Commission Actions

At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court halted a purported debt relief operation that allegedly contacted consumers through prerecorded telemarketing calls, falsely claimed it would...

Two companies that recommend long-term care facilities for senior citizens have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misled consumers to think that they had researched the...

Todos los años, aparecen defraudadores que dirigen sus estafas contra los inmigrantes que se inscriben para participar en el Programa de la Lotería de Visas de Diversidad del Departamento de Estado de...

Every year, scam artists target immigrants who enter the U.S. Department of State’s Diversity Visa Lottery Program. The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, says...

The Federal Trade Commission told a House subcommittee that strong enforcement of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) remains a top priority for the FTC, and that the agency is committed to educating...

The Federal Trade Commission has posted an agenda for next month’s workshop focusing on the pet medications industry in the United States. FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz is scheduled to provide opening...

The Federal Trade Commission’s staff submitted a comment to the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recommending ways to lower the barriers faced by companies seeking to enter regional and local...

The Federal Trade Commission has charged the Coleadium, Inc. affiliate network which uses the name “Ads4Dough,” and its owner, with recruiting affiliate marketers that made deceptive claims on fake...