The Federal Trade Commission has issued an updated consumer alert to help consumers use the Internet wisely while shopping this holiday season. The FTC’s alert, “Holiday Shopping? Don’t Take a Holiday...

On Sunday, November 21, 2004, the United States Senate unanimously confirmed the nominations of Deborah Platt Majoras and Jon Leibowitz to serve as Federal Trade Commissioners. Majoras was confirmed...

A Colorado-based telemarketing firm and its principal have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceived consumers in financial distress out of more than $200 each with offers...

The Federal Trade Commission is urging consumers to be wary of e-mails from marketers offering information on free or low-cost prescription drug programs for a fee. A new consumer alert, “No Need to...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office, with participation by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, will hold a joint press conference on Monday, November 22, 2004, at...

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has issued final summaries of identity theft and general consumer rights and revised furnisher and user notices under the Fair Credit...

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has issued its final rule regarding the proper disposal of consumer report information and records under the Fair and Accurate Credit...

Cross-border cooperation between Canadian and U.S. law enforcers will provide approximately $1.5 million in redress for victims of four international lottery scams operated by telemarketers based in...

Under the terms of a court order announced by the Federal Trade Commission today, a set of defendants with mail drops in Willowbrook, Illinois are permanently barred from selling work-at-home business...

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., a national seller of pet food, supplies, and services, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that security flaws in its www.PETCO.com Web site violated...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras announced today that D. Bruce Hoffman, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Competition, will be leaving the FTC effective November 24, 2004, and...

In an initial decision filed on November 8, 2004, and announced today, Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) D. Michael Chappell upheld a Federal Trade Commission complaint filed last year against a...

As part of a nationwide compliance sweep, the Federal Trade Commission has charged two mortgage companies with violating the agency's Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLB) Safeguards Rule by not having reasonable...

United States and Canadian law enforcers have joined forces to target a scam that affects millions of consumers a year, bilking each of them out of hundreds of dollars or more, for loans they never...

What: Produced video news release providing tips on choosing a credit counselor and avoiding credit counseling fraud, featuring Ken Hunter, president and CEO of the Council of Better Business Bureaus...

The Federal Trade Commission and its Canadian law enforcement partners will hold a press conference on Tuesday, November 16 at 10:00 a.m. EST to announce new cross-border efforts to crack down on...

An operation billing itself as a debt negotiation company that promised to reduce consumers’ debt, negotiate with creditors, and stop harassment from debt collectors in exchange for various fees...

Extension of public comment period: The Commission has extended the deadline for public comments regarding its upcoming two-day Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Workshop, which will be held in Washington, DC...

The FTC today announced that it will publish a notice in the Federal Register next week seeking comment on a proposal to modify the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) to allow telemarketers to use...

Today, the Federal Trade Commission is launching “Operation Big Fat Lie,” a nation-wide law enforcement sweep against six companies making false weight-loss claims in national advertisements...