Press Releases

In Congressional testimony today the Federal Trade Commission highlighted its law enforcement and consumer education efforts to combat the growing number of consumer complaints about "cramming" -- the...

A New York City-based designer and manufacturer of women's clothing, Zoran Ladicorbic Ltd., has agreed to pay a $14,000 civil penalty to settle charges that it violated the Federal Trade Commission's...

A recent federal court contempt citation has cleared the way for the final mailing of refund checks to victims who invested in an Internet pyramid scheme called Fortuna Alliance. This mailing brings...

Gateway 2000 has agreed to pay $290,000 as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC alleges that Gateway made numerous false statements in advertising its refund policy and its...

The Federal Trade Commission today told a House Subcommittee that the Commission is still hopeful that industry self-regulation will achieve adequate online privacy protections for consumers. Chairman...

Petitions to reopen and modify or set aside orders: The FTC has received a petition from the following entity seeking changes in FTC orders. The FTC is seeking public comments on the newly-received...

WHO: FTC Chairman Robert Pitofsky; Commissioner Sheila F. Anthony; Commissioner Mozelle W. Thompson; and Commissioner Orson Swindle WHAT: Congressional Testimony on Internet Privacy WHEN: 10 AM...

The Federal Trade Commission has voted to clarify the requirements of the Appliance Labeling Rule to permit manufacturers and others who distribute bulk cartons of incandescent light bulbs and compact...

Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with the following entity. The Commission action makes the consent order...

South Lake Tahoe Lodging Association ("SLTLA") has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated antitrust laws when its members agreed to stop posting price signs for motel rooms...

Summer brides may want to check their wedding gowns for drycleaning instructions that may not comply with the Federal Trade Commission's Care Labeling Rule. On May 27, the FTC announced an...

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has filed a comment with the Public Service Commission of West Virginia about issues related to electric utility restructuring in the state. In addition, the...

The Federal Trade Commission has updated its Rules of Practice to enable it to share information under agreements that comply with the International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance Act (IAEAA). The...

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has filed a comment with the Utah Public Service Commission about consumer protection issues related to electric utility restructuring in the state. The FTC...

Consumer complaints about crammers -- companies that use deceptive and unfair tactics to cram charges on consumers' phone bills --- are rising rapidly, according to the Federal Trade Commission. In...

The Federal Trade Commission and the British Columbia Ministry of Attorney General announced that starting today, uncashed checks and money orders totaling approximately $50,000 will be returned to...

WHAT: An increasing number of complaints about mystery charges on consumer telephone bills are piling up. Whether it's a one-time charge for a call to a dating service or a recurring monthly charge...

National Invention Services, Inc. (NISI), an invention promotion firm out of Cranford, New Jersey, and its president and CEO, John F. Lee, have agreed to pay approximately $745,000 in consumer redress...

The subject today is unsolicited commercial e-mail, better known as "spam" (with apologies to Hormel). Spam is a problem for practically everyone with a computer. It’s annoying, it slows down the e...

The Federal Trade Commission today released a list of the 12 most common scams found in unsolicited commercial e-mail -- spam. The list was culled from a sampling of more than 250,000 junk e-mail...