- For Release: May 9, 2008
FTC and Virginia Attorney General Seek to Block Inova Health System Foundation’s Acquisition of Prince William Health SystemTransaction Would Reduce Competition and Result in Higher Health Care Prices in Northern Virginia
- For Your Information: May 9, 2008
FTC Designates Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch as ALJ in Case Challenging Inova Health System Foundation’s Acquisition of Prince William Health System, Inc. The Federal Trade Commission has designated Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch as the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) in the administrative trial on the merits challenging the proposed acquisition by Inova Health System Foundation of Prince William Health System, Inc.
- For Your Information: May 9, 2008
FTC Warns Consumers About Potential Charity ScamsThe Federal Trade Commission is urging consumers to be cautious of potential charity scams in connection with the devastating cyclone in Myanmar.
- For Your Information: May 8, 2008
Agencies Issue Proposed Rules on Risk-Based Pricing Notices The Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Reserve Board today announced proposed regulations that generally would require a creditor to provide a consumer with a risk-based pricing notice when, based in whole or in part on the consumer’s credit report, the creditor offers or provides credit to the consumer on terms less favorable than the terms it offers or provides to other consumers.
- For Your Information: May 8, 2008
FTC Files Comment with FERC on Standards of Conduct for Transmission ProvidersCommission filing of comment with FERC – The Commission has approved the filing of a comment with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) concerning standards of conduct for transmission providers.
- For Release: May 8, 2008
Undercover Shoppers Find It Increasingly Difficult for Children to Buy M-Rated GamesResults Show Need for Continued Improvement by Movie, Music, and Some Game Retailers
- For Release: May 8, 2008
‘Express Consolidation’ Telemarketers Settle FTC ChargesDefendants Misled Consumers About Debt Management Program, Violated Provisions of the National Do Not Call Registry
- For Release: May 7, 2008
“Free Trial” Smoking Cessation Patch Promoter Halts Deceptive Practices;
Trials Weren’t Free, Patches Didn’t Work As Claimed, FTC AllegesAn operation that offered “free trials” of its herbal products, including smoking cessation patches, has agreed to halt its allegedly deceptive practices, pending trial.
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