Commission Actions

These and other weight loss claims for "The Enforma System" are touted in television and Internet ads. But, according to a Federal Trade Commission complaint filed in federal court, the company's...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions: Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application from the following: Exxon Mobil Corp. The application...

Consumers who lost money investing in a pyramid scheme they thought was a legitimate multi-level marketing business, will share in as much as $40 million dollars under the terms of a settlement...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that Eric D. London, most recently Deputy Communications Director in the office of Democratic Minority Leader Richard A. Gephardt, has been named Director...

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureaus of Economics and Consumer Protection have filed a comment with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding its proposed rule governing...

The Federal Trade Commission has issued its first advisory opinion regarding certain provisions of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA"). The advisory responds to two questions posed by...

Beginning April 21, commercial Web sites that collect personal information from children under 13 years old without the consent of their parents are breaking federal law. "The Children's Online...