Commission Actions

I am pleased to report that, as of this week, the National Do Not Call Registry has topped 100 million phone numbers. This is a significant milestone for the Registry, which opened for business just...

The Federal Trade Commission has charged an employment-opportunity scammer and his three companies with marketing a fraudulent U.S. Postal Service employment program. The program offered consumers...

Consumerinfo.com, Inc., doing business as Experian Consumer Direct, has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceptively marketed “free credit reports” by not adequately disclosing that...

Release of Commission report: The Commission, with the concurrence of the Acting U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, has authorized the release of the Twenty-Seventh Annual Report to...

La compañía Consumerinfo.com, Inc., bajo nombre comercial Experian Consumer Direct, ha acordado la resolución de los cargos presentados por la Comisión Federal de Comercio (Federal Trade Commission...

What: Press conference to announce settlement of FTC charges that an Internet marketer used the lure of a free credit reports to deceive consumers. When: 10 a.m., Tuesday, August 16, 2005 Where...

The FTC’s annual report on cigarette sales and advertising shows that the major cigarette manufacturers spent $15.15 billion on advertising and promotional expenditures in 2003, an increase of $2.68...

On Wednesday, September 21, 2005, the Federal Trade Commission and the State Bar of Arizona will hold a one-day back-to-basics workshop about complying with truth-in-advertising standards. Green...