A one-day “back to basics” workshop on complying with truth-in-advertising laws is being presented on Thursday, May 31, 2007, by the Federal Trade Commission’s Midwest Region and the St. Louis Better...

The Federal Trade Commission approved a staff comment letter to the Electronic Payments Association (NACHA) supporting stronger self-regulatory measures to prevent payment processing fraud. NACHA...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division today announced that the second-to-last panel in a series of joint public hearings designed to examine the implications...

An operation that hid assets from the Federal Trade Commission when settling false advertising charges will pay $1.9 million to be used for refunds. Last year, the defendants agreed to pay $375,000 to...

The Federal Trade Commission has mailed claim forms for reimbursement to an additional 1,500 consumers who may have been victims of identity theft due to alleged security lapses at data broker...

The Federal Trade Commission staff will host a workshop on October 10-11, 2007, to explore changes in the debt collection industry and examine their impact on consumers and businesses. The event will...

(202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WWW.USDOJ.GOV WASHINGTON - Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today announced the completion of the...

A sweepstakes operation that enticed consumers to send money in order to win cash prizes has agreed to pay almost $1.4 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal laws...

WASHINGTON - Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and FTC Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras will hold a press conference to announce the release of the President's Identity Theft Task Force comprehensive...

WHAT: “Proof Positive: New Directions in ID Authentication,” a workshop to explore methods to reduce identity theft through enhanced authentication. The workshop, which will include public, private...

Commission authorization of the filing of staff comments: The Commission has authorized the staff of the Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Economics, and Bureau of Competition to submit joint...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today issued the FTC’s 2007 Annual Report at the American Bar Association’s Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting in Washington, DC. “The FTC...

How do consumers benefit from America’s antitrust laws? Learn all about it in a new brochure from the Federal Trade Commission, “Competition Counts: How Consumers Win When Businesses Compete.” This...

The Federal Trade Commission testified today on alternative hormone replacement therapy before the Senate Special Committee on Aging. The testimony, provided by Eileen Harrington, Deputy Director of...

The Federal Trade Commission will host a two-day public event, “Spam Summit: The Next Generation of Threats and Solutions,” in Washington, DC on July 11 and 12, 2007. The summit will bring together...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice (DOJ) today issued a joint report, “Antitrust Enforcement and Intellectual Property Rights: Promoting Innovation and Competition,” to inform...

The Federal Trade Commission today unveiled a redesigned Web site to enhance consumers’ ability to find the information they want quickly and easily. As the federal agency that works directly with and...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced its challenge to the terms of Actavis Group hf.’s (Actavis) proposed acquisition of Abrika Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Abrika), alleging that the transaction...

Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today announced several appointments and promotions in recent months in the Bureau of Competition, the Bureau of Consumer Protection, and the Office of the General...

The Federal District Court in Oregon has frozen the assets of Beaverton-based Merchant Processing, Inc. (MPI), its owner, and affiliated companies. The court ordered a temporary halt to claims the...