Commission Actions

Commission approval of proposed divestiture: The Commission has approved a petition for proposed divestiture from Thermo Electron Corporation (Thermo). Under the consent agreement and order with the...

FTC Offers Consumers Advice on How They Can Be Beneficial and How to Make Them Stop When a consumer applies for a mortgage, the inquiry that shows up on their credit report may trigger competing...

Commission authorization of the filing of staff comments: The Commission has authorized the staffs of the Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Economics, Bureau of Competition, and Bureau of Consumer...

Commission approval of reports to Congress: The Commission has authorized the staff to release publicly the 29th Annual Report to Congress on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). This...

Sessions to Focus on Remedies The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division today announced that the latest in a series of joint public hearings designed...