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...

The Federal Trade Commission will host a press conference on Tuesday November 9, 2004, to announce a series of new law enforcement and consumer education initiatives to address the problem of bogus...

Application for approval of proposed divestiture: The Commission has received a petition for approval of proposed divestiture from Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (Enterprise) and Dan L. Duncan...

The Federal Trade Commission has charged that a telemarketing operation promised “free samples,” then debited consumer’s accounts without their authorization in violation of federal law. The FTC...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will co-host a two-day “summit” November 9-10, 2004 to explore the development and...

The Federal Trade Commission has charged New Jersey-based NorVergence, Inc. with defrauding consumers through misleading claims that it would provide them with years of dramatic savings on their...

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on different approaches to determining a “fair and reasonable” fee for credit scores under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA)...

The Federal Trade Commission has asked a U.S. district court judge to shut down an operation that used illegal spam to make deceptive claims about an “automotive fuel saver” that doesn’t save fuel...

First American Payment Processing, Inc., two related corporations, and their principals are banned from processing any payments for outbound telemarketers as part of a settlement with the Federal...

Application for approval of proposed divestiture: The Commission has received a petition for approval of proposed divestiture from General Electric Company (GE) related to the FTC decision and order...

Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter concerning General Electric Company (GE) and InVision...

The Federal Trade Commission has issued its final rules under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) regarding further definition of the terms “identity theft” and “identity theft...

Lydia B. Parnes, Acting Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, today told a gathering of the International Association of Privacy Professionals today in New Orleans...

Commission approval of proposed divestiture: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a proposed divestiture by American Air Liquide, Inc. (Air Liquide). The company’s petition...

The marketers of the “Balance Bracelet,” a purported pain relief product, have agreed to pay $400,000 to settle charges that they made deceptive pain relief claims about the bracelet. In May 2004, the...

Harry Siskind, former President of Mark Nutritionals, Inc., the now defunct maker of Body Solutions Evening Weight Loss Formula, has agreed to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission that he...

The Federal Trade Commission today issued its sixth quarterly announcement summarizing the agency’s continued enforcement against telemarketing fraud and abuse. The quarterly enforcement update lists...