Press Releases

The maker of an over-the-counter calcium supplement and the Federal Trade Commission have agreed to settle charges that advertising claims it made about the product’s effectiveness in preventing...

In an online, real-time business forum, the Federal Trade Commission and the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) will announce the results of a surveillance campaign targeting...

The Federal Trade Commission has obtained a court order temporarily halting the operations of a Stamford, Connecticut mail order house that advertises inexpensive items such as small radios...

Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period on each, the Commission has ruled on applications to approve transactions from the following: The FTC has...

The Federal Trade Commission said in comments it made public today that it supports "the efforts of the [Federal Communications Commission] to provide important information to potential licensees...

A proposal to establish a program of standards, inspection, and accreditation of entities involved in medical or laboratory practice related to hematopoietic progenitor cell therapy does not appear to...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice today announced the first antitrust assistance agreement under the International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance Act ("IAEAA") of 1994. The...

David Wayne Panella, an Arizona loan broker who does business as Consolidated Financial Services or Gateway Service Center, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges in connection with his...

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 an application...

The Federal Trade Commission has told the Senate Armed Services Committee that vigorous enforcement of antitrust laws is consistent with the goal of preserving a strong national defense in the U.S. In...

As part of ongoing nationwide law enforcement actions against funeral homes that fail to comply with the Funeral Rule, the Federal Trade Commission today announced the results of a funeral home "sweep...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced "Project Scofflaw," a comprehensive law enforcement initiative. Project Scofflaw's purpose is to enforce federal district court orders that have been...

A Federal Trade Commission report, released today, "Anticipating the 21st Century," shows that there has been a surge in merger activity and anti-fraud law enforcement cases at the agency. For example...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that, beginning next week, the agency will publicly acknowledge that a particular merger or other transaction is being investigated by the FTC under...

Christopher Ebere Nwaigwe and Udoka Maduka, charged by the Federal Trade Commission last year with fraudulently promoting their college scholarship search service, have agreed to settle the charges...

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

Dallas, Texas, resident Robert J. Maynard, Jr., a stockholder and officer of National Credit Foundation, Inc., a now-defunct "credit repair" business based in Phoenix, Arizona, has agreed under a...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that on May 1, 1997, it will begin distributing refunds totalling $381,659 to 3,044 consumers nationwide who were victimized by Pacific Medical Clinics...

The Federal Trade Commission and 50 state Attorneys General, Secretaries of State and other state charities regulators today announced, "OPERATION FALSE ALARM," an unprecedented attack against "badge...

The Federal Trade Commission has revised its guide for the marketing of jewelry made wholly or in part of platinum, a precious metal that is more costly than gold. The guide provides for different...