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  • 2025-01886 — United States of America et al. v. RealPage, Inc. et al.; Proposed Final Judgment and Competitive Impact Statement
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    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 8560
    Reading Time:about 2 hours

    The United States Department of Justice, along with several states, filed a lawsuit against RealPage, Inc. and several landlord companies, claiming they violated antitrust laws. The lawsuit alleges that these companies used RealPage's software to share sensitive rental information to influence and align rental prices, reducing competition and leading to higher rents for tenants. As part of a proposed settlement, Cortland Management, one of the defendants, agreed to stop using RealPage's software and instead use its own revenue management system without sharing sensitive data. The settlement aims to prevent Cortland from engaging in similar anticompetitive behavior in the future.

    Simple Explanation

    The government is saying that some landlords used a special computer program to secretly talk about prices and make rent more expensive for people. One landlord promised to stop using that program and make sure they don't do anything like that again.

  • 2025-01513 — Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 8 of the Clayton Act
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    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 7697
    Reading Time:less than a minute

    The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is updating the thresholds related to interlocking directorates as required by a 1990 amendment to section 8 of the Clayton Act. This section generally prevents a person from serving as a director or officer for two competing companies if certain financial thresholds are met. For 2025, the new thresholds are $51,380,000 for larger companies and $5,138,000 for smaller ones, reflecting changes in the gross national product. These thresholds will apply immediately.

    Simple Explanation

    The Federal Trade Commission is updating the money limits to decide if a person can be a boss in two companies that compete with each other, making sure it's fair. In 2025, the big company limit is $51,380,000, and the small one is $5,138,000, changing because the country's money got bigger.

  • 2021-02110 — Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 7A of the Clayton Act
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 7870
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced updated thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. These thresholds determine when companies must notify the FTC and the Assistant Attorney General about mergers or acquisitions and wait before finalizing the deal. The revisions are made annually based on changes in the gross national product. While the notification thresholds are adjusted, the fees associated with filing these notifications have not been updated for inflation in over ten years.

    Simple Explanation

    The Federal Trade Commission is making bigger money limits for when companies have to tell them about big business deals, like buying another company. These limits change every year because of how our country's money grows.

  • 2025-01518 — Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 7A of the Clayton Act
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 7697
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The Federal Trade Commission has announced updated thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. These changes are required by updates in section 7A of the Clayton Act and the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act. The revised thresholds pertain to both the jurisdictional limits for mergers or acquisitions and the required filing fees. These updates will take effect 30 days after their publication in the Federal Register.

    Simple Explanation

    The government is updating some rules about how big companies need to be before they have to tell about their plans to buy other companies, and it's also changing how much money they need to pay to do this paperwork. These changes are set to happen soon after the rules are published.

  • 2025-01361 — Adjustments to Civil Penalty Amounts
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    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 5580
    Reading Time:about 9 minutes

    The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is updating its civil penalties to adjust for inflation, as required by law. These changes increase the maximum fines for violations of various acts, such as the Clayton Act and the FTC Act, and will take effect on January 17, 2025. The adjustments follow a cost-of-living formula and apply to fines assessed after the effective date. These updates fulfill an annual requirement under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 2015.

    Simple Explanation

    The Federal Trade Commission is making sure that the fines people pay when they break certain rules are kept up-to-date with money value changes over time. This means the fines might be higher to keep up with how money's value changes every year.