Press Releases

Nationwide Credit, Inc., of Atlanta, Georgia, has agreed to pay a $1 million civil penalty as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission to resolve allegations that the company violated...

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...

Four individuals and four companies, named by the Federal Trade Commission in its "Project Field of Schemes" investment fraud cases, have agreed to settle FTC charges that they, and others, made...

On September 25, the Federal Trade Commission staff filed a comment with the Federal Communications Commission about competition issues related to FCC's proposed framework for the development and...

Staff of the Federal Trade Commission and local investigators recently checked used car lots in Washington, D.C. and Oregon to evaluate compliance with the FTC's Used Car Rule, which requires used car...

A federal District Court has ordered a temporary halt to the allegedly deceptive sales practices of a Hollywood, Florida company and its principals selling "talking" vending machines and pre-paid...

A Florida company and its officers have been banned from providing scholarship services and business information reporting services as part of a settlement resolving Federal Trade Commission charges...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky today presented Commission testimony on international antitrust issues before a Senate Subcommittee. Pitofsky explained that the FTC applies its...

William J. Baer, Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition, has announced a reorganization within the Bureau and the appointment of three new Assistant Directors. The Bureau's...

Shell Oil Company and its subsidiary, Tejas Energy, LLC, have agreed to divest approximately 171 miles of their natural gas pipeline system in Oklahoma and Texas in order to settle Federal Trade...

Federal and state officials today announced new initiatives -- including an unprecedented step to reach out to every household in America -- to help law enforcers combat the mass mail fraud that's...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a proposed settlement to resolve competitive concerns arising from Medtronic, Inc.'s proposed acquisition of Physio-Control International Corporation's...

The Federal Trade Commission has ordered Automotive Breakthrough Sciences, Inc., ABS Tech Sciences, Inc., and their principal, Richard Schops, to discontinue ads for their ABS/Trax system which claim...

Hi Tech Mint Systems, Inc., a New York-based company that sells peppermint patty vending machine business opportunities, has been charged by the Federal Trade Commission with making false earnings...

In the past 12 months, the Federal Trade Commission has received 9,000 complaints from consumers about telephone bill cramming -- the practice of causing unauthorized charges for a variety of goods or...

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission on September 22 filed a comment with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) about the regulations governing regulated electric utilities and their...

An informal surf of the websites maintained by the manufacturers of many consumer products reveals that companies could do more to educate consumers about potential Year 2000 problems, according to...

What: The Federal Trade Commission will host a Press Conference to announce three new initiatives -- including an unprecedented step to reach out to every household in America -- to help state and...

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission on September 17 voted to file comments with the Virginia Real Estate Board about proposed changes to its real estate broker and salesperson licensing...

Enactment of the "Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998" is important and necessary to protect the privacy of children when they go online, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky...