Press Releases

Two used mattress retailers, Mega Furniture, Inc. and Nueva Furniture, Inc., both based in Brooklyn, New York, have agreed to enter into court settlements with the Federal Trade Commission as a part...

Jodie Bernstein, Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, presented FTC testimony today before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on the...

In testimony today before the House Commerce Committee Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, the Federal Trade Commission said it favors legislative provisions that would...

Riley Manufactured Homes, Inc., an Urbana, Illinois-based seller of prefabricated housing, and company president, Dennis Ohnstad, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they...

Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final consent agreements with the following: Day Trading International; CompuTrade LLC, et al.; and...

Staff of the Federal Trade Commission and the District of Columbia inspected 32 used car dealers in Washington, D.C. last Thursday to determine whether they are complying with the FTC's Used Car Rule...

The Commission has approved the amendment of a complaint against the following: Advanced Public Communications Corporation. The original complaint in this matter was issued as part of the law...

The Federal Trade Commission and the District of Columbia's Corporation Counsel will hold a joint press conference on Monday, June 12, at 10:30 a.m. to announce the results of its sweep of used car...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions: Publication of Federal Register notices: The Commission has voted to publish a Federal Register notice announcing that the public...

SUMMARY: The Commission on Online Child Protection, (the COPA Commission), was directed by Congress in the Child Online Protection Act (COPA), 47 U.S.C. Sec. 231, to conduct a study regarding methods...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Commerce will host a workshop to explore the use of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms for consumer transactions Online, June 6 and 7 in the...

ACTION: Hearing announcement and request for submission of comments in preparation for hearing of the Commission on Online Child Protection. SUMMARY: The Commission on Online Child Protection (the...

Citing competitive concerns in Fort Worth and several smaller cities in Texas, the Federal Trade Commission today voted to seek a preliminary injunction to block the Kroger Company's proposed...

The FTC has approved a petition from the following to reopen and modify a Commission order: Meade Instruments Corporation, in the matter of Harbour Group Investments, L.P. In its petition, Meade had...

Zim Textile Corporation has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act (TFPIA) by failing to attach required labels to the sheets...

The Federal Trade Commission testified today before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation regarding Privacy Online: Fair Information Practices in the Electronic Marketplace, a...

Karin Stevens, Inc., a New York City designer and importer of ladies dresses and pant suits, has agreed to pay a $20,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it did not...

Century Direct Marketing (CDM), a Santa Barbara, California-based company that, under the name Consumer Information Services, sold information packages about the auction sale of automobiles, houses...

Intermatic Incorporated, one of the country's largest manufacturers of consumer and industrial energy control products such as appliance timers and low-voltage outdoor lighting, has agreed to pay a...

Predatory lending practices in the subprime market, particularly those affecting home equity borrowers, were the subject of testimony delivered today by David Medine, Associate Director for Financial...