Press Releases

Commission approval of advisory letter: The Commission has issued an advisory opinion setting forth its construction of the term “cash advance item” as used in the FTC’s Funeral Rule, 16 C.F.R. § 453...

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

The Federal Trade Commission today issued a report entitled “Gasoline Price Changes: The Dynamic of Supply, Demand, and Competition.” The Report analyzes the many factors that influence fluctuations...

Issuance of final default judgments and orders of permanent injunction: The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida has issued two default final judgments and orders for permanent...

During his tenure at the Federal Trade Commission, Orson Swindle has been a staunch advocate for consumer welfare in the United States and abroad. Committed to providing a voice to those consumers...

Commission authorization of the staff to file amended complaint: The Commission has authorized the staff to file an amended complaint in the matter currently pending against Medical Billers Network...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras has appointed Charles H. Schneider, currently Deputy Administrator at the National Gallery of Art, to serve as the Commission’s Executive...

Graduation from high school or college is an exciting time when students focus on the future and the new responsibilities and opportunities it brings. The Federal Trade Commission has issued a new...

Peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing technology offers significant benefits but also poses risks to consumers who use it, according to a Federal Trade Commission staff report issued today. The staff report...

An operation that used bogus “scans” and illegal spam to market an anti-spyware program that didn’t work as claimed has had its assets frozen and been barred from making deceptive claims by a...

In a unanimous opinion issued today, the Federal Trade Commission upheld a July 2004 initial decision by Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) D. Michael Chappell, ruling that Kentucky Households Goods...

Authentication Web site: As part of its continuing efforts to assist the private market in the creation, testing, evaluation, and deployment of the anti-spam and anti-phishing technology known as...

The operator of a Canadian business directory scam who previously was ordered jailed by a U.S. district judge for violating a court-imposed asset freeze now has been ordered to pay $2.9 million to the...

Application for approval of proposed divestiture: The Commission has received an application for approval of a proposed divestiture from Cytec Industries, Inc., related to Cytec’s recent acquisition...

New York-based Scholastic Inc. (Scholastic) and two of its subsidiaries, Scholastic-at-Home (SAH) and Grolier Incorporated (Grolier), have agreed to settle allegations that they violated laws enforced...

AVS Marketing, Inc., and its president, William R. Heid, have agreed to pay $400,000 in consumer redress to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceptively marketed a purported weight...

The marketers of the dietary supplements FiberThin and Propolene have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that their misleading weight-loss claims violated federal laws. The principal defendants...

Commission authorization of the staff to file amended complaint: The Commission has authorized the staff to file an amended complaint in the matter currently pending against Cleverlink Trading Limited...

In a report to Congress required by the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (“CAN-SPAM Act”), the Federal Trade Commission says it does not recommend...

The FTC today told Congress it should consider extending security protections for sensitive consumer data and requiring that companies that possess such data notify consumers when they are victims of...