Commission Actions

Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on an application for approval of a transaction from the following: The FTC has...

CVS Corporation has agreed to pay a $600,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company violated a 1997 consent order and asset maintenance agreement it signed with the...

WHAT: A National Roundtable on Saving and Investing will launch a campaign to motivate Americans to "get the facts" they need to achieve financial security. The two-hour forum, sponsored by the...

Federal Trade Commissioner Mary L. Azcuenaga today announced her resignation to be effective June 3, 1998. Azcuenaga has served as a commissioner during three presidential administrations. A political...

The Federal Trade Commission's Associate Director for Credit Practices, David Medine today presented Commission testimony on Internet privacy to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts and...

Debt collection continues to be a principal subject of many consumer complaints received by the Federal Trade Commission, the agency noted in its 20th Annual Report to Congress about the Fair Debt...

Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final consent agreements with the following entities. The Commission action makes the consent orders...

A plan to privatize the Internet domain name system and to introduce multiple, competitive registries could reduce consumer prices and improve quality, the staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s...

The Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with Altmeyer Home Stores, Inc., a retailer of draperies and curtains -- headquartered in New Kensington, Pennsylvania -- to resolve charges that...

As part of its ongoing periodic review of its rules and guides, the Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on its Guides for the Decorative Wall Paneling Industry. The FTC's request for...

Willard K. Tom has been named deputy director of the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust arm, the Bureau of Competition. Tom has been the assistant director for policy and evaluation in the Bureau...