In response to a petition from the Center for Media Education, the staff of the Federal Trade Commission today released a letter that outlines several principles that it believes should generally...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action. Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval for a transaction from the following...

Four federal agencies, eight state Attorneys General officials, local law enforcers and consumer and civic organizations today announced 26 law enforcement actions against telemarketers who target...

The Federal Trade Commission made public today the results of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide testing for 1,206 varieties of domestic cigarettes sold in 1994. The report to Congress, titled "Tar...

Statement by Anthony Di Resta, Director Atlanta Regional Office Federal Trade Commission Good Morning. I'm grateful to all of you who are here this morning as we announce the results of "Peach Sweep,"...

In response to the decision of R.J. Reynolds to replace the Joe Camel advertising campaign, Jodie Bernstein, Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection said, "We are...

Investment fraud is spreading to new fields -- from movie productions to Internet "shopping malls" to breeding snails for snail ranching -- and more traditional investment scams, such as pyramid...

Recent amendments to the Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA") will require consumer reporting agencies ("CRAs") or credit bureaus for the first time to provide to: 1) consumers a summary of their rights...

The Federal Trade Commission staff has closed its investigation of the proposed merger of The Boeing Company and McDonnell Douglas Corporation. The Commission has determined that no further action is...

It’s laundry day at the Federal Trade Commission and by mid-morning, clothing and laundry appliance manufacturers, retailers, detergent and bleach companies and other industry members will be...

A company that sold bogus brokerage services to consumers who owned federal telecommunications licenses and four of its principals have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their...

The Federal Trade Commission's Competition Director today applauded the federal district court opinion in the Staples and Office Depot case. "Consumers have won today," said William J. Baer, the...

A California telemarketer who touted movie paraphernalia as excellent investments will be barred for life from telemarketing and will pay $150,000 in consumer redress to settle Federal Trade...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that a federal court has entered a final judgment against Worldwide Wallcoverings and Blinds, Inc., an Illinois corporation based in Northbrook. Last...

"Campaña Alerta," an innovative and unprecedented effort to prevent fraudulent advertisements directed at Spanish-speaking consumers, was announced today by officials from the Mexican government, the...

Michael Garganese, former owner of a Beverly Hills, California-based company, Ideal Concepts, Inc., has agreed to settle charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission in December 1995 as part of...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. Commission action regarding petitions to reopen and modify FTC orders: Following a comment period, the FTC has ruled on a petition...

Consumers who were exposed to ads that claimed that Exxon high octane gasoline would reduce auto maintenance costs will get important new information from Exxon soon. In a landmark settlement of...

Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period on each, the Commission has made final consent agreements with the following entities. The Commission action makes the...

First Look will be a network of optical firms (and of local optical firm networks developed by individual members of First Look) organized to respond to requests for proposals ("RFPs") for employer...