Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission on July 9 published two notices in the Federal Register about its rule that covers power output claims for amplifiers used in home entertainment products. As part of its...

Telemarketers who "guaranteed" consumers they could obtain unsecured credit cards -- even if the consumers had past credit problems -- for up-front "processing fees" have agreed to settle Federal...

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission on July 10 filed a comment with the Commonwealth of Virginia's Structure and Transition Task Force. This legislative subcommittee is studying electric utility...

Alvin R. Lundgren, principal of Lundgren & Associates, P.C., has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that he repeatedly violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and...

The Federal Trade Commission has revised its dealer and consumer publications that explain the Used Car Rule. According to industry statistics, more than 40 million used cars were sold in 1997, and...

WHAT: It's costly, it's annoying and a lot of it is fraudulent. How much is there? How bad is it? What can we do about it? The FTC and the Center for Democracy and Technology offer some answers, some...

Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on an application for approval of a transaction from the following: The FTC has...

The Federal Trade Commission has voted to amend the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification rules that require the parties to certain mergers or acquisitions to file reports with the FTC and...

The Federal Trade Commission has amended its Rules of Practice to incorporate the provisions of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA) concerning congressional review...

Travel Bahamas Tours, Inc., of Deerfield Beach and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; and company president Richard A. Raskin, of Boynton Beach, Florida, and Dallas, Texas, have agreed to settle Federal...