Press Releases

The Federal Trade Commission has accepted a proposed consent order that would remedy the likely anticompetitive effects of the proposed $27 billion merger of BP Amoco p.l.c. (BP Amoco) and Atlantic...

Presenting Federal Trade Commission testimony today before the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, Chairman Robert Pitofsky provided an overview of the FTC's active role in...

Testifying today at a hearing on the death care industry before the Senate Special Committee on Aging, Eileen Harrington of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection provided an...

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission's Division of Enforcement and the Western Regional Office today announced that they conducted a "surf" of 28 Internet sites that advertise head lice treatment...

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U. S. District Court Judge has halted the operation of an alleged pyramid scheme and frozen the defendants' assets, pending trial. The FTC alleges...

The Federal Trade Commission has accepted a consent order, subject to final approval, that would resolve the anticompetitive concerns associated with the proposed joint venture between FMC Corp. (FMC)...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today issued "Antitrust Guidelines for Collaborations Among Competitors." They are the first set...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions: Modification of a Commission order and approval of final consent agreement: The Federal Trade Commission has approved the...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with Ceridian Corporation and its subsidiary Comdata Holdings Corporation, the nation's largest provider of commercial...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a series of new procedures and initiatives to improve the handling of "second requests" issued by its Bureau of Competition during Hart-Scott-Rodino...

Internet health fraud continues to plague consumers looking for solutions to serious health-related illnesses. The Federal Trade Commission today announced three separate settlements with Internet...

The Federal Trade Commission today released a staff report on a nationwide survey of rent-to-own customers . The survey found that most rent-to-own merchandise is ultimately purchased by the customer...

The Premerger Notification Office (PNO) of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) have adopted a...

The Federal Trade Commission has accepted a consent order, subject to final Commission approval, that addresses the anticompetitive effects raised by Duke Energy Corporation's (Duke) and Phillips...

Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for the approval of a proposed divestiture from the following: Exxon Mobil Corporation . The application regards Exxon...

Delta Funding Corporation, a consumer finance company headquartered in Woodbury, New York, today agreed to settle charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice, and the...

Additive marketers Dura Lube and Motor Up, and their principals, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that performance claims for their engine treatments were deceptive and...

Presenting Federal Trade Commission testimony today before the House Judiciary Committee on competition in the petroleum industry, Richard G. Parker * , Director of the FTC's Bureau of Competition...

Office supply fraud costs its victims, typically small businesses and non-profit organizations, an estimated $200 million per year, the Federal Trade Commission today told the Senate Committee on...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions: Commission action regarding applications for approval : Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on applications...