Press Releases

Kmart Corporation has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it engaged in deceptive practices in advertising and selling its Kmart gift card. As part of the settlement, Kmart will...

The final defendant in a case that brought a $1 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission in December for illegal debt collection practices has agreed to settle FTC charges that he...

Petition for approval of proposed divestiture: The Commission has received a petition from Service Corporation International (SCI) and Alderwoods Group, Inc. seeking approval of a proposed divestiture...

Obtaining Consumers’ Records Through False Pretenses and Selling Them to Third Parties Has Caused Consumer Harm, Agency Says The Federal Trade Commission today told the House Committee on Energy and...

Commission approval of Federal Register notice: The Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice regarding the regulatory review of the Guides Concerning the Use of...

Will Not Adopt Rules to Block Retail Casket Sales Missouri funeral regulators have agreed to settle antitrust charges by the Federal Trade Commission, affirming that they will not prohibit or...

Settlement Bars Pretexting and Selling Consumers’ Confidential Phone Records An outfit that obtained consumers’ confidential phone records and sold them to third parties without the consumers’ consent...

Commission approval of application for proposed divestiture: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved an application for proposed divestiture from Linde AG and The BOC Group plc...

The Federal Trade Commission is offering a new guide for businesses with practical suggestions on safeguarding sensitive data. The 24-page brochure can help businesses of all sizes protect their...

Agency Has Focused Enforcement on Sectors of Economy with Greatest Impact on Consumers Providing Federal Trade Commission testimony today before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on...

Supplemental petition for approval of proposed divestiture: The Commission has received a supplemental petition from Service Corporation International (SCI) and Alderwoods Group, Inc. seeking approval...

Sessions on March 7 & 8 to Focus on Monopoly Power The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division today announced that the latest in a series of joint...

Final Opportunity For Victims To File Claims Against International Pyramid Scheme Defendants The Federal Trade Commission is announcing the final date for victims of the SkyBiz.com pyramid scheme to...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today presented FTC testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and...

An affiliate Webmaster who used the allure of “free” music downloads to spread malicious computer code is settling Federal Trade Commission charges he violated federal law. The defendant, who was paid...

Commission approval of application for proposed divestiture: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a petition from General Dynamics Corporation related to its recent...

FTC Issues Report to Congress on the First Five Years of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act In a report to Congress, the Federal Trade Commission says the Children’s Online Privacy...

Commission approval of application for proposed divestiture: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved an application for divestiture from Dan L. Duncan (Duncan); EPCO, Inc. (EPCO...

FTC Alleges Ads For “Free” Credit Report Violate Federal Court Order Consumerinfo.com, doing business as Experian Consumer Direct, will pay $300,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that ads...

Agency Seeks Development of Tools to Thwart Identity Theft On April 23 and 24, 2007, the Federal Trade Commission will host a public workshop, “Proof Positive: New Directions in ID Authentication,” to...