Public Statement
Consumer Protection and the Debt Settlement Industry: A View From the Commission
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April 2, 2009
FTC Offers Red Flags Web Site To Help Creditors and Financial Institutions Design Identity Theft Prevention Programs
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The Federal Trade Commission has launched a Web site to help entities covered by the Red Flags Rule design and implement identity theft prevention programs. The Rule requires “creditors” and...
FTC Intervenes in BASFs Proposed $5.1 Billion Acquisition of Ciba Holding Inc.
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BASF has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that its proposed $5.1 billion acquisition of rival chemical manufacturer Ciba Holding Inc. would be anticompetitive and violate federal law by...
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BASF SE, a corporation, in the Matter of (timeline item) - April 2, 2009
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Agreement Containing Consent Orders
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Decision and Order
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Order To Maintain Assets
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Complaint
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Universal Premium Services, Inc. (also known as Premier Benefits Inc.), et al. (timeline item) - April 2, 2009
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April 1, 2009
Report
The Evolution of the Baby Food Industry 2000-2008
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Eight years have elapsed since the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) prevented the merger of the formerly number two and number three baby food manufacturers in the U.S. Since the abandoned merger, the...
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Report
Beyond Voice: Mapping the Mobile Marketplace: A Federal Trade Commission Staff Report
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Text of the Staff Report
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Report
The Success of Divestitures in Merger Enforcement: Evidence from the J&J-Pfizer Transaction
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Despite being a widely used tool in merger enforcement, there have been few studies of whether antitrust divestitures are successful. We help fill this void by conducting a study of the divestitures...
Telemarketers Settle Charges of Misleading Consumers with Free Product Pitches
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A group of sellers and telemarketers charged in 2008’s “Operation Tele-PHONEY” interagency law enforcement sweep have agreed to post a $5 million performance bond before calling consumers and have...
Competition Acting Director David Wales to Leave FTC
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz announced today that David P. Wales, Acting Director of the Bureau of Competition for the past nine months, will leave the FTC in May. “Dave has done a...
March 31, 2009
FTC FY2009 Appropriation Testimony
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For Fiscal Year 2009, the Commission was appropriated $259,200,000 through H.R. 1105-P.L. 111-8 the “Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009”, making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30...
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FTC FY2009 Appropriation Testimony
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Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On "How Pay-For-Delay Settlements Make Consumers and the Federal Government Pay More For Much Needed Drugs"
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J. Thomas Rosch, Former Commissioner
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Testimony
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Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On "Leveraging FTC Resources To Protect Consumers of Financial Services and Promote Competition"
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Jon Leibowitz, Former Chairman
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Testimony
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FTC Tells Congress Changes in Law and More Resources Would Enhance the Agencys Consumer Protection Efforts in Financial Services Markets
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The Federal Trade Commission today told the U.S. House Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government of the Committee on Appropriations that the FTC has intensified its efforts to protect...
FTC Testifies in Support of Bill Banning Pay-for-Delay Settlements Between Brand and Generic Drug Companies
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Testifying today on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, FTC Commissioner J...
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