Press Releases

Today, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson issued the following statement proclaiming July 2025 as "Made in the USA" Month: “In honor of our nation’s independence, the Federal Trade...

WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, along with the Department of Commerce and the Department of Health and Human Services, will jointly host the first...

Stephen Ehrlich, the former CEO of crypto platform company Voyager Digital, will pay $2.8 million to resolve the Federal Trade Commission’s charges that he and his company misled consumers. Ehrlich...

Today, the Federal Trade Commission took action to protect Americans from paying higher prices at the pump by resolving antitrust concerns surrounding Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.’s (ACT) proposed $1...

The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $3.5 million in refunds to consumers harmed by a credit-repair scheme called ‘The Credit Game.’ In 2022, the FTC sued the scheme’s operators, Michael...

Today, the FTC granted early termination of its review of Mars, Incorporated’s proposed acquisition of Kellanova. Mars is a global manufacturer of pet care, snacking, and food products. Kellanova owns...

The Federal Trade Commission released a tentative agenda for its July 9, 2025 workshop on “The Dangers of ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors.” The agenda includes doctors, medical ethicists...

The Federal Trade Commission is sending refunds totaling more than $126 million to players of the popular video game Fortnite who were charged for unwanted purchases while playing the game. The agency...

The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint today alleging that Mercury Marketing, LLC, and other defendants impersonated substance use disorder treatment clinics in Google search ads to...

The Federal Trade Commission is sending refunds totaling more than $8.1 million to consumers harmed by online child and older adult care gig platform Care.com (Care). The FTC alleged that Care used...

The operators of Ascend Ecom, an online business opportunity that allegedly cost consumers millions of dollars, will be banned from selling business opportunities and required to turn over assets to...

Today, the Federal Trade Commission took action to resolve antitrust concerns related to Omnicom Group Inc.’s $13.5 billion acquisition of The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (IPG). The FTC...

Walmart will pay $10 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it turned a blind eye to scammers who used its in-store money transfer services to take hundreds of millions of dollars...

Robert Shemin, an operator of the Ganadores scam that made false or unsubstantiated earnings claims in selling real estate and ecommerce business opportunities, will be banned from the industry and...

The FTC is sending more than $2 million in refunds to consumers who were harmed by scammers pitching bogus get-rich-quick “kits” and coaching programs at the height of the financial crisis of the...

U.K.-based payment processor, Paddle.com Market Limited, and its subsidiary, Paddle.com, Inc., will pay $5 million and be permanently banned from processing payments for tech-support telemarketers...

Today, the FTC released Frequently Asked Questions that discuss the requirements of the Safeguards Rule, which was mandated by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and how it specifically applies to motor...

Debt collection operation Blackstone Legal, along with its owners, will face a permanent ban from the debt collection industry as a result of the Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit charging that they...

As part of implementing President Trump’s Executive Order No. 14273, Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First, the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department’s Antitrust...

The operators of a Florida-based substance use disorder treatment clinic have agreed to pay $1.9 million, settling allegations that they used deceptive Google search ads and telemarketing to...