Commission Actions

In the wake of natural disasters, home repair rip-off artists can prey on consumers desperate to get their property back in shape. Anxious to get the work done quickly and get their lives back to...

The Federal Trade Commission is urging consumers to be cautious of potential charity scams in connection with Hurricane Charley. Scam artists may take advantage of this situation by creating bogus...

Three list management companies that allegedly sell or rent lists of consumer information to telemarketers selling advance fee credit products have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges...

Commission authorization of the staff to file joint amicus brief: The Commission has authorized the staff of the FTC to file an amicus brief, jointly with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency...

Staff of the Federal Trade Commission, along with the co-plaintiff states, today filed an emergency motion seeking an injunction pending appeal of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the agenda for the workshop, “Protecting Consumer Interests in Class Actions,” that it will co-host with the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics on...