Press Releases

The Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice regarding the ceiling on allowable charges for certain disclosures under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). As detailed in...

The Federal Trade Commission and seven state attorneys general have charged a payment processor with violating federal and state laws by debiting, or attempting to debit from consumers’ bank accounts...

Two marketers of non-corrective, cosmetic contact lenses have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated federal law by selling lenses without prescriptions. According to FTC...

Section 214(e) of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act requires the Federal Trade Commission, the federal banking agencies, and the National Credit Union Administration to “jointly conduct...

Commission approval of final consent orders: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning Kyphon Inc.’s proposed...

An operation that foisted sexually explicit online pop-up ads on unwitting consumers has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the practice violated federal law. The settlement bars...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today named former FTC Commissioner Thomas B. Leary the 2007 recipient of the Miles W. Kirkpatrick Award. Citing his significant contributions...

Protecting the personal information of customers, clients, and employees is good business. The Federal Trade Commission has a new online tutorial to alert businesses and other organizations to...

Issuance of Commission report: The Commission has issued a study, “ 2007 Report on Ethanol Market Concentration,” its third annual report on the state of ethanol production in the United States, as...

The Federal Trade Commission has wrapped up its case against the purveyors of an envelope stuffing business opportunity by settling charges with the remaining defendants, who falsely promised that...

The Federal Trade Commission and the federal financial regulatory agencies (the Agencies) have approved proposed regulations and guidelines to help ensure the accuracy and integrity of information...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it has agreed to settle its complaint against Barr Laboratories, whose agreement with Warner Chilcott, the Commission alleges, unlawfully delayed...

A large online advertiser that drove traffic to its Web sites using spam e-mails with misleading subject lines has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to disclose that...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a complaint challenging The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc.’s (A&P) proposed $1.3 billion acquisition of Pathmark Stores, Inc. The complaint...

The Federal Trade Commission today released a survey showing that 8.3 million American adults, or 3.7 percent of all American adults, were victims of identity theft in 2005. Of the victims, 3.2...

The Federal Trade Commission is beginning a regulatory review of its environmental marketing guidelines, also known as the Green Guides. The guides outline general principles for all environmental...

Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the sixth matter related to the advertising and sale...

On November 16, 2007, a U.S. District Court judge found Kevin Trudeau in contempt of court for violating a 2004 permanent injunction. The Court found that Trudeau violated the permanent injunction...

Budget Rent-A-Car has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to adequately disclose a “fuel” fee automatically charged to customers who drove fewer than 75 miles. According...

A federal district court has halted a bogus lottery and prize-promotion scam that provides victims with counterfeit cashier’s checks and false promises of large cash prizes, pending trial. According...