Press Releases

The owner of a telemarketing company whose employees conned consumers by telling them they had won a valuable prize, and then convinced them to "redeem" their prize by sending money, has agreed to...

A federal district court in Atlanta has temporarily halted what the Federal Trade Commission has alleged to be a deceptive telemarketing scheme offering "guaranteed" unsecured credit cards for an...

Bonlar Loan Co., Inc., a Chicago-based finance company that makes small loans to low income consumers who often have poor credit histories, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that...

Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with the following entities. The Commission action makes the consent order...

The Direct Marketing Association's new policy of requiring its members to honor consumers' requests to be taken off mail and phone solicitation lists would not violate federal antitrust laws, staff of...

William J. Baer, Director of the FTC's Bureau of Competition has appointed Veronica Kayne, Deputy Assistant Director of the Bureau's NonMerger II Division. NonMergers II is one of two divisions at the...

The Federal Trade Commission, the American Society of Clinical Nutrition, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will...

Ashland, Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that ads for the Valvoline Company's Teflon-containing TM8 Engine Treatment product were false and unsubstantiated. Valvoline is an...

Two major automobile manufacturers and five St. Louis, Missouri-area dealerships have signed agreements with the Federal Trade Commission to end alleged practices of omitting or burying key cost...

Lake Park, Florida-based Carousel of Toys USA, Inc. is out of business and company director Kelie Brodzinski has agreed not to front for any fraudulent franchisor in the future, following resolution...

The College of Physician-Surgeons of Puerto Rico ("College") and three physician groups have agreed to settle charges that they engaged in illegal conduct when they collectively demanded price-related...

Sheila Foster Anthony has been sworn in as a Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission, and begins at the agency today. President Clinton named Anthony, a Democrat, to a term that expires in...

More than 1,500 private sector volunteers have joined a coalition of federal, state and local law enforcers to target direct mail con artists who prey on senior citizens. The Federal Trade Commission...

I'm pleased this morning, to be in this distinguished company, to announce "Project Mailbox," a federal/state, public/private initiative targeted at con artists who use mass mail to defraud consumers...

William J. Baer, Director of the FTC's Bureau of Competition has appointed David A. Balto as Deputy Assistant Director of the Competition Bureau's Office of Policy & Evaluation. The Office of Policy &...

A judge has upheld Federal Trade Commission charges that Toys "R" Us -- concerned that warehouse clubs with two thirds lower margins would erode its reputation for low prices -- used its power to...

A federal district court judge has upheld Federal Trade Commission charges against a husband and wife who ran a scholarship search service scam that defrauded consumers of over $6 million. The court...

The Federal Trade Commission and Weight Watchers International, Inc. have agreed to settle a case filed by the Commission in 1993 concerning the substantiation for advertising claims made by the...

Beginning tomorrow an employer must get a job applicant's written permission before obtaining a copy of the applicant's credit report. Also, for the first time, creditors and others that furnish...

Many consumers are concerned about the privacy, accuracy and fairness of their credit records. A newly-amended federal law that goes into effect on Sept. 30 will give consumers major new rights that...