Press Releases

The Federal Trade Commission has asked a U.S. District Court judge to halt an operation that secretly installed spyware and adware that could not be uninstalled by the consumers whose computers it...

The Federal Trade Commission today told the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development that spyware and other “malware” that is...

The Federal Trade Commission today accepted for public comment an order resolving the competitive issues raised by DaVita, Inc.’s (DaVita) proposed $3.1 billion purchase of rival outpatient dialysis...

Commission approval of proposed divestiture: On May 6, 2005, Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (Magellan) filed a petition requesting the Commission’s approval of the proposed divestiture of certain...

The Federal Trade Commission today conditionally approved The Procter & Gamble Company’s (P&G) $57 billion acquisition of rival consumer products manufacturer The Gillette Company (Gillette), provided...

Superior Mortgage Corp., a lender with 40 branch offices in 10 states and multiple Web sites, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal law by failing to provide...

The Federal Trade Commission and Canada’s Competition Bureau are working together to educate consumers about worthless products purported to produce weight loss. They are announcing today the...

Extension of public comment period: The Commission has approved the extension of the public comment period in a matter concerning whether the Platinum Section of the FTC’s Guides for the Jewelry...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division today announced an expedited antitrust procedure and guidance for collaborations of businesses working to...

The Federal Trade Commission and a partnership including cybersecurity experts, online marketers, consumer advocates, and federal officials have launched a new multimedia, interactive consumer...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced federal court action taken against two groups of Canadian-based defendants, each allegedly engaged in widespread cross-border fraud schemes. In the first...

A Connecticut-based hedge fund manager who failed to report several large stock purchases before they were made, as required by the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Premerger Notification Act, will pay a $350...

Commission authorization of the filing of staff comments: The Commission has authorized the staffs of the Bureaus of Economics and Consumer Protection and the Office of Policy Planning to send a...

Two companies and their owner, who sold travel services, are barred from violating the Federal Trade Commission’s Do Not Call (DNC) Rule after being charged with calling numbers on the National DNC...

Who: Lydia Parnes, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission. Deborah Platt Majoras, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission. Andy Purdy, Acting Director, National Cyber Security...

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 Partners Health Network, Inc...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a unanimous opinion and order holding respondents Telebrands Corporation (Telebrands), TV Savings, L.L.C. (TV Savings), and their principal Ajit Khubani...

The Federal Trade Commission today told the U. S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection that it is working to protect...

Testifying today on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission before the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, FTC Associate General Counsel for Energy John Seesel detailed...

Three defendants will give up $4.5 million in cash and other assets to settle Federal Trade Commission charges stemming from their roles in the marketing of CortiSlim and CortiStress, dietary...