Commission Actions

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today announced two major staff changes within the FTC’s Bureau of Competition. First, Jeffrey Schmidt, formerly a partner of the Washington...

Request for public comments: The Commission is seeking public comment to aid staff in preparing a study on the effects of credit scores and credit-based insurance scores on the price and availability...

Two timeshare sellers and their telemarketer will pay more than $500,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated the Do Not Call Rule by calling thousands of consumers who placed...

Seller of "Ocular Nutrition" Dietary Supplement That Purports to Treat Eye Diseases Settles FTC Charges and Pays $450,000 Hi-Health Supermart Corporation (Hi-Health) and its owner, Simon Chalpin, have...

The Federal Trade Commission has released a study on the strength of competition in the sale of prescription contact lenses. Congress required the study under the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers...

FTC, International Partners Unveil New Tool To Help Consumers Resolve Cross-border Problems The Federal Trade Commission and consumer protection agencies around the world have created a valuable new...

The Federal Trade Commission today conditionally approved the $5.8 billion acquisition of RMC Group PLC (RMC) by Cemex, S.A. de C.V. (Cemex), subject to a proposed consent order that preserves...