Press Releases

The Federal Trade Commission has secured a settlement against Xponential Fitness for Franchise Rule violations and related deceptive practices, including $17 million that will be returned to...

The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $10.9 million to consumers harmed by a credit repair operation known by multiple names including Financial Education Services (FES), United Wealth...

In response to the announcement that Alcon, Inc. and Alcon Research, LLC (collectively referred to as Alcon) has abandoned its efforts to purchase LENSAR, Inc. (Lensar), Federal Trade Commission...

The Federal Trade Commission is sending letters to 97 auto groups nationwide, warning them that the prices they advertise must be the total price—including all mandatory fees—that consumers will be...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced it is seeking public comment on a proposed rulemaking to address nationwide potential unfair or deceptive fee practices in connection with rental housing...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it is seeking public comment on an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) concerning the agency’s Rule Concerning the Use of Prenotification...

The Federal Trade Commission is sending checks totaling more than $47.2 million to eligible consumers deceived by undisclosed fees and other unlawful charges by Invitation Homes, one of the largest...

Walmart, Inc. has agreed to a $100 million judgment to settle allegations from the Federal Trade Commission and 11 states that the company caused delivery drivers to lose tens of millions of dollars’...

The Federal Trade Commission issued a policy statement today announcing that the Commission will not bring an enforcement action under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule)...

WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission is hosting a workshop, “Measuring Injuries and Benefits in the Data-Driven Economy,” to explore efforts to measure consumers’ privacy preferences, as well as the...

Today, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division launched a joint public inquiry regarding potential additional guidance on collaborations among competitors. The...

The Federal Trade Commission finalized a consent order involving the Boeing Company’s (Boeing) acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (Spirit). The FTC previously accepted the consent order...

The Federal Trade Commission finalized a consent order that requires building services contractor Adamas Amenity Services LLC (Adamas) and its affiliated businesses to cease their enforcement of no...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson issued a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, reminding him of Apple’s obligations to its customers. The letter follows reports that Apple News...

The Federal Trade Commission is sending checks to eligible consumers who bought certain products deceptively marketed by Golden Sunrise Nutraceutical, Inc. between July 2017 and July 2020. In June...

The Federal Trade Commission sent letters to 13 data brokers warning them of their responsibility to comply with the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 (PADFAA). PADFAA...

The Federal Trade Commission issued a second report to Congress detailing the agency’s efforts to fight against ransomware and other cyberattacks. The report is mandated by the Reporting Attacks from...

The Federal Trade Commission is returning nearly $23 million to consumers nationwide who bought deceptively marketed overseas real estate lots in what the sellers pitched as Sanctuary Belize, a...

The Federal Trade Commission secured a landmark settlement with one of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit managers (“PBMs”), Express Scripts, Inc., and its affiliated entities (collectively “ESI”)...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it has submitted an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) related to fees in the rental housing market for review by the Office of Information...