Press Releases

The effective date of the Formal Interpretation under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) rules setting forth the conditions under which the creation, or acquisition of an interest in, a Limited Liability...

Robert M. Oliver, who promoted a business opportunity through material posted on an Internet site that promised potential purchasers that they could set-up the "Consumer Protection Agency" for the...

A founder of FutureNet, a company that was promoted as a multi-level marketing program, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the program was actually an illegal pyramid scheme...

The Federal Trade Commission has granted the request of Navistar International Transportation Corporation for an exemption from the FTC's Franchise Rule with regard to the company's truck dealership...

In a notice published today in the Federal Register, the Federal Trade Commission proposes allowing manufacturers of residential appliances covered by its Appliance Labeling Rule to place the logo of...

Six Santa Barbara, California, companies were charged today by law enforcement agencies with making fraudulent claims about how to obtain government-seized cars or homes for very small amounts of...

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...

The operations of cross-border con artists who targeted senior citizens in an international lottery scam have been temporarily shut down by the Federal Trade Commission and a team of state and...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today three settlements entered into with several defendants involved in selling invention promotion services. The settlements resolved a case filed by the...

Four individuals and two corporations, operating in Reno, Nevada, that were cited by the Federal Trade Commission as part of "Project Housecall," have agreed to settle FTC charges. According to the...

The explosion of the dietary supplement market and changes in regulation have created uncertainty in the dietary supplement industry about how to abide by advertising law. To help ensure that...

The Federal Trade Commission today released the results of staff research on consumer interpretation of food nutrition and health claims in advertising. The report, titled "Generic Copy Test of Food...

The Federal Trade Commission filed comments on November 13 with the Federal Communications Commission in support of the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to make telephone bills more readable and...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today a revision to its policy concerning public disclosure of its nonmerger investigations. The revised policy would permit limited disclosures about nonmerger...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the results of a sweep of 56 funeral homes in the Duluth, St. Cloud, Rochester and Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan areas. Five of those homes appeared to...

Jacqueline Sabal, an infomercial promoter who claimed her "Sable Hair Farming System," could "...finally end baldness in the human race," has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that her...

How to respond when the voice on the other end of the telephone claims to be raising money for police, fire fighters, children, veteran or other deserving causes is a quandary many consumers find...

Petitions to reopen and modify an order: Following a public comment period, the FTC has approved the request from the following entity to reopen and modify an order. The Commission has voted to reopen...

Mechanical devices that miraculously treat the pain of arthritis, herbal remedies that ward off AIDS, mysterious elixirs that cure cancer -- these are among the incredible claims made on more than 1...

In anticipation of America Recycles Day, November 15, the Federal Trade Commission has prepared two brochures -- one for consumers and one for businesses -- that explain some of the common recycling...