Commission Actions

Three telemarketing operations that were sued in a Federal Trade Commission sweep of scams that bilked small businesses have agreed to settle charges that their business practices were deceptive and...

Silver State Western Publishing, Inc., doing business as Prime Time Marketing, a Las Vegas-based telemarketer, and its president John A. Pieri, have agreed to pay $65,000 to settle Federal Trade...

The Federal Trade Commission has reached settlements with two of three defendants in its case against the Los Angeles-based marketers of 900-number "turnkey" business ventures. The settlements bar...

Petitions to reopen and modify or set aside orders: The FTC has received a petition from the following entity seeking changes in an FTC order. Before the Commission rules, the petition is subject to...

An Ohio-based mortgage banker has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it provided false and misleading information about payment schedules and the cost of credit to mortgage...

Suzanne Bannister, of Longwood, Florida, and her Massachusetts-based employment firm, Direct Link, Inc., have been ordered by a federal district court to post a $50,000 performance bond before...

On May 24, 1996, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit remanded the case In re: Detroit Auto Dealers Ass’n, Inc., directing the Federal Trade Commission to hold a hearing. Today...

Adoption of industry standards, as well as technological advances in the manufacture of glass used in utilitarian and decorative mirrors have made the Federal Trade Commission’s Guides for the Mirror...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. The FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Application for prior approval of transaction: The FTC has received applications...

Five major automobile manufacturers have signed settlement agreements with the Federal Trade Commission to take important lease costs out of the blur of unreadable print in car lease and financed...

Richard Randall, one of the remaining defendants sued by the Federal Trade Commission over his role in an allegedly deceptive telemarketing scheme that purported to recover money consumers lost to...

Today, the Federal Trade Commission and 23 state Attorneys General announce law enforcement actions against several major automobile manufacturing companies in this country. These actions follow our...