Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission today told the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce that in the effort to reconcile the beneficial uses...

Sellers making questionable weight-loss and fat-loss claims to peddle skin gels and diet supplements will pay $3 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their deceptive claims violated...

The Federal Trade Commission has charged two Internet marketers with violating the CAN-SPAM Act by failing to offer an opt-out method or honor consumers’ right to opt out of receiving future marketing...

A title company that promised consumers it maintained "physical, electronic and procedural safeguards" to protect their confidential financial information, but tossed consumer home loan applications...

You can take steps to minimize your risk of becoming a victim of identity theft. That is the message of a nationwide education program launched today by the Federal Trade Commission:“AvoID Theft...

When it comes to technology, kids often are way ahead of adults. But kids, even teens, still need guidance regarding safe use of new technology. Social networking sites are one of the newest ways to...

Flowers, candy – and a musical e-card from the Federal Trade Commission? This Mother’s Day give mom something she can really use: an e-card with tips from the FTC on keeping her personal information...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a ban from selling business ventures of any kind for a group of Las Vegas companies and their officers following charges they deceptively sold their soda...

[La Comisión Federal de Comercio (Federal Trade Commission, FTC) anunció en el día de hoy la imposición de una prohibición a un grupo de compañías y a sus directivos que operaban con base en Las Vegas...

A nationwide telemarketer of mortgage loans has been calling people whose numbers are listed on the National Do Not Call Registry, and doing so without identifying itself, according to the Federal...

A one day “back to basics” workshop on complying with truth-in-advertising laws is being presented on Friday, May 19, 2006, by the Federal Trade Commission’s Northwest Region and the Seattle...