COVID-19 pandemic creates a new sense of urgency for one firm determined to help the less fortunate clear their oppressive medical debt. May 5, 2020 / AUSTIN, Texas — Momentum Factor, an Austin-based technology firm, has purchased $1.8 million worth of … Continue Reading
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FTC Sends Warning Letters to Multi-Level Marketers Regarding Health and Earnings Claims They or Their Participants are Making Related to Coronavirus
Ten letters target companies pitching business opportunities, supposed health benefits in response to pandemic The Federal Trade Commission today announced it has sent 10 letters warning multi-level marketing companies (MLMs) to remove and address claims that they or their participants are making … Continue Reading
Letter From the CEO: Compliance Never Rests.
Dear Momentum Factor Clients and Friends, In the past weeks we’ve all been flooded with emails and scary news, much of it causing angst and confusion. Yes, this is pretty awful. But we will get through it. We will be … Continue Reading
FTC Acts to Shut Down ‘Success by Health’; Assets Frozen
Complaint alleges empty promises of wealth lead to millions in losses for participants FROM THE FTC PRESS RELESE: A federal court granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request to temporarily shut down an alleged pyramid scheme known as “Success By Health,” and … Continue Reading
2020 Direct Selling Legal & Compliance Summit
It’s fall and you know what that means—it’s time to get the team ready for Salt Lake City in January! The 2020 Direct Selling Legal & Compliance Summit is coming fast! If you haven’t yet attended the Summit, ask someone … Continue Reading
Neora Sues FTC in Challenge to Its Authority
Dallas-based Neora has filed against the FTC in the Seventh Circuit today. Neora is essentially asking for a broad declaratory judgment that would cabin the FTC’s authority to pursue MLM companies. Click here for the full complaint.
LIVE WEBCAST: FTC vs. Advocare – Has the Game Just Changed? 10/9/19 2pm CT
Has the game just changed? In a case that is sure to reverberate across the direct selling industry, AdvoCare and its former CEO are required to pay $150 million in fines for allegedly operating a pyramid scheme. While the themes … Continue Reading
2020 Direct Selling Legal & Compliance Summit Announced
The Summit is BACK and this year we’ll be hosting this extraordinary conference in Salt Lake City! Save the date! January 19-21, 2020 See DSLCsummit.org
Momentum Factor Recognized for 3rd Straight Year by Inc. Magazine as One of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies—Inc. 5000
AUSTIN, Texas, August 15, 2019 – Inc. Magazine has recognized Momentum Factor, a leading global provider of online risk mitigation applications and services, amongst the fastest growing companies in the U.S. on its annual Inc. 5000 rankings for the third … Continue Reading
Momentum Factor Donates & Builds Home in Mexico for Local Family
AUSTIN, TX, February 28, 2018 — Momentum Factor, the leading global provider of compliance and reputation software and services to the direct selling industry, funded the construction of a new home for a family in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. “We … Continue Reading