Press Releases

Recent amendments to the Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA") will require consumer reporting agencies to provide 1) a summary of rights under the law to consumers, (2) a notice of responsibilities...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a settlement, to be filed in federal court, with Mahle GmbH, a German piston manufacturer, and Metal Leve S.A., a Brazilian competitor, under which the...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a settlement resolving competitive concerns arising from the proposed merger of the two leading providers of management information systems and electronic...

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on whether it should revise its Franchise Rule to reduce incon sistencies in federal and state disclosure requirements governing franchise sales...

Atlanta resident Becky Burch Settles has agreed to turn over a little more than $13,000 for a consumer redress fund as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over her role in a...

A proposed settlement of Federal Trade Commission antitrust concerns stemming from American Home Products Corporation’s proposed acquisition of Solvay, S.A.’s animal health business would preserve...

Consumers who lost money investing in an illegal pyramid scheme on the Internet will recover their funds, under a settlement obtained by the Federal Trade Commission and the scheme’s promoters, and...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received applications for approval for transactions from the following. The...

The Federal Trade Commission today said it has won a federal district court order shutting down an Internet scam which has just emerged but already has generated numerous complaints, many from parents...

Our purpose here today is to report that we have been successful in stopping one of the most insidious scams the Federal Trade Commission has ever seen. At our request, a federal district court judge...

A California telemarketer has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that claims about his "credit repair" capability were false and that he violated the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule...

Brian W. Cutright has agreed to settle charges the Federal Trade Commission brought against him in connection with his role in the now-defunct National Credit Foundation, Inc. ("National"), a credit...

Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval of a transaction from the following. The FTC is seeking public comments on the application for 30 days...

Schering-Plough Healthcare Products, Inc., the marketer of Coppertone Kids sunscreens for children, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that ads for its Coppertone Kids 6-Hour...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions: Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following public comment periods the Commission has ruled on applications for...

Harry E. Figgie, Jr. and Figgie International Inc., have agreed to pay a $150,000 civil penalty to settle federal charges that they failed to notify the nation's two antitrust enforcement agencies...

Empress Corporation, a Las Vegas-based company doing business as American Publishers Exchange ("APX"), and its president Scott Cooke, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges announced...

The Federal Trade Commission has agreed to a final stipulated judgment and permanent injunction that brings to a close its pending lawsuit against Pantron I Corporation and its owner, Hal Z. Lederman...

In the latest in a series of FTC cases targeting deceptive ads for products that promise to improve automobile performance and economy, SplitFire, Inc., has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission...

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