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Stephen Ehrlich, the former CEO of crypto platform company Voyager Digital, will pay $2.8 million to resolve the Federal Trade Commission’s charges that he and his company misled consumers. Ehrlich...
Today, the Federal Trade Commission took action to protect Americans from paying higher prices at the pump by resolving antitrust concerns surrounding Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.’s (ACT) proposed $1...
The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $3.5 million in refunds to consumers harmed by a credit-repair scheme called ‘The Credit Game.’ In 2022, the FTC sued the scheme’s operators, Michael...
As part of implementing President Trump’s Executive Order No. 14273, Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, along with...
Every year, servicemembers, veterans, and their families report losing millions of dollars to fraud and scams – there were 99,000 fraud reports that accounted for $584 million in losses in 2024. Join...
The FTC partners with libraries across the country to share free resources on how to spot, avoid, and report scams. Got questions about a consumer protection topic? Want to brainstorm about...
The Federal Trade Commission will hold a workshop entitled "The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families" on June 4 at the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, D.C...