Press Releases

The Federal Trade Commission and six states filed a lawsuit against rental listing platform Roomster Corp. and its owners John Shriber and Roman Zaks for allegedly duping consumers seeking affordable...

The Federal Trade Commission released the final agenda for its September 8, 2022 forum seeking public comment on the harms stemming from commercial surveillance and lax data security practices and...

The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against data broker Kochava Inc. for selling geolocation data from hundreds of millions of mobile devices that can be used to trace the movements of...

The Federal Trade Commission has published its FY 2022-2026 Strategic Plan and its FY 2021-2023 Performance Report and Performance Plan as required under the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010. The FTC...

The Federal Trade Commission has approved three omnibus resolutions authorizing compulsory process in investigations involving collusive practices, mergers, acquisitions, and transactions, and the car...

The fees for telemarketers accessing phone numbers on the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry will increase in FY 2023, which starts on October 1, 2022. All telemarketers calling consumers in the...

The Federal Trade Commission is sending payments to 576 consumers nationwide who bought deceptively marketed cannabidiol (CBD) products from Arizona-based Kushly Industries LLC. In total, the FTC is...

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking additional public comment on how children are affected by digital advertising and marketing messages that may blur the line between ads and entertainment...

The Federal Trade Commission has declined to extend the public comment period for its proposed rule that would ban junk fees and bait-and-switch advertising tactics that can plague consumers...

The Federal Trade Commission has issued an order lifting the stay in the administrative proceeding against Intuit Inc. The case originally commenced in March, 2022. Based on a motion filed by Intuit...

The Federal Trade Commission is sending 14,521 checks totaling more than $822,000 to borrowers who lost money to a student loan debt-relief scheme that operated under the name Student Advocates...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice have submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission a joint comment urging it not to restore a right of first refusal that would...

Today the Federal Trade Commission issued a policy paper and fact sheet highlighting the pitfalls of using Certificates of Public Advantage (COPAs), which purport to shield hospital mergers from...

The Federal Trade Commission is sending payments totaling more than $9.7 million to 61,990 consumers who were charged hidden fees by LendingClub Corporation. These payments are the result of a claims...

Note: The FTC hosted a virtual news conference on the ANPR announcement. View the webcast. The Federal Trade Commission today announced it is exploring rules to crack down on harmful commercial...

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that the agreement not to compete that ARKO Corp. and its subsidiary GPM required Corrigan...

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that without a remedy, pipeline and storage company Buckeye Partners, L.P.’s $435 million...

The Federal Trade Commission has referred a complaint to the Department of Justice alleging Adam J. Harmon and two companies he controls falsely told consumers that personal protective equipment they...

The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against healthcare company Benefytt Technologies, two subsidiaries, former CEO Gavin Southwell, and former vice president of sales Amy Brady, for lying to...

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that the owner of veterinary clinic chains, JAB Consumer Partners, must divest clinics in...