Pasadena, Calif.-based computer forensics specialist admitted it did not adequately protect customer data.
InternetNews November 16, 2006 Roy Mark	Guidance Software Settles With FTC Guidance Software agreed Thursday to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the computer forensics specialist did not take reasonable security measures to protect sensitive customer data.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	DSW: Sole Survivor DSW fought hard to squeeze its feet into today's IPO. It was worth the wait. Originally expected to fetch between $15 and $17, the freshly minted shares were priced at a welcome $19 last night.
InternetNews February 21, 2007 Roy Mark	FTC Tags Site Again for Deceptive Ads Consumerinfo.com pays $300,000 to settle charges for deceptive advertising practices. This follows a $950,000 fine a year ago.
The Motley Fool March 27, 2008 Alyce Lomax	DSW's Pinched Toes The shoe business has walked a hard road lately, but that's no consolation for DSW investors. The discount shoe warehouse retailer has turned in a horrendous quarter.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2006 Tim Beyers	AT&T's Not-So-Subtle Pretext A lawsuit in support of consumers sheds light on an obscure problem of data brokers accessing customer records without authorization.
InternetNews December 7, 2006 Roy Mark	ChoicePoint ID Theft Victims' Day Has Come The Federal Trade Commission notifies out-of-pocket identity theft victims how to tap a $5 million restitution fund.
The Motley Fool March 15, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	An IPO Shoe-In Shoe retailer DSW files to go public. For investors who want in, there's a bit of a shareholder quandary.
InternetNews January 26, 2006 Roy Mark	FTC Slaps Record Fine on ChoicePoint Info broker agrees to $15 million in penalties for last year's massive data breach. The company's stock subsequently dropped $3.05 a share to $43.25.
The Motley Fool January 2, 2008 Morgan Housel	DSW Chief Stocks Up The DSW CEO buys a large stake of his company, hinting that shares may be undervalued.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy	DSW Laces Up to Run The growing shoe store's increasing sales, improving profit margins, and clean balance sheet all add up to a valid reason for adding this stock to an investor's watch list.
The Motley Fool September 6, 2007 Steven Mallas	DSW Loses Its Footing The shoe retailer wore out its earnings shoes this past quarter. Disappointing second-quarter reports show a sharp decline in net income despite a rise in comps.
The Motley Fool August 29, 2008 Timothy M. Otte	Shoe Retailers Tightening Their Laces DSW and Brown Shoe are stuck in a footwear funk.
InternetNews October 21, 2009	FTC Reprimands ChoicePoint for Latest Data Breach Incident ChoicePoint agreed to pay $275,000 to redress consumers this week after the Federal Trade Commission said it failed to adequately safeguard one of its databases, an oversight that exposed the personal information of 13,750 people in 2008.
The Motley Fool September 2, 2006 Elizabeth Brokamp	"Debit or Credit?" Choosing the right method of payment at the right time could save you big.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy	DSW Is Running in Stride Growth remains strong for this footwear retailer. The company's shares have been trading only since the end of June, but it appears to be getting off on the right foot. Its stock trades near previous highs.
The Motley Fool April 30, 2008 Elizabeth Brokamp	"Debit or Credit?" The cashier is waiting for your answer. Which is the better choice? Debit or credit?
The Motley Fool April 5, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Retail Ventures Taps Its Shoes Investors, keep Retail Ventures on your radar, or just stick with DSW if you want the pure growth play.
U.S. Banker April 2010 Maria Aspan	Get Cash for Not Using Cash In pushing debit cards, banks are more willing to take short-term losses to encourage long-term behavior change. The goal is lasting interchange income.
The Motley Fool April 12, 2006 Jeremy MacNealy	DSW Alive and Kicking The shoe retailer benefits from strong sales in its women's categories. If you're looking for a piece of the retail biz, DSW should be on your potential shopping list.
InternetNews July 28, 2005 Roy Mark	ID Theft Bill Wends Through Senate The proposed law calls for full disclosure to consumers when sensitive personal data is breached or lost.
InternetNews August 16, 2005 Roy Mark	Site Settles Deceptive Credit Report Claims FTC imposes a $950,000 fine and requires consumer restitution from Consumerinfo.com, which misled consumers with promises of a free credit report.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Reap Rewards With Debit Cards Banks that have historically kept the purse strings tight on debit card rewards have started to loosen up a bit.
InternetNews January 11, 2006 Roy Mark	FTC Wants to Nix Netflix 'Opt-Out' Terms The Federal Trade Commission is opposing a proposed class action settlement agreement between Netflix and consumers, claiming the deal appears to unfairly favor the online movie DVD rental outfit.
The Motley Fool June 5, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Sizing Up DSW Investors, by tomorrow afternoon, the footwear retailer will have its first-quarter 2006 earnings report out, and you'll know if it's a buy.
The Motley Fool June 11, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Will That Be Credit or Debit? Think twice before assuming you're using the right card.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	DSW's More Than Just Fashionable Efficiency is the name of the game at DSW. Shares are up almost 9%, and as you might have guessed, the company had a tremendous quarter.
The Motley Fool April 10, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Opening DSW's Shoe Box Year to date, DSW has grown its revenues 18% in comparison with the first three quarters of 2004. Operating profits are up only 16%. That's probably not what investors in the company's IPO were hoping would happen.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2011 Dan Caplinger	This Company Wants to Win Your Wallet The way you pay is changing. This company wants to profit from it.
The Motley Fool June 3, 2011 Shubh Datta	DSW Strides Ahead With Another Fine Quarter DSW posts strong profits in the first quarter; raises annual outlook.
InternetNews January 5, 2006 Roy Mark	Bogus Spyware Vendors Settle FTC Charges The Federal Trade Commission slaps almost $2 million in fines on firms selling software that did not remove spyware as advertised.
InternetNews November 21, 2006 Roy Mark	Group Raises Zango's FTC Commitment Issues A new complaint filed with the FTC claims Zango issued a misleading statement.
The Motley Fool September 8, 2006 Jeremy MacNealy	Fool on Call: A Model for Success Here's an in-depth look into DSW's super-successful supply-chain model. For this reason alone, DSW is worth an investor's attention of further analysis and consideration as a long-term investment opportunity.
InternetNews June 26, 2006 Roy Mark	Latest Breach Hits Navy The U.S. Navy is notifying as many as 28,000 in the latest government failure to protect personal data.
The Motley Fool March 20, 2008 Timothy M. Otte	Shoe Carnival Retraces Its Steps Sales declines keep the shoe retailer stepping backwards.
The Motley Fool January 11, 2012 Robert Eberhard	I Will Not Use Credit Cards in 2012 After a decade in debt, the author swears off plastic for good.
Information Today January 14, 2013 George H. Pike	Google Reaches Settlements With FTC Over Search, Patent Practices On Jan. 3, 2013, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Google reached a series of agreements that closed the FTC's investigation into several of Google's business practices, in return for Google's agreement to modify those practices.
InternetNews May 3, 2006 Roy Mark	FTC Sues Sites Selling Phone Records Five Internet sites selling confidential phone records became the target of Federal Trade Commission lawsuits Wednesday.
U.S. Banker November 2006 Michael Sisk	A Nation of Debit-ors: Paying Now, Not Later The credit-card culture seems to be drying up, as debit-card usage skyrockets. Since debit cards are linked to checking accounts, that's good news for small banks wanting to get in on the action.
InternetNews September 14, 2006 Roy Mark	'Lonely Housewives' Reach FTC Settlement A spam scam promising dates with lonely, if not quite desperate, housewives is among the latest unsolicited bulk e-mail schemes halted today by the Federal Trade Commission.
Bank Systems & Technology August 13, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz	Debit Cards 'Top of Wallet' for Consumers, Says TowerGroup The recession is impelling more Americans to turn to debit cards as a means of better controlling their spending.
InternetNews March 10, 2005 Jim Wagner	Shoe Company Loses Credit Card Info A subsidiary of Retail Ventures reports the theft of an unknown number of credit card accounts from many of its retail stores.
The Motley Fool July 24, 2007 David Meier	Fool on the Street: DSW's Missing Piece Operating cash flow seems to be the one thing missing at DSW Shoes.
InternetNews June 20, 2007 Roy Mark	Getting More Money to ID Theft Victims FTC sends another 2,400 reimbursement forms to consumers victimized by ChoicePoint's 2004 data breach.
InternetNews March 9, 2007 Roy Mark	Internet Pretexter Dials Up FTC Settlement Deal bars Information Search from pretexting and selling consumers' personal phone records.
InternetNews January 9, 2004 Roy Mark	FTC Wins Judgment Against Net Auction Scammers Court bars two Chicago area residents from participating in Web auctions and orders more than $90,000 in consumer redress.