Press Releases

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has recommended that the Commission repeal its trade regulation rule on Games of Chance in the Food Retailing and Gasoline Industries, basing its conclusion...

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

A Federal Trade Commission administrative law judge has prohibited RustEvader Corporation from using the names “Rust Evader” or “Rust Buster” for a purported electronic corrosion control device for...

Debra A. Valentine has been named to head the international division within the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition, Bureau Director William J. Baer announced today. As Assistant Director...

James L. Roche has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that he misrepresented earnings claims, success rates, and the amount of training and support he would provide to prospective...

The Federal Trade Commission announced settlements with four more of the 34 cases it brought as part of "Project Telesweep," a nationwide federal-state crackdown on business opportunity fraud. The...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. Commission action regarding applications for prior approval: Following a public comment period, the FTC has ruled on an application...

Federal Trade Commissioner Mary L. Azcuenaga has issued the following separate statement concerning the FTC’s Staff Report on Hearings on Global and Innovation-Based Competition: “Yesterday, the...

The Federal Trade Commission filed suit today against FreeCom Communications, Inc.; Financial Freedom Report, Inc.; Elevã, Inc.; Silent Salesforce, Inc.; American Home Business Association, Inc.; and...

“Increasing globalization and rapid innovation are profoundly altering the marketplace, creating new possibilities and raising new problems for consumers, businesses and government agencies,”...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it has closed its investigation of a possible violation of federal antitrust laws by Rite Aid Corporation when it acquired certain Brooks Retail...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. The FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526 or Elizabeth Piotrowski, 202-326-2623. Applications for prior approval of...

Beeson Funeral Home, Inc. and owner James E. Beeson, Jr., have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that they failed to provide consumers with price lists for caskets and other...

In its 12th and largest law enforcement action against fraud on the Internet, the Federal Trade Commission has obtained a federal court order temporarily halting a pyramid scheme advertised on the...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action. The FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Commission action regarding petitions to reopen and modify FTC orders: Following a...

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 orders binding...

The Federal Trade Commission has won a federal district court order temporarily halting a deceptive invention promotion telemarketing scheme run by Global Patent Research Services, Inc. The president...

Motion Medical, Inc., based in Blacklick, Ohio, and company president Anton Albert Wood have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges stemming from their role in an allegedly deceptive scheme...

The Federal Trade Commission has repealed its Leather Belt Rule, based on plans to replace the rule and other FTC regulations pertaining to individual leather products with consolidated guidelines for...

The Federal Trade Commission charged today that Toys “R” Us, the nation’s largest toy retailer, has used its power to keep toy prices higher and reduce toy outlet choices for consumers. The FTC...