Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission today released a report listing top complaints consumers filed with the agency in 2009. It shows that while identity theft remains the top complaint category, identity...

The Federal Trade Commission will hold its second two-day workshop on the future of journalism March 9-10, 2010, in Room 432 of the FTC Headquarters at 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. The agenda and...

Starting April 2, advertising for “free credit reports” will require new disclosures to help consumers avoid confusing “free” offers – which often require consumers to spend money on credit monitoring...

“When drug companies agree not to compete, consumers lose,” said Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz. “Ending pay-for-delay settlements will help control drug costs. We’re delighted about...

The Federal Trade Commission has notified almost 100 organizations that personal information, including sensitive data about customers and/or employees, has been shared from the organizations’...

FTC Files Amicus Brief With the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Princo Corp. v. ITC The Federal Trade Commission has filed an amicus brief in Princo Corp. v. ITC (No. 2007-1386)...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced it has settled charges that Ticketmaster and its affiliates used deceptive bait-and-switch tactics to sell event tickets to consumers. Ticketmaster has...

La Comisión Federal de Comercio ( Federal Trade Commission, FTC) anunció en el día de hoy un nuevo conjunto de medidas adoptadas contra defraudadores oportunistas que se están aprovechando de los...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz will be available to the media via phone to announce next steps in the case against a major entertainment service company. He also will field questions...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a new crackdown on con artists who are preying on unemployed Americans with job-placement and work-at-home scams, promoting empty promises that they can...