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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 72,836 checks totaling more than $2.9 million to people who lost money to an alleged scheme that trapped them into payday loans they never authorized or whose...
As part of the Federal Trade Commission’s systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides , the agency is announcing a revised regulatory review schedule for 2018. To ensure that its rules and...
The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 5,745 checks totaling more than $480,000 to people who lost money to a debt relief scheme that misled its customers and charged illegal upfront fees . United...
Join the Federal Trade Commission for a free webinar to talk about fighting consumer fraud and identity theft in New York. Learn about: the top scams reported in New York tips for identifying the...
The Federal Trade Commission submitted to Congress its Fiscal Year 2019 budget request , in support of the President’s FY 2019 budget for the federal government. The budget request also includes the...
Federal Trade Commission staff submitted a comment to the Washington State Legislature concerning proposed legislation that would, among other things, restrict the use of telehealth eye care in which...
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on its Guides for the Nursery Industry (Nursery Guides) as part of its systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides . Issued in 1979...
At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has temporarily halted an operation that took more than $14 million from consumers seeking to start their own online business. The operation...
The Federal Trade Commission has amended its Energy Labeling Rule by updating comparability range and cost information for several products, including dishwashers, furnaces, pool heaters and room air...
The Federal Trade Commission has charged a student loan debt relief operation with bilking more than $28 million from thousands of consumers throughout the country by falsely promising that consumers’...
The Federal Trade Commission released the final agenda for PrivacyCon 2018 , an event that will be held on February 28, 2018, and will highlight research that explores the privacy and security...