Commission Actions

Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with the following entity. The Commission action makes the consent order...

Nationwide Credit, Inc., of Atlanta, Georgia, has agreed to pay a $1 million civil penalty as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission to resolve allegations that the company violated...

A Florida company and its officers have been banned from providing scholarship services and business information reporting services as part of a settlement resolving Federal Trade Commission charges...

A federal District Court has ordered a temporary halt to the allegedly deceptive sales practices of a Hollywood, Florida company and its principals selling "talking" vending machines and pre-paid...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky today presented Commission testimony on international antitrust issues before a Senate Subcommittee. Pitofsky explained that the FTC applies its...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a proposed settlement to resolve competitive concerns arising from Medtronic, Inc.'s proposed acquisition of Physio-Control International Corporation's...

Shell Oil Company and its subsidiary, Tejas Energy, LLC, have agreed to divest approximately 171 miles of their natural gas pipeline system in Oklahoma and Texas in order to settle Federal Trade...

William J. Baer, Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition, has announced a reorganization within the Bureau and the appointment of three new Assistant Directors. The Bureau's...

Federal and state officials today announced new initiatives -- including an unprecedented step to reach out to every household in America -- to help law enforcers combat the mass mail fraud that's...