Press Releases

An online data broker that charged consumers $10 based on the promise that it could “lock their records”so others could not see or buy them, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that...

The Federal Trade Commission moved to further strengthen its longstanding enforcement program aimed at preventing deceptive mortgage advertising, proposing a rule that would ban misrepresentations for...

An administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission is mailing checks to 14,023 consumers who were victims of ChoicePoint’s alleged failure to implement a comprehensive information security...

The Federal Trade Commission today told a Senate Subcommittee that it supports proposed legislation that would require many companies to use reasonable data security policies and procedures and...

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has temporarily halted an envelope-stuffing operation that allegedly scammed cash-strapped consumers by falsely promising they...

The Federal Trade Commission and privacy enforcement authorities from 11 countries around the world recently launched the Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN), a new network that promotes...

The Federal Trade Commission and Fordham Law School will co-sponsor a panel discussion on September 22, 2010, on the recently revised Horizontal Merger Guidelines and their role in promoting closer...

A California-based mortgage lender and its owner have agreed to settle FTC charges that they illegally charged Hispanic consumers higher prices for mortgage loans than non-Hispanic white consumers –...

An administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission has mailed claim forms to 1,174 consumers who are eligible for refunds because they allegedly were steered from the Ticketmaster website to...

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on an application by Agilent Technologies, Inc. to modify the final FTC Order settling charges that Agilent’s acquisition of Varian, Inc. would...

In testimony before a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee, the Federal Trade Commission explained how it protects consumers by applying well-established principles of competition to fast...

FTC Staff Will Not Recommend Agency Challenge Two New Drug Supplier Audit Programs The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has advised a consortium of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies that...

As part of its ongoing efforts to stop deceptive marketing, the Federal Trade Commission halted an operation that deceived consumers into paying for bogus credit cards and charged them illegal fees...

The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation will divest certain key assets as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that is designed to address the competitive harm caused by its acquisition of...

FTC Staff Urges Texas Board of Veterinary Examiners Not to Adopt a Proposed Rule Restricting Competition Staff of the Federal Trade Commission have urged the Texas Board of Veterinary Examiners not to...

Industrial gas supplier Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. has reached an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission that will require the company to sell certain liquid gas assets if it proceeds with...

Beginning today, a claims administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission will mail more than 22,000 checks to consumers who were victims of a deceptive telemarketing operation called Remote...

On October 5, 2010, the Federal Trade Commission will co-host a workshop on several issues associated with Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), organizations authorized by the new Affordable Care...

The former president of a payment processing company has agreed to settle charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission and seven states for his role in an operation that allegedly debited more than...

As kids across the nation return to school, the Federal Trade Commission is launching the 2010 “We Don’t Serve Teens” consumer education campaign, which warns of the hazards of underage drinking. The...