Commission Actions

Commission receipt of application for proposed divestiture: – The Commission has received a petition for approval of proposed divestiture from Thermo Electron Corporation. Under the consent agreement...

A new scam is swindling consumers: counterfeit checks that seem legitimate to both bank employees and consumers, but that leave unsuspecting consumers footing the bill. The Federal Trade Commission is...

El Robo de Identidad Vuelve a Encabezar la Lista La Comisión Federal de Comercio (Federal Trade Commission, FTC) ha difundido hoy su informe anual –Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft Complaint Data– en...

Identity Theft Complaints Again Top the List The Federal Trade Commission today issued its annual report, “Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft Complaint Data” on fraud complaints consumers have filed...

A pesar de lo que dicen los correos electrónicos que continúan circulando, sigue siendo innecesario inscribir los números de los teléfonos celulares Mientras la cantidad de números de teléfonos...

Budget request and GPRA Performance Plans submission to Congress: The Commission has approved the following documents: 1) the FTC’s FY 2008 Budget Overview Statement; 2) the Government Performance and...

As the number of phone numbers on the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry surpassed 139 million, the Federal Trade Commission today reiterated that despite the claims made in e-mails circulating on...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has settled charges brought against a group of real estate brokers in southeastern Michigan for violating the antitrust laws by adopting and...

The Federal Trade Commission today issued a final opinion and order in the legal proceeding against computer technology developer Rambus, Inc. In addition to barring Rambus from making...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras has created the FTC’s Office of International Affairs to coordinate more effectively the full range of the FTC’s international activities. The...

La Comisión Federal de Comercio (Federal Trade Commission, FTC) ha lanzado la novena Semana Nacional de Protección del Consumidor (National Consumer Protection Week, NCPW), que este año será desde el...