Press Releases

Todd Zywicki, Director of the FTC's Office of Policy Planning, has released remarks concerning the effect of competition policy on economic growth and consumer welfare. The remarks, which are...

The credit counseling industry has changed dramatically in the past decade, giving rise to a new breed of large, high-tech organizations that frequently claim non-profit status, according to the...

A federal district court has temporarily halted the business practices of Tampa-based Peoples Credit First, LLC, Consumer Preferred, LLC (formerly known as Consumer First, LLC), and their principals...

Speaking yesterday at the Annual Fall Forum of the American Bar Association's Section of Antitrust Law in Washington, DC, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris said that the history of...

The Federal Trade Commission has obtained a stipulated final order barring a Carrollton, Texas-based defendant from promoting or selling work-at-home business opportunities, including medical billing...

The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint in federal court charging that a national organization that promotes itself as a non-profit credit counseling agency is engaged in deceptive...

Government agencies, private industry, and consumers must work vigilantly together to safeguard information security and help create a “culture of security,” according to Federal Trade Commission...

Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter concerning Surgical Specialists of Yakima, P.L.L.C...

A joint Federal Trade Commission/Department of Justice (DOJ) initiative concerning the review of data from each agency’s respective horizontal-merger enforcement cases was announced today by R. Hewitt...

The Federal Trade Commission will host a press conference on Wednesday, November 19, 2003, at 3:00 p.m. EST to announce a complaint against a large credit counseling agency. WHO: Howard Beales...

The Federal Trade Commission has granted the request of Rolls-Royce Corporation for an exemption from the FTC’s Franchise Rule with regard to the company’s authorized maintenance centers for turboprop...

Two New York-based companies that marketed devices that purport to block harmful radiation from cell phones or video display units (VDUs) have agreed to pay $85,000 for consumer redress to settle...

With the holiday season fast-approaching, consumers may be flooded with shopping offers that turn out to be scams. The Federal Trade Commission provides tips to protect consumers during the holiday...

Commission approval of amicus brief filing: The Commission has approved the filing of an amicus brief in the following matter: Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association, Nos...

The Federal Trade Commission has issued its staff report to Congress providing new information from the staff’s case studies about slotting allowances paid to certain retailers in certain geographic...

The Commission has approved a consent in settlement of the court action pending against the corporate defendant in FTC v. Preferred Alliance, Inc., et al. The complaint in this matter, announced on...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced settlements with Fairbanks Capital Holding Corp., its wholly-owned subsidiary Fairbanks Capital Corp., and their founder and former CEO, Thomas D...

The Federal Trade Commission has sued the marketers of the BodyFlex+ System (“BodyFlex”) for falsely advertising that BodyFlex causes fast inch loss and fat loss. The FTC’s complaint, filed in federal...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that prospective immigrants who bought diversity visa (DV) lottery application services from USA Immigration Services (USA Immigration) and are natives of...

The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will hold a joint press conference on Wednesday, November 12, 2003, at 11:30 a.m. EST, to announce a major...