The Commission has approved the Report to Congress Under the Do Not Call Improvement Act of 2007 (2007 DNCIA), signed into law on February 15, 2008. The report, which is mandated under the 2007 DNCIA...

Under the terms of a federal court order announced by the Federal Trade Commission today, a finance company that the Commission charged with unfairly collecting on equipment leasing contracts and...

A Texas-based mortgage lender has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal law by failing to provide reasonable security to protect sensitive customer data. The lender made...

– The Commission, with the concurrence of the U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, has released the Thirtieth Annual Report to Congress Regarding the Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification...

The marketers of dietary supplements that purportedly prevented and treated diabetes have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they engaged in deceptive advertising practices. According to...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the first of a possible series of public hearings to explore the evolving market for intellectual property (IP). The hearings will be held beginning on...

The Federal Trade Commission today denied requests that the Commission extend the time within which public comments can be filed on proposed revisions to Parts 3 and 4 of the agency’s Rules of...

The Federal Trade Commission has charged a nationwide marketing operation with violating federal law by deceiving consumers into buying materials they thought would help them get federal postal jobs...

The Federal Trade Commission has charged a nationwide marketing operation with violating federal law by deceiving consumers into buying materials they thought would help them get federal postal jobs...

In these tough economic times, smart shopping during the holiday season is more important than ever. Whether consumers are shopping online, by phone, or in stores, the Federal Trade Commission, the...

The Commission has approved a divestiture petition from Agrium Inc. related to Agrium’s recent acquisition of UAP Holding Corporation. Under the terms of the FTC consent order arising from its...

The Federal Trade Commission announced the agenda for the upcoming workshop in the petroleum industry market manipulation rulemaking. The workshop will be held at FTC Headquarters in Washington, DC...

The Federal Trade Commission today launched a new Web site to introduce kids to key consumer and business concepts. Set in a shopping mall, http://www.ftc.gov/YouAreHere takes kids on an experiential...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it will hold a series of public workshops early next year to explore, for the purposes of enforcing Section 1 of the Sherman Act and Section 5 of the...

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court judge has frozen the assets of a Canadian operation and ordered a halt to its allegedly unlawful practices - billing businesses in...

The Halloween season spells big business for the cosmetic contact lens industry, as consumers shop for just the right lenses to play the part of a mummy or vampire, or to change the color of their...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Southern Methodist University (SMU) Dedman School of Law will host a half-day public workshop in Dallas on Thursday, November 13, 2008, on how businesses can...

– Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order with Bioque Technologies, Inc. The vote approving the final order was 4-0. (FTC File No. 082-3095; the staff...

The Federal Trade Commission and 24 state agencies today announced a crackdown on 33 operations that deceptively claim they can remove negative information from consumers' credit reports, even if that...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a unanimous vote to issue an administrative complaint challenging the proposed $85 million acquisition of Newpark Environmental Services by CCS Corporation...