Penalty Amount
$1,850,000
Consumers Affected
200
The FTC alleged that Premier Franchising Group LLC and Franchise Fastlane LLC made deceptive and unsubstantiated claims about the Premier Martial Arts franchise opportunity and violated the Franchise Rule. The proposed settlements require the companies to pay a combined $1.85 million to compensate franchisees, prohibit certain misrepresentations, and require Franchise Rule compliance; certain franchisees may also cancel their agreements without penalty.
PFG and FFL will pay a combined $1.85 million, with the money used to compensate franchisees. The proposed orders prohibit specified and other material misrepresentations and require compliance with the Franchise Rule. PFG must also notify certain franchisees that they may cancel their franchise agreements without penalty.
Review franchise sales, marketing, and lead-generation agreements for controls requiring substantiation and prior approval of earnings, profitability, and time-commitment claims, and for prohibitions on representations inconsistent with franchise disclosure documents. Franchise agreements and disclosure workflows should clearly allocate responsibility for accurate, complete, and timely disclosures, including material differences between existing and proposed franchise operations and any sales personnel management roles. Add monitoring, recordkeeping, escalation, and indemnity provisions for sales-agent conduct, and assess whether cancellation, refund, or notice provisions need to address remedies for affected franchisees.
Entity
Premier Franchising Group LLC and Franchise Fastlane LLC
Industry
OtherOfficial Press Release
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/10/premier-martial-arts-franchisor-its-former-franchise-sales-organization-settle-ftc-charges-companies
PFG Complaint
https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/PFG-Complaint.pdf
StipulatedOrder PFG
https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/StipulatedOrder-PFG.pdf
StipulatedOrder FFL
https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/StipulatedOrder-FFL.pdf
Federal Trade Commission Enforcement Page
https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement
"Franchisor Premier Franchising Group LLC (PFG) and its former franchise sales organization, Franchise Fastlane LLC (FFL)"
"will pay $1.85 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations"
"violated the Franchise Rule."
"made deceptive and unsubstantiated claims while promoting the PMA opportunity."
"The proposed order with PFG also requires it to send a notice to certain franchisees offering them the right to cancel their existing franchise agreements, with no penalty to the franchisee."
"October 5, 2026"
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