On April 19-20, 2005, the Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop to examine approaches to consumer dispute resolution and redress around the world. The workshop, sponsored by the Organization...

The Federal Trade Commission today released a staff report summarizing the issues and drawing some conclusions from its April 2004 workshop, “Monitoring Software on Your PC: Spyware, Adware, and Other...

A mortgage company identified during a nationwide sweep monitoring compliance with federal privacy laws has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to adequately protect customers’...

The Federal Trade Commission today filed a motion in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, pursuant to Section 7A(g)(2) of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 18a(g)(2), to require Blockbuster...

The Federal Trade Commission has charged several Canadian-based companies and their principals with targeting United States consumers in a scheme to trick them into paying for unordered business...

Under a consent order announced today by the Federal Trade Commission, Preferred Health Services, Inc. (Preferred Health), a physician-hospital organization consisting of more than 100 doctors and the...

On Tuesday, March 22, 2005, the Federal Trade Commission and the Electronic Retailing Association will host the seventh in the FTC’s series of back-to-basics workshops about complying with truth-in...

Issuance of Commission report: The Commission has issued its annual report to the Federal Reserve Board on FTC enforcement actions in 2004 related to the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), Consumer Leasing...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced it has allowed Cytec Industries, Inc.’s (Cytec) proposed $1.8 billion acquisition of the Surface Specialties Business of Belgium’s UCB S.A., provided Cytec...

California infomercial producer Modern Interactive Technology, Inc. (MIT), and its two principals, Mark Levine and David Richmond, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they had...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today announced that William Blumenthal will join the agency as General Counsel. Blumenthal, currently a partner in the antitrust and trade...

A mortgage lender and servicer has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceptively induced consumers into taking loans secured by their homes, overcharged borrowers, and, in some...

The Federal Trade Commission and Spain’s Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD) today signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote enhanced cooperation and information...

Publication of Federal Register notice: The Commission, by a vote of 5-0, has authorized publication of a notice of final rulemaking effecting amendments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Rules (HSR) (16 C.F.R...

Commission authorization of filing of amended complaint: The Commission has authorized the staff to file an amended complaint in the matter currently pending against Femina, Inc., et al. The complaint...

In a massive criminal and civil crackdown on promoters of illegal business opportunity and work-at-home schemes, the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Postal...

Commission approval of amicus brief filing: The Commission has approved the filing of an amicus brief jointly with the U.S. Department of Justice in the matter concerning Empagran, S.A. v. Hoffmann...

The Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and state law enforcement officials will hold a joint press conference on Tuesday, February 22, 2005...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today announced two major staff changes within the FTC’s Bureau of Competition. First, Jeffrey Schmidt, formerly a partner of the Washington...

Request for public comments: The Commission is seeking public comment to aid staff in preparing a study on the effects of credit scores and credit-based insurance scores on the price and availability...