Commission Actions

In a notice published today in the Federal Register, the Federal Trade Commission proposes allowing manufacturers of residential appliances covered by its Appliance Labeling Rule to place the logo of...

The Federal Trade Commission has granted the request of Navistar International Transportation Corporation for an exemption from the FTC's Franchise Rule with regard to the company's truck dealership...

A founder of FutureNet, a company that was promoted as a multi-level marketing program, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the program was actually an illegal pyramid scheme...

Six Santa Barbara, California, companies were charged today by law enforcement agencies with making fraudulent claims about how to obtain government-seized cars or homes for very small amounts of...

Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval of a transaction from the following. The FTC is seeking public comments on the application for 30 days...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today three settlements entered into with several defendants involved in selling invention promotion services. The settlements resolved a case filed by the...

The operations of cross-border con artists who targeted senior citizens in an international lottery scam have been temporarily shut down by the Federal Trade Commission and a team of state and...

Four individuals and two corporations, operating in Reno, Nevada, that were cited by the Federal Trade Commission as part of "Project Housecall," have agreed to settle FTC charges. According to the...

The Federal Trade Commission today released the results of staff research on consumer interpretation of food nutrition and health claims in advertising. The report, titled "Generic Copy Test of Food...

The explosion of the dietary supplement market and changes in regulation have created uncertainty in the dietary supplement industry about how to abide by advertising law. To help ensure that...

The Federal Trade Commission filed comments on November 13 with the Federal Communications Commission in support of the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to make telephone bills more readable and...