Press Releases

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal district court in Illinois has entered final orders against three people based in Canada who allegedly defrauded U.S. consumers out of more...

Commission filing of comments with FERC: The Commission approved the filing of a comment with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) concerning FERC’s standards of conduct for electric power...

A scammer, who boasted that consumers could earn a six-figure income if they purchased and used his $10,000 “asset protection service” business program, is banned for life from telemarketing and from...

The Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today issued a joint report, “Competition in the Real Estate Brokerage Industry.” The purpose of the report is to inform consumers and...

Home buyers today have a wide variety of choices when it comes to real estate services. The Federal Trade Commission has tips for considering a real estate professional and using the Internet as a new...

Commission approval of staff comments: The FTC has approved the filing of comments by the staffs of the Bureau of Competition, Bureau of Economics, and Office of Policy Planning with Connecticut...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division today announced that the final session in a series of joint public hearings designed to examine the implications of...

Testifying today on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce regarding...

The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado has entered a stipulated interim order in the matter of FTC v. Debt-Set, et al. The FTC’s complaint against the defendants, announced on March 27...

Commission approval of time extension: In the matter of Service Corporation International (SCI) and Alderwoods Group, by a vote of 5-0, the Commission has extended the time period for SCI to complete...

Commission approval of a Federal Register notice: The Commission has approved publication of a Federal Register Notice regarding the agency’s planned study of authorized generic pharmaceuticals, which...

Under the terms of separate consent agreements announced today, the Federal Trade Commission has settled charges against two companies for unfair and deceptive rebate practices. The Commission’s...

The number of cigarettes sold or given away, as well as the amount spent on advertising and promotion by the five largest cigarette companies in the United States, decreased in 2004 and 2005...

A one-day “back to basics” workshop on complying with truth-in-advertising laws is being presented on Thursday, May 31, 2007, by the Federal Trade Commission’s Midwest Region and the St. Louis Better...

The Federal Trade Commission approved a staff comment letter to the Electronic Payments Association (NACHA) supporting stronger self-regulatory measures to prevent payment processing fraud. NACHA...

Federal Trade Commission staff joined other members of the Greater Washington Jump$tart Coalition today in simultaneously offering nearly 2,000 Washington DC high school students across the city...

The Federal Trade Commission has mailed claim forms for reimbursement to an additional 1,500 consumers who may have been victims of identity theft due to alleged security lapses at data broker...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division today announced that the second-to-last panel in a series of joint public hearings designed to examine the implications...

An operation that hid assets from the Federal Trade Commission when settling false advertising charges will pay $1.9 million to be used for refunds. Last year, the defendants agreed to pay $375,000 to...

(202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WWW.USDOJ.GOV WASHINGTON - Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today announced the completion of the...