Dentists in three communities in Puerto Rico have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they fixed prices and engaged in an illegal boycott in order to obtain higher reimbursement...

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission on September 11 filed a comment with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in response to its request for comments about the agency's revised filing...

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission on September 4 filed a comment with the Louisiana Public Service Commission in response to its request for comments about consumer protection issues related...

The promoter of a travel scam that targeted immigrants will pay in excess of $84,000 in consumer redress and be required to post a $150,000 performance bond before selling travel services in the...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Miami-Dade Transit Authority are teaming up to help consumers in the Dade County area hang up on telephone fraud. To help consumers learn to recognize a...

Consumers holding tickets for canceled Northwest or Air Canada airline flights may be able to protect themselves under the federal Fair Credit Billing Act (FCBA), according to the Federal Trade...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the results of a sweep of 42 funeral homes in the Detroit, Grand Rapids and Lansing areas. Seven of those homes appeared to be in violation of the FTC's...

An Internet "entrepreneur" who advertised low priced computers in online auction houses and collected the sales price but never delivered the goods would be barred for life from conducting any...

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission on August 28 filed a comment with the Mississippi Public Service Commission concerning the Transco proposal submitted to the state agency by Entergy...

Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval of a transaction from the following. The FTC is seeking public comments on the application for 30 days...

In an ongoing campaign to combat vending machine scams, law enforcement officials in 10 states, together with the Federal Trade Commission, today announced "Operation Vend Up Broke" -- a sweep netting...

schemes by negotiating settlements with two companies and their principals to resolve charges brought against them as part of "Operation Eraser," a federal-state crackdown on fraudulent credit repair...

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission today filed comments with the Food and Drug Administration suggesting that FDA highlight, in its proposed rule on dietary supplement claims, the requirement...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced an agreement with Merck and Co., Inc. ("Merck"), a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer, and its subsidiary, Merck-Medco Managed Care, LLC (“Medco”)...

Toys Unlimited International, Inc., and its principals, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated the Commission's Franchise Rule. This case was brought as one of the...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a proposed consent order against Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company that would resolve FTC concerns that the company’s proposed consolidation of its...

Federal Trade Commission Administrative Law Judge James P. Timony has ordered Trans Union Corporation to stop distributing and selling target marketing lists based on consumer-credit data, except for...

Petitions to reopen and modify orders: The FTC has granted the petition from the following entity seeking changes in an FTC order. Several consent orders with Columbia/HCA Corporation have been...

A California telemarketer who promised "resort accommodations" and "luxury cruises," but delivered third-rate hotels and ferry boat rides, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that he...

Petitions to reopen and modify orders: The FTC has received a petition from the following entity seeking changes in an FTC order. The FTC is seeking public comments on the newly-received petition for...