Press Releases

What : Press conference to announce important agreements on the subject of new health warnings for consumers. Who : Robert Pitofsky Chairman Federal Trade Commission David Satcher Asst. Secretary for...

Steven Mishkin and Harris Cohen, two of the five individual defendants named in the Federal Trade Commission's 1998 lawsuit against Telecard Dispensing Corporation of Hollywood, Florida, have agreed...

Three federal district court judges in Los Angeles this week ordered a temporary halt to the allegedly deceptive sales practices of three California-based companies that sell informational guides on...

Pitofsky issued the following statement today on Capitol Hill: "The high price differential between reformulated and non-reformulated gasoline in the Midwest region has raised significant questions...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced it will ask a federal district court to issue a preliminary injunction to prevent Swedish Match AB's proposed $165 million acquisition of brands and other...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the launch of a new section on its Web site that is devoted to providing appliance energy information for consumers, appliance manufacturers and dealers...

Highlighting the agency's continuing efforts to protect consumers from unscrupulous telemarketers pitching phony credit card "protection" offers, the Federal Trade Commission today announced that it...

In another aggressive sweep targeting corporations and individuals that promise loans and credit cards for an advance fee, but never deliver them, the Federal Trade Commission, state Attorneys General...

Due to an unexpectedly large showing of public interest in its workshop: "Competition Policy in the World of B2B Electronic Marketplaces," the Federal Trade Commission announced today that the...

The Federal Trade Commission today accepted a proposed consent agreement that would allow Pfizer Inc. (Pfizer) to consummate its $90 billion merger with Warner-Lambert Company (Warner), while ensuring...

Application for modification of Commission order: The FTC has received a petition from the following requesting that the Commission modify a previously issued order: Alliant Techsystems Inc . On March...

In prepared remarks delivered today before the American Antitrust Institute Conference: An Agenda for Antitrust in the 21st Century at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Federal Trade...

Two used mattress retailers, Mega Furniture, Inc. and Nueva Furniture, Inc., both based in Brooklyn, New York, have agreed to enter into court settlements with the Federal Trade Commission as a part...

Jodie Bernstein, Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, presented FTC testimony today before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on the...

In testimony today before the House Commerce Committee Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, the Federal Trade Commission said it favors legislative provisions that would...

Riley Manufactured Homes, Inc., an Urbana, Illinois-based seller of prefabricated housing, and company president, Dennis Ohnstad, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they...

Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final consent agreements with the following: Day Trading International; CompuTrade LLC, et al.; and...

Staff of the Federal Trade Commission and the District of Columbia inspected 32 used car dealers in Washington, D.C. last Thursday to determine whether they are complying with the FTC's Used Car Rule...

The Commission has approved the amendment of a complaint against the following: Advanced Public Communications Corporation . The original complaint in this matter was issued as part of the law...

The Federal Trade Commission and the District of Columbia's Corporation Counsel will hold a joint press conference on Monday, June 12, at 10:30 a.m. to announce the results of its sweep of used car...