Commission Actions

Staff of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Economics have submitted comments to the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) on its implementation of provisions of the Virginia Electric...

The Federal Trade Commission has launched a three-part initiative to help consumers combat identity theft. Identity theft occurs when con artists hijack a consumer's personal identifying information -...

Cyrk, Inc., the Gloucester, Massachusetts company that markets the Beanie Babies Official Club™ ("BBOC") and related products, has agreed to pay $216,000 in civil penalties for failure to make timely...

"The Federal Trade Commission staff is conducting a routine inquiry of DoubleClick, Inc., to determine whether it has engaged in unfair or deceptive practices in violation of Section 5 of the Federal...

Applications for approval of transactions: The Commission has received a petition from the following entity for approval of a transaction: El Paso Energy Corporation. In its petition, El Paso has...

In a coordinated law enforcement initiative targeting con artists that prey on Internet auction users, the Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the National...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions: Amended complaints: The Commission has voted to file an amended complaint in the following matter: atariz.com, adding Gregory...