Press Releases

Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with the following entity: Dominion Resources, Inc. The Commission action...

The Federal Trade Commission has asked a U.S. District Court Judge to halt the operation of a vast pyramid scheme promoted in part on the Internet, and to freeze the defendants' assets, pending trial...

Publication of Federal Register notice regarding the Fair Credit Reporting Act The Commission has voted to publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing an adjustment of the ceiling on allowable...

Guidelines for consumer protection in online commerce were adopted today by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), an intergovernmental forum of 29 countries , including...

The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated an agreement with the Ford Motor Credit Company (Ford Credit), the auto financing subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, under which Ford Credit will pay $650...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the proposed settlement of antitrust charges that the merger of Hoechst AG and Rhone-Poulenc S.A. would violate federal law. Under a proposed merger...

Filing of staff comments with the New Mexico Public Regulations Commission regarding its Code of Conduct for public utilities and their affiliates : The staff of FTC's Bureau of Economics filed...

Publication of Federal Register notice regarding the Draft Competitor Collaboration Guidelines : The FTC shortly will publish a public notice in the Federal Register regarding the Draft Antitrust...

Six Philadelphia automobile dealerships and their individual owners have signed agreements with the Federal Trade Commission to end alleged practices of omitting or burying in fine print key cost...

National Financial Systems, Inc. (NFS), based in Westbury, New York, has agreed to pay a $20,000 civil penalty as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission to resolve allegations that it...

For the second time this year, the Federal Trade Commission has charged an Internet marketer with falsely representing that his HIV tests accurately detected HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. At the...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it has accepted a proposed settlement of charges that Exxon Corporation's acquisition of Mobil Corporation would violate federal antitrust laws. The...

The FTC has joined with seven other federal agencies in filing comments with the Federal Reserve Board regarding the Board's continuing review of Regulation B, which carries out provisions of the...

This holiday season, no matter what you're in the market for -- the latest high-tech gadget, a rare antique or even the tree you'll put it under -- you're likely to find it online. But virtual...

The Federal Trade Commission has accepted a proposed consent agreement that would allow Reckitt & Colman plc to acquire all of the voting securities of Benckiser N.V. from NRV Vermogenswerwaltung GmbH...

QVC, Inc. and the Quigley Corporation have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the companies made unsubstantiated claims that Cold-Eezer or Cold-Eeze brand zinc lozenges can prevent...

The Federal Trade Commission has developed two guides that will help Internet-based businesses comply with federal laws and better serve their customers in the coming holiday season. The Mail or...

Consumers were warned today by the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that unapproved Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) test kits can give inaccurate test results. The...

Thomas B. Leary has been sworn in today as a Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission and has assumed the responsibilities of the office. The FTC enforces federal laws and rules prohibiting unfair...

The Federal Trade Commission is inviting consumers and other interested parties to participate in a public forum on January 11, 2000, to review the "do-not-call" provision of the FTC's Telemarketing...