Press Releases

Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received applications for approval for transactions from the following entities. The FTC is seeking public comments on the applications for 30...

Three of the nation’s largest Internet service providers, America Online, Inc. (AOL), CompuServe, Inc., and Prodigy Services Corporation, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations...

In a crack down on cross border fraud, the Federal Trade Commission has obtained a court order temporarily halting a credit card laundering service that allowed Canadian telemarketers to bilk U.S...

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

Today, in a live online business forum, officials from the Federal Trade Commission and the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) announced that 215 of the hundreds of business...

Defendants in two of the eight cases filed as part of Project Jackpot -- a nationwide crackdown by federal and state regulators on phony prize promotions and recovery room fraud -- have negotiated...

As part of its ongoing periodic review of its rules and guides, the Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment about whether to amend its Guides for Private Vocational Schools to add a...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it will hold public hearings on its Joint Venture Project beginning June 2, 1997. The hearings, as well as public comments, will allow the Commission...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...