Commission Actions

This Father’s Day, the Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, has compiled some of Dear Old Dad’s favorite sayings, and posted them at www.ftc.gov/dad. What words of wisdom...

At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has halted a Florida-based telemarketing operation that the FTC alleged was deceptively promoting so-called “extended auto warranties” to...

The Federal Trade Commission’s work to stop deceptive pre-recorded “robocalls” took another step forward today as a federal court halted a major telemarketing operation that made millions of illegal...

As the nation follows news of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, so do scammers. The Federal Trade Commission issued an alert urging consumers and businesses to watch out for con artists trying to...

In testimony today before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, the Federal Trade Commission detailed its work to promote...

U-Haul International, Inc. and its parent company today settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated the FTC Act by inviting U-Haul’s closest competitor, Avis Budget Group, Inc., to...

The manufacturer of a home insulation chemical additive and the firm’s president have agreed to stop exaggerating the capabilities of their product as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade...

The Federal Trade Commission’s Midwest Region will hold a press conference on Thursday, June 10, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. (Central) in Chicago, Illinois, to announce major law enforcement actions against...