Press Releases

In the second court settlement resulting from several Federal Trade Commission travel related enforcement actions brought in August of 1999, collectively named "Operation Trip Trap," a Nevada-based...

The Wisconsin Chiropractic Association (WCA) and its executive director, Russell A. Leonard, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that they orchestrated a conspiracy among WCA...

The Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice and law enforcement officials from 29 states today announced Project Biz-illion$, a multi-pronged attack on traditional business opportunity...

Nine West Group Inc., one of the country's largest suppliers of women's shoes, has agreed to settle charges that it engaged in resale price fixing with certain dealers in violation of federal and...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it is beginning a review of its smokeless tobacco trade regulation rule. The regulations implement the health warning requirements of the...

The Commission has granted an application for approval of a divestiture from the following: Exxon Mobil Corp. Under a consent order entered into with the Commission on November 30, 1999, Exxon Mobil...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today issued a joint Policy Statement to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive advertising and marketing of long...

The Federal Trade Commission has ordered the Trans Union Corporation to stop selling consumer reports in the form of target marketing lists to marketers who lack an authorized purpose for receiving...

A suburban Chicago-area telemarketing company charged with sending unordered merchandise to small businesses around the country and then billing them for it has agreed to settle Federal Trade...

Standards proposed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the privacy protection of personally identifiable health information -- which include an "individual authorization" or...

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on the provisions of a plan by PrivacyBot.com to issue a "seal of approval" indicating that Internet websites that comply with its provisions...

Consumers have reported being confused and often misled by the claims made by companies marketing long distance services. New services, including "10-10" numbers and discount calling plans, are...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions: Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with...

The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a Rule, set forth in a Federal Register Notice to be published shortly, which would implement the financial privacy provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the first court settlement resulting from a series of travel fraud complaints brought in August of 1999 and together termed "Operation Trip Trap." Through...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the publication of a notice in the Federal Register requesting public comment on the Commission's Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), which was mandated by...

Applications for approval of transactions: The Commission has received a petition from the following entity for approval of a transaction: ExxonMobil Corporation. In its petition, ExxonMobil has...

The Federal Trade Commission has launched a three-part initiative to help consumers combat identity theft. Identity theft occurs when con artists hijack a consumer's personal identifying information -...

In remarks presented today before the Cutting Edge Antitrust Conference of Law Seminars International at New York City's Empire Hotel, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky outlined...

Staff of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Economics have submitted comments to the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) on its implementation of provisions of the Virginia Electric...