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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson announced today that the FTC and Department of Justice’s joint 2023 Merger Guidelines are in effect and will serve as the framework for the FTC’s...
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson has appointed David Shaw as Principal Deputy Director and Kelse Moen as Deputy Director of the agency’s Bureau of Competition and Douglas C. Geho...
Today, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson announced a new policy that prohibits FTC political appointees from holding leadership roles in the American Bar Association (ABA)...
The virtual workshop described below was originally scheduled for February 25, 2025, but the workshop has been postponed. We will post the workshop’s new date on this web page once it has been...
People nationwide are losing billions of dollars each year to romance and relationship scams. On February 5, 2025 at 3pm ET, join FTC and other experts to talk data, advice, and enforcement about the...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) are partnering during Identity Theft Awareness Week to present a free webinar about how to spot, avoid, and report...