The FTC today told the Maryland Task Force on Identity Theft that public organizations, including federal, state, and local governments, “play a critical role in guarding against misuse and...

Approval of FTC comments to the FERC on the wholesale electric power market: The Commission has provided a comment to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regarding competition at the...

Two providers of consumers’ medical profiles used in determining eligibility for life and health insurance have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that, as consumer reporting agencies...

Federal Trade Commission staff sent ten warning letters to prescribers of contact lenses for allegedly failing to release prescription information to their patients, requiring their patients to...

The Federal Trade Commission has charged Kevin Trudeau with violating a court order by allegedly misrepresenting the contents of his book, “The Weight Loss Cure ‘They’ Don’t Want You to Know About,”...

An operation that downloaded onto consumers’ computers software that spawned pop-up messages claiming consumers had signed up for a “free trial” that had expired, and demanding payment to make the...

The FTC today told the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation Subcommittee on Interstate Commerce, Trade and Tourism that it has a robust record in protecting consumers and preserving...

The Federal Trade Commission is warning mortgage brokers and lenders, and media outlets that carry their advertisements for home mortgages, that some of the advertising claims currently appearing in...

Commission approval of final consent orders: The Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter concerning the South Carolina State Board of Dentistry and approved letters to the...

The motto heard around the country this week will be: “Don’t serve alcohol to teens. It’s unsafe. It’s illegal. It’s irresponsible.” The We Don’t Serve Teens message will be promoted through public...

FTC approval of appointment of compliance officer in matter of Rambus Inc.: By a vote of 5-0, the Commission has approved an application to appoint a compliance officer in the matter of Rambus...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a consent order settling charges that two dialysis clinic operators – American Renal Associates, Inc. and Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. –...

The operators of an invention promotion business, which a judge called “one grand con game to take money away from consumers,” have been ordered to pay $60 million for violating a 1998 court order....

Commission approval of Federal Register notice: The Commission has approved the issuance of a Federal Register notice announcing the start of its decennial review of the FTC’s Mail or Telephone Order...

Canadian telemarketers will pay $505,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they scammed United States businesses into paying for business directories and listings that had never been...

Commission approval of proposed divestitures: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a petition for divestiture of two funeral homes pursuant to the modifying order issued in...

Market factors explain increases in the national average retail price for gasoline during the spring and summer of 2006, according to a report sent to the President today by the Federal Trade...

Miami-based telemarketers, who were charged with deceiving Spanish-speaking consumers through their marketing of pre-approved, advance fee MasterCards, free ATM and phone cards, and a free-trial...

Commission approval of final consent order: The Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter of Motor Oil Importers of Puerto Rico, and authorized the staff to forward a letter to the...

Spammers must stop sending unwanted and illegal e-mail messages about hoodia weight-loss products and human growth hormone anti-aging products the Federal Trade Commission alleges don’t work. At the...