Press Releases

The Federal Trade Commission is warning consumers about an anonymous e-mail that’s full of false and misleading information about the use of their personal information. The e-mail has been widely...

A Toronto-based company is permanently barred from selling advance-fee credit cards and required to pay $1.3 million for consumer redress, as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that telephone registration for the National “Do Not Call” Registry will be accelerated, and will be available to consumers coast-to-coast during July 2003...

The Commission has filed an amicus brief jointly with the U.S. Department of Justice in the case Verizon Communications, Inc. v. Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko, No. 02-682 (U.S. S. Ct.). The brief...

Two San Diego County, California, anesthesiologists groups have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they jointly agreed on certain fees and other competitively significant terms...

A finance company that allegedly used shady agents, deceptive contracts, and false claims to target thousands of would-be entrepreneurs will cancel $24 million in judgments allegedly obtained through...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a proposed consent order that would preserve competition in the market for the delivery of natural gas to the Kansas City area, while conditionally...

As part of its ongoing Spanish-language outreach program, the Federal Trade Commission has begun disseminating two audio public service announcements to more than 700 radio stations in the United...

The Commission has received an application for approval of proposed divestiture from Shell Oil Company (Shell Oil) and Pennzoil-Quaker State Company (Pennzoil). The application was submitted pursuant...

The sixth session of the Federal Trade Commission/Department of Justice joint hearings on health care and competition law and policy will be held on Tuesday, May 27, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., on...

The Federal Trade Commission's Safeguards Rule, which implements the security provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, becomes effective today. As of today, financial institutions subject to the Rule...

Obtaining the second-largest civil penalty ever for alleged violations of its Mail or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule (Mail Order Rule), the Federal Trade Commission today settled a complaint...

Staff of the Federal Trade Commission's Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Economics, and Bureau of Competition yesterday filed comments with North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper and State...

The Federal Trade Commission today told Congress that there is no "silver bullet" to solve the problems of increasing volume, increasing costs, and increasing international effects of spam. In...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced "Operation Phoney Philanthropy" - a law enforcement and public education campaign by the FTC and state charities regulators to stop fraudulent fundraising...

The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) promotes fairness, privacy, and accuracy in the consumer credit marketplace, the Federal Trade Commission testified today. "Overall, developments in the consumer...

WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission and the various state charities regulators will host a press conference on Tuesday May 20, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. EST to announce the latest law enforcement crackdown...

Commission approval of interim trustee term extension: The Commission has extended the term of the interim trustee in the matter concerning FMC Corporation/Solutia, Inc. (now Astaris LLC). The interim...

The Federal Trade Commission sued and obtained a temporary restraining order against three corporate defendants and their principals, all based in Secaucus, New Jersey, to halt an alleged nationwide...

In the latest in a series of law enforcement initiatives targeting Internet fraud, the Federal Trade Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, United States Postal Inspection Service, three...