Commission Actions

The $36 billion merger between Guinness PLC and Grand Metropolitan PLC was given tentative approval by the Federal Trade Commission after the companies agreed to sell three of their top-selling...

Information about Registered Identification Numbers (RNs), issued by the Federal Trade Commission for use on labels on clothing and other textile or fur products, is now available on the Internet at...

Federal Trade Commission staff announced today the results of "Kids Privacy Surf Day" designed as a "snapshot" of children's Web sites' privacy practices. FTC staff found that approximately 86 percent...

Petitions to reopen and modify or set aside orders: The FTC has received a petition from the following entity seeking changes in, or termination of, an FTC order. The FTC is seeking public comments on...

The Federal Trade Commission announced that it has settled a "Project $cholar$cam" case against Florida-based College Assistance Services, Inc., and two of its principals, Linda Love and John...

Tod Silvers, owner of Interstate Inc., and three other defendants who ran a deceptive advance fee loan scheme business, have agreed to pay $374,000 in settlement of Federal Trade Commission charges...

F. Jerald Hildreth, owner of two Newport Beach, California-based telemarketing companies, has agreed to post a $300,000 bond for the protection of future investors before he engages in the sale of...

Consumers planning to lease a car were given assistance today by the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Reserve Board, which jointly announced a special education campaign designed to assist...

As part of an ongoing nationwide law enforcement program to identify funeral homes that fail to comply with the Funeral Rule, the Federal Trade Commission today announced the results of a sweep of...

Internet explorers who surf the Net looking for help have a new source of consumer news and information at http://www.consumer.gov (no period). The web site offers a broad array of consumer...