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Commissioner Christine Wilson of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently criticized the FTC Chair's current agenda during an ABA Fall Forum speech. She spoke her mind regarding the commission's current course of action and predicted it would fall short of its goals while identifying four critical mistakes.

Momentum Factor CEO Jonathan Gilliam will be featured along with John Villafranco of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on an upcoming Social Selling News (SSN) Webinar: "The FTC Warning Letter: What Direct Sellers Should Know." This important industry discussion will take place on Thursday, November 18 at 1 pm Central and will be hosted by SSN Publisher David Bland.

Momentum Factor, a leading global provider of online risk mitigation applications and services, has again donated funds to Casita Linda in order to build a house for an impoverished family in Guanajuato, Mexico. Of note, this marks the fourth home funded by the firm since 2018.

Momentum Factor CEO Jonathan Gilliam and members of the Momo team will be on hand for the 2021 DSA Annual Meeting in New Orleans from October 31 - November 2.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has put more than 1,100 businesses, including many direct sales companies, on notice that if they deceive or mislead consumers about potential earnings, the agency may use its authority to target them with large civil penalties.

Momentum Factor CEO Jonathan Gilliam thoroughly discusses the importance of automated digital compliance for direct selling companies in this original white paper.

By popular demand, the Direct Selling Legal & Compliance Summit is returning February 16-18, 2022, to the W Austin Hotel! We are so excited to host everyone for this important event and can't wait to meet up in Austin. Tickets and rooms for the event - headlined by keynote speaker Andy Fastow - are now available!

Momentum Factor CEO Jonathan Gilliam was recently featured in the Verb Technology Direct Sales Masterclass Series to discuss compliance in direct sales and the current regulatory climate facing the industry.

The Direct Selling Association will be holding its next Direct Selling Compliance Certification Program beginning on Oct. 13 and the Momentum Factor team will again be leading the compliance module.

If you missed the Future of Compliance in Direct Selling webinar on Sept. 8 between DirectScale CEO Rodger Smith and Momentum Factor CEO Jonathan Gilliam, don't worry - a recording of this important conversation is now available.