Press Releases

Melissa Holyoak, who has served as Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission since March 2024, has been appointed by United States Attorney General Pam Bondi to be Interim US Attorney for the...

Seek Capital and its CEO have been permanently banned from providing business financing, debt relief and credit repair services to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the firm deceived...

The Federal Trade Commission will require automotive services company Valvoline Inc. and private equity firm Greenbriar Equity Fund V., L.P. (Greenbriar) to divest 45 quick-lube oil change shops to...

At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has temporarily halted alleged tax debt relief scammers from falsely impersonating government agencies, including the Internal Revenue...

The Federal Trade Commission finalized a consent order that requires Synopsys, Inc. and Ansys, Inc. to divest certain assets to resolve antitrust concerns surrounding their $35 billion merger. The FTC...

The Federal Trade Commission denied a petition seeking to reopen and set aside a final consent order involving a $5.2 billion cash-and-stock deal between private equity firm Quantum Energy Partners...

Today, the Federal Trade Commission sued Zillow and Redfin over an unlawful agreement that eliminates Redfin as a competitor in the market for placing advertising of rental housing on internet listing...

Citizens Disability, LLC and its subsidiary will pay a $1 million penalty to resolve Federal Trade Commission allegations that they made tens of millions of illegal calls to consumers, including to...

Business credit report service provider Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) has agreed to a $5.7 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations the firm violated a 2022 order. D&B’s alleged...

The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against the operator of the Sendit anonymous messaging app for unlawfully collecting personal data from children, misleading users by sending messages...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson, Assistant Attorney General Abigail Slater of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, and Japan Fair Trade Commission Chairman Eiji Chatani of...

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on the agency’s proposed Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2026-2030. Government agencies update their strategic plans every four years. The FTC’s...

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that Omnicom Group Inc.’s $13.5 billion acquisition of The...

The Federal Trade Commission has secured a historic order with Amazon.com, Inc., as well as Senior Vice President Neil Lindsay and Vice President Jamil Ghani, settling allegations that Amazon enrolled...

The Federal Trade Commission, along with 22 agencies from 19 states, stopped a deceptive charity fundraising scheme and its operators who made false or deceptive claims to U.S. donors. Kars-R-Us.com...

The Federal Trade Commission and seven states sued Live Nation and Ticketmaster for tacitly coordinating with brokers and allowing them to harvest millions of dollars worth of tickets in the primary...

On Tuesday, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson submitted recommendations for deleting or revising anticompetitive regulations across the entire federal government to the White House...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division released their 47 th Annual Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Report. This report summaries the agencies’ merger enforcement...

The Federal Trade Commission is sending a total of $666,631 to consumers defrauded by a sprawling business opportunity scheme that operated under the name “Blueprint to Wealth.” In December 2023, the...

Today the Federal Trade Commission announced it will host a workshop, titled “ Moving Forward: Protecting Workers from Anticompetitive Noncompete Agreements.” The event will be held on October 8, 2025...