Press Releases

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz issued the following statement regarding today’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which invited the plaintiffs in the...

The Federal Trade Commission today said that the rapid-fire pace of technological change, including an explosion in children’s use of mobile devices and interactive gaming, has led the agency to...

Today, at the ninth annual International Competition Network conference in Istanbul, Turkey, the ICN adopted Recommended Practices for substantive merger analysis, approved a pilot project for a...

Beginning today, a claims administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission will mail more than 34,000 checks totaling almost $18 million to consumers identified as victims of a series of cross...

With American youth exposed to more advertising than ever before, the Federal Trade Commission is kicking off a new advertising literacy campaign to help older children understand the ads they see and...

Women’s clothing retailer Talbots and its California marketing company have agreed to pay penalties totaling $161,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they illegally delivered...

Starting April 30, an administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission will mail more than 140,000 refund checks totaling about $6 million to consumers who bought certain “For Women Only” brand...

FTC Charges More Defendants and Violations in Matter of Grant Connect, LLC The Federal Trade Commission has charged additional defendants and violations in the matter of Grant Connect, LLC, a company...

WHAT: Advertising is virtually everywhere. The Internet and new technologies have taken kids’ exposure to advertising to new levels. That’s why the Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz today issued the FTC’s 2010 Annual Report at the American Bar Association’s Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting in Washington, highlighting the...

U.S. consumers are being inundated with prerecorded “robocalls” from companies claiming they can negotiate lower credit card interest rates – for a fee. The Federal Trade Commission urges extreme...

At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has banned eight companies and their principals from selling credit repair and mortgage relief services, and ordered them to pay more than $7...

The Federal Trade Commission today told the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation that the FTC will continue its stepped-up efforts to protect financially strapped consumers...

A nationwide specialty consumer reporting agency that provides casinos with credit reports that are used to assess customers’ eligibility for credit and check cashing has agreed to settle Federal...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz and Commissioner William E. Kovacic will participate in the ninth annual International Competition Network (ICN) conference in Istanbul, Turkey, from...

Searching for ways to make the most of Earth Day? Start by looking at home. Take a tour, in English or Spanish, at the Federal Trade Commission’s ftc.gov/energysavings. You’ll find ways to save energy...

The Federal Trade Commission today released for public comment a proposed revision of the Horizontal Merger Guidelines. The updated Guidelines, which outline how the federal antitrust agencies...

In light of rapidly changing technology such as the increased use of smartphones and other devices to access the Internet, the Federal Trade Commission will host a public roundtable, “Protecting Kids’...

The Federal Trade Commission has submitted comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on how alternative sources of energy – such as wind farms, solar cells, and solar thermal installations...

Eight federal regulators released an Online Form Builder today that financial institutions can download and use to develop and print customized versions of a model consumer privacy notice. The Online...