Press Releases

A one-day “back to basics” workshop on complying with truth-in-advertising laws is being presented on Friday, June 15, 2007, by the Federal Trade Commission’s Northeast Region and the Direct Marketing...

A company and its owner will return $160,000 to consumers and are banned for life from promoting or selling franchises or business opportunities. The Federal Trade Commission charged that they used...

Commission approval of comments to the Indiana Supreme Court: The Commission has approved the filing of comments by the staff of the Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Consumer Protection, and...

Mom has given out lots of good advice over the years. Return the favor on Mother’s Day, and send her a musical e-card with tips from the Federal Trade Commission on keeping personal information secure...

Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter concerning Darden Restaurants, Inc. The Commission vote...

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 approval of amicus brief filing: The Commission has approved the filing of an amicus brief with the New Jersey Supreme Court related to the issue of attorney advertising In the brief, the...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...