Commission Actions

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today presented the keynote address at the ABA Antitrust Section’s 2007 Fall Forum in Washington, DC. Entitled “Maintaining our Focus at the FTC...

Experts are predicting that consumers will spend more online this holiday season than ever. Consumers can easily avoid crowds by shopping online, but if they’re not careful they may run into hackers...

Issuance of Commission report: The Commission has authorized the staff to release publicly the FTC’s Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007. In accordance with the...

The Federal Trade Commission renewed its recommendation that Congress consider giving authority over cigarette testing to one of the federal government’s science-based public health agencies. In...

Petition for approval of proposed divestiture: The Commission has received a petition from Kyphon, Inc. requesting approval of a proposed divestiture related to its recent acquisition of certain...

On October 22, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a lower court’s judgment ordering a magazine subscription seller to pay a civil penalty of more than $5.4 million and give up...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a law enforcement crackdown on companies and individuals accused of violating the requirements of the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry, resulting in six...

Hoy, la Comisión Federal de Comercio (Federal Trade Commission, FTC) anunció una enérgica acción de cumplimiento contra compañías e individuos acusados de violar las disposiciones del Registro...

The Federal Trade Commission has created a consumer hotline for consumers who purchased “debt reduction services” from Edge Solutions, Money Cares, the Debt Settlement Company, the Debt Elimination...

A Texas-based debt collection company will pay more than $1.3 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it misled, threatened, and harassed consumers in violation of federal law. “Debt...