Commission Actions

In response to a request from Kansas State Senator Les Donovan, the staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Competition, and Bureau of Economics filed comments...

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a proposed rule regarding free annual credit reports under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) and the Fair Credit Reporting...

BCP Director Beales addresses proposed restrictions on food ads to children: Remarks of Howard Beales, Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, at the 2004 Antitrust and Consumer...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a final court judgment entered against the remaining seven of 10 defendants charged in FTC v. Capital Choice Consumer Credit, Inc., et al. The defendants...

A new Spam Scam Alert from the Federal Trade Commission could help consumers avoid becoming identity theft victims. The Alert, “Someone Is Phishing For Your Information,” warns that consumers may...

Marketers of the "Peel Away the Pounds" patch, which was widely advertised in infomercials, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made false and unsubstantiated weight loss...

The Federal Trade Commission will publish a Federal Register Notice Thursday, March 11, 2004, seeking public comment on regulations regarding unsolicited commercial e-mail - spam. The CAN-SPAM Act...