I congratulate the Antitrust Modernization Commission (AMC) on the release of its report today. The report represents a three-year effort to review the U.S. antitrust laws, and the policies and...

Darden Restaurants Inc., which owns restaurant chains Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Smokey Bones, and Bahama Breeze, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it engaged in deceptive...

A half-day “back to basics” workshop on complying with truth-in-advertising laws is being presented on Wednesday, May 16, 2007, by the Federal Trade Commission’s Southeast Region and the Atlanta Bar...

The Federal Trade Commission today released the final agenda for its upcoming Energy Conference, which is scheduled for April 10-12 in Washington, D.C. One of the new highlights of the final agenda is...

Commission approval of proposed divestiture: The Commission has approved a petition for proposed divestiture from Thermo Electron Corporation (Thermo). Under the consent agreement and order with the...

FTC Offers Consumers Advice on How They Can Be Beneficial and How to Make Them Stop When a consumer applies for a mortgage, the inquiry that shows up on their credit report may trigger competing...

Sessions to Focus on Remedies The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division today announced that the latest in a series of joint public hearings designed...

Commission approval of reports to Congress: The Commission has authorized the staff to release publicly the 29th Annual Report to Congress on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). This...

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

An Ontario corporation and its owner have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they defrauded U.S. businesses out of millions of dollars by billing and accepting payment for...

FTC Charges Defendants Misrepresented Available Jobs, Potential Income An operation that told consumers they could be hired as mystery shoppers and earn a substantial income, and the telemarketing...

The Federal Trade Commission today told the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland Security that “the government and the private sector must continue to work...

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Commodity Futures Trading Commission Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Trade Commission National Credit Union Administration Office of the...

Final Court Judgments Close Case Against Remaining ‘Prime One’ Defendants At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal district court in Illinois has entered an order for permanent...

Commission authorization of amended complaint filing: The Commission has authorized the staff to file an amended complaint in the matter currently pending against Express Consolidation, Inc.; Randall...

On 30th Anniversary of Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, October Forum to Weigh Effects of Industry Changes The Federal Trade Commission staff will host a workshop on October 10-11, 2007, to learn...

Scam Operation Took More Than $60 Million from 17,000 Consumers The Federal Trade Commission has filed a civil contempt action against four individuals and eight business entities for allegedly...

Commission authorization of the filing of staff comments: The Commission has authorized the staffs of the Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Economics, Bureau of Consumer Protection, and Bureau of...

A company that lured low income consumers with no insurance into spending $199 by making alleged deceptive claims that they would receive free prescription medications has agreed to settle Federal...

Transaction Would Result in Merger to Monopoly in Southwestern Pennsylvania The Federal Trade Commission has approved a complaint challenging Equitable Resources, Inc.’s (Equitable) proposed...