Press Releases

The Federal Trade Commission today told the U.S. House of Representatives that access to Whois databases – the directories that contain information about Web site operators – are "critical to the...

The Federal Trade Commission today charged the Austin Board of Realtors with violating the antitrust laws by effectively preventing consumers with real estate listing agreements for potentially lower...

The Federal Trade Commission will hold a media availability on Thursday, July 13, 2006, at 11 am EDT to field reporter questions related to a real estate competition enforcement case that will be...

The Federal Trade Commission is warning consumers that paying for an online purchase with a wire transfer is risky. When making purchases from Internet auctions, the FTC says credit cards and online...

Commission approval of consent order modifications: – Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved certain modifications to a supply agreement in response to a request for approval...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division today announced that the third in a series of planned joint public hearings designed to examine the antitrust...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced its decision to challenge Hologic Inc.’s 2005 purchase of the breast cancer screening and diagnosis business of Fischer Imaging Corporation. In its...

An operation that sold bogus college financial aid services has been permanently banned from selling academic goods or services for repeatedly violating court orders. The Federal Trade Commission...

A debt collection agency that allegedly used lies and threats to collect debts has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its tactics violated federal laws. Under the court settlement...

Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the FTC has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning Fresenius AG and Renal Care Group...

Publication of Federal Register notice: The Commission has authorized the publication of a Federal Register notice soliciting public comments on the Recycled Oil Rule, as part of the FTC’s ongoing...

The Federal Trade Commission staff took action earlier this week to increase compliance with the Contact Lens Rule by sellers of non-corrective, decorative/cosmetic contact lenses. In 2003, Congress...

The Federal Trade Commission today called on social networking sites to make sure children visiting their sites can stay safe and their parents can protect them. Testifying for the FTC, Commissioner...

Transmission of joint FTC/DOJ comments: The Commission has authorized the filing of comments, prepared jointly with the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division, with the New York State...

The Federal Trade Commission today told a meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers that access to the Whois databases is “critical to the agency’s consumer protection laws...

Reaching an important milestone in the NorVergence telecommunications fraud case, the Federal Trade Commission today announced it has settled charges against the company’s founders and principals...

Petition to reopen and modify Commission order: The Commission received a petition from The Williams Companies, Inc. (Williams), requesting that the FTC reopen and modify a 1998 order, with the docket...

The Commission today announced it is notifying approximately 110 individuals that two FTC laptop computers, one of which contained some of their personally identifiable information, were stolen from a...

A Southern California-based mortgage broker will pay $50,000 under a court order filed today on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission for allegedly calling tens of thousands of consumers who are on...

As the number of phone numbers on the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry surpassed 125 million, the Federal Trade Commission today reiterated that despite the claims made in e-mails circulating on...