Sentences with phrase «predatory marketing practices»

The veterinary profession plays an important role in both promoting supplements as well as helping pet owners avoid predatory marketing practices

That is and always was a terrible idea, and the only way they've survived this long is through predatory marketing practices.

Not exact matches

In this quest for profit, they enabled predatory trading practices which have changed the nature of capital markets around the world, creating a disadvantage for long - term investors, and removing millions of dollars in equity from the markets every day.

Specifically, Defendants made false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company was engaged in predatory lending practices that saddled subprime borrowers and / or those with poor or limited credit histories with high - interest rate debt that they could not repay; (ii) many of the Company's customers were using Qudian - provided loans to repay their existing loans, thereby inflating the Company's revenues and active borrower numbers and increasing the likelihood of defaults; (iii) the Company was providing online loans to college students despite a governmental ban on the practice; (iv) the Company was engaged overly aggressive and improper collection practices; (v) the Company had understated the number of its non-performing loans in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (vi) because of the Company's improper lending, underwriting and collection practices it was subject to a heightened risk of adverse actions by Chinese regulators; (vii) the Company's largest sales platform and strategic partner, Alipay, and Ant Financial, could unilaterally cap the APR for loans provided by Qudian; (viii) the Company had failed to implement necessary safeguards to protect customer data; (ix) data for nearly one million Company customers had been leaked for sale to the black market, including names, addresses, phone numbers, loan information, accounts and, in some cases, passwords to CHIS, the state - backed higher - education qualification verification institution in China, subjecting the Company to undisclosed risks of penalties and financial and reputational harm; and (x) as a result of the foregoing, Qudian's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

Nestlé, which has been designated as the «Least Ethical Company» globally, is infamous for practices including destruction of water resources; aggressive marketing of infant formula and other baby foods in violation of the World Health Organization's International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and subsequent WHA resolutions; trade union busting and infiltrating public interest organizations critical of Nestlé's predatory pmarketing of infant formula and other baby foods in violation of the World Health Organization's International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and subsequent WHA resolutions; trade union busting and infiltrating public interest organizations critical of Nestlé's predatory pMarketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and subsequent WHA resolutions; trade union busting and infiltrating public interest organizations critical of Nestlé's predatory practices.

He ran free or low - fare bases on local routes to push other firms out the market — a practice deemed «predatory, deplorable and against the public interest» by the Monopolies Commission.

Improprieties in the housing market and the rise of subprime mortgages was one of the chief causes of the collapse, and those predatory practices have been placed directly in the crosshairs of director Ramin Bahrani's new film 99 Homes.

A decade ago, the reckless practices of predatory mortgage lenders, encouraged by a federal government eager to expand home ownership, led to the collapse of the housing market.

They cleaned up the predatory practices, the massive overcharging, and the questionable marketing, and turned it into Createspace — a legitimate POD company used by LOTS of self - publishers.

It is ruthless in its business practices and grip on market shares and probably breaks the law on predatory pricing.

Unfortunately, the lower scores of African Americans and Latinos are not a surprise, both because of the legacy of discrimination and because these groups have been disproportionately affected by predatory credit practices such as the marketing of subprime mortgages, overpriced auto loans as well as higher foreclosure rates, all of which damage their credit history.

For one thing, these groups are already disproportionately affected by predatory credit practices, such as the marketing of subprime mortgages and overpriced auto loans targeted at these populations.11 As a result, these groups have suffered higher foreclosure rates.12 African Americans and Latinos also suffer from disparities in health outcomes, and as discussed in Section IV of this testimony, health care bills are another source of black marks on credit reports.

I also urge the board to examine whether the design and marketing approach to loot boxes in games geared toward children is being conducted in an ethical and transparent way that adequately protects the developing minds of young children from predatory practices.

Oh — one more thing, gbaikie — look up deceptive marketing practices used by lenders to sell subprime loans (you can start that search with the keywords «predatory lending.»)

The «protectionist instincts» that I and others have are (1) to protect the independence of the bar (sure to be lost eventually under nonlawyer ownership), (2) to protect the health of the legal marketplace (sure to be badly harmed by the cartelization of ABS (see the 5 % commissions charged by the cartel of real estate agencies who still control the vast majority of the realty market, and especially see the ridiculously high costs of dealing with the American title insurance industry where four companies have upwards of 87 % of the conveyancing and title insurance market after first decimating the real estate bar with predatory pricing and other unfair business practices)-RRB-, and (3) to protect the public from those ravages.

They prohibit a variety of practices that restrain trade, such as price - fixing conspiracies, corporate mergers likely to reduce the competitive vigour of particular markets, and predatory acts designed to achieve or maintain monopoly power.

In many cases, in their sales and marketing practices or in their product priorities, lenders unknowingly engaged in practices that are considered predatory.

The single - family housing market entrusts the average person with the ability to make incredibly large financial decisions, and thus the average person needs protection from predatory practices and the potential for astronomical missteps.