Commission Actions

Canadian telemarketers who duped consumers into revealing their bank account information and debited hundreds of dollars from their accounts have been permanently banned from engaging in telemarketing...

Commission approval of final consent orders: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of two consent orders. The first concerns Chevron Corp.’s acquisition of Unocal...

In a survey to test whether top e-tailers are allowing consumers to opt out of receiving promotional or marketing messages, the FTC has determined that 89 percent of the online merchants it tested are...

Two individuals and two corporations, who allegedly took in over $5 million from consumers, are charged by the Federal Trade Commission with using deceptive marketing tactics when selling their at...

The Federal Trade Commission today issued its ninth quarterly announcement summarizing the agency’s enforcement efforts against telemarketing fraud and abuse. The quarterly enforcement update lists...

Further extension of public comment period on Marketing, Self-Regulation, and Childhood Obesity Workshop: The deadline for public comments regarding the recent two-day Marketing, Self-Regulation, and...

The Federal Trade Commission has voted to authorize the staff to seek a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to block Aloha Petroleum LTD.’s (Aloha) proposed $18 million acquisition...

The Federal Trade Commission has won a $10.2 million judgment against a debt- collection operation, National Check Control, and its principals – the estimated amount of consumer injury they caused...