Karin Stevens, Inc., a New York City designer and importer of ladies dresses and pant suits, has agreed to pay a $20,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it did not...

Century Direct Marketing (CDM), a Santa Barbara, California-based company that, under the name Consumer Information Services, sold information packages about the auction sale of automobiles, houses...

Intermatic Incorporated, one of the country's largest manufacturers of consumer and industrial energy control products such as appliance timers and low-voltage outdoor lighting, has agreed to pay a...

Predatory lending practices in the subprime market, particularly those affecting home equity borrowers, were the subject of testimony delivered today by David Medine, Associate Director for Financial...

Staff of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureaus of Economics and Consumer Protection have provided comments in response to a request from the West Virginia Public Service Commission (PSC) regarding a...

This is National Small Business Week, a time to celebrate and recognize America's small business entrepreneurs, and to remind America's small businesses how to defend themselves against business-to...

Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with the following: Texas Surgeons, P.A., et al. The Commission vote to finalize the consent order was 5-0. (File...

Self-regulation alone has not adequately protected consumer online privacy, and as a result, legislation is now needed to supplement self-regulatory efforts and guarantee basic consumer protections...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that the workshop on Business-to-Business (B2B) electronic marketplaces originally scheduled for one day, June 29, 2000, will instead run for two days...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions: The FTC has received an application for the approval of a transaction from the following: Exxon Mobil Corporation. Exxon Mobil has...

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition has announced the agenda for the workshop on slotting allowances, which will be held in the FTC Headquarters Building in Washington, D...

Jodie Bernstein, Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, presented FTC testimony today before the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property of the House...

Service Corporation International (SCI) has divested the LaGrone Funeral Home, one of its two funeral homes in Roswell, New Mexico, in settlement of Federal Trade Commission antitrust charges. The...

Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on an application for approval of a transaction from the following: Exxon Mobil Corporation. The application concerns Exxon Mobil's proposed...

The Federal Trade Commission on Friday issued a final Rule implementing the provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act governing the privacy of consumers' financial information. The Rule applies to a...

The FTC has received an application for the approval of a transaction from the following: Exxon Mobil Corporation. As required by Paragraph XIV.B. of the Commission's order in Docket No. C-3907, Exxon...

Efamol Nutraceuticals, Inc., and J & R Research, Inc., two companies that market and sell dietary supplements that claim to mitigate or cure the effects of Attention Deficit Disorder or Attention...

What: FTC news conference on music distributors' pricing policies of compact discs. When: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 2:00 p.m. (Room to open at 1:30 p.m. for camera set-up) Who: Chairman Robert Pitofsky...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it has reached separate settlement agreements with Universal Music and Video Distribution, Sony Corp. of America, Time-Warner Inc., EMI Music...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions: The FTC has approved the extension of a time period in the following matter: Baxter International, Inc. Under the order in Docket No...