Press Releases

A company that sells legal document preparation franchises has agreed to pay a $286,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal law by failing to disclose...

The Federal Trade Commission reminds consumers that the National Do Not Call Registry has accepted personal cell phone and home phone number registrations since it opened for consumer registrations in...

Commission approval of amended complaint: The Commission has approved the filing of an amended complaint in the matter of FTC v. FGH International Corporation, et al. The original complaint in this...

The Federal Trade Commission has issued a report to Congress containing studies on credit report accuracy and completeness required by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACTA)...

In the face of more than 2,000 consumer complaints, the FTC has asked a U.S. District court to order a halt to the harassing, intimidating, deceptive, and illegal ‘debt collection’ practices of...

Alyon Technologies, Inc. will drop its claim to approximately $17 million in consumer bills to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it engaged in unauthorized billing and collection for adult...

A Switzerland-based company and its United States counterpart have agreed to provide refunds to its U.S. citizens, as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. Dr. Clark Research...

Commission approval of amended complaints: The Commission has approved the filing of an amended complaint in the matter of FTC v. Telephone Protection Agency, Inc, et al. The original complaint in...

Former Assistant to Miles Kirkpatrick Named Recipient of 2004 Kirkpatrick Award Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today named Caswell O. Hobbs, III, the 2004 recipient of the...

The Federal Trade Commission has charged three related dietary supplement companies located in Norcross, Georgia, their corporate officers, and a physician with deceiving consumers through deceptive...

On Wednesday, December 1, the three nationwide consumer reporting companies – Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion – will begin processing consumers’ requests for free annual credit reports at www...

Commission approval of final consent orders: The Commission has approved a final consent order concerning Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (Enterprise) and GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P. related to...

A U.S. district court judge has held two Canadian corporations and their principal in contempt of court, and ordered that the individual be jailed for violating a court-ordered asset freeze. The...

The Federal Trade Commission has charged a cross-border telemarketing enterprise with defrauding consumers out of millions of dollars by offering them a “guaranteed” low-interest credit card for an...

The three nationwide consumer reporting companies – Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion – today announced the Web address, toll-free telephone number, and postal address consumers can use to request a...

A Canadian enterprise that targets elderly consumers, dupes them into revealing their bank account information, then debits hundreds of dollars from their accounts is facing Federal Trade Commission...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Louisiana Department of Justice today announced that they had shut down a fraudulent grant marketing service that had cheated consumers out of millions of dollars...

The Federal Trade Commission has issued an updated consumer alert to help consumers use the Internet wisely while shopping this holiday season. The FTC’s alert, “Holiday Shopping? Don’t Take a Holiday...

On Sunday, November 21, 2004, the United States Senate unanimously confirmed the nominations of Deborah Platt Majoras and Jon Leibowitz to serve as Federal Trade Commissioners. Majoras was confirmed...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office, with participation by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, will hold a joint press conference on Monday, November 22, 2004, at...