Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission and the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office, with participation by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, will hold a joint press conference on Monday, November 22, 2004, at...

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has issued final summaries of identity theft and general consumer rights and revised furnisher and user notices under the Fair Credit...

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has issued its final rule regarding the proper disposal of consumer report information and records under the Fair and Accurate Credit...

Cross-border cooperation between Canadian and U.S. law enforcers will provide approximately $1.5 million in redress for victims of four international lottery scams operated by telemarketers based in...

Under the terms of a court order announced by the Federal Trade Commission today, a set of defendants with mail drops in Willowbrook, Illinois are permanently barred from selling work-at-home business...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras announced today that D. Bruce Hoffman, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Competition, will be leaving the FTC effective November 24, 2004, and...

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., a national seller of pet food, supplies, and services, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that security flaws in its www.PETCO.com Web site violated...

United States and Canadian law enforcers have joined forces to target a scam that affects millions of consumers a year, bilking each of them out of hundreds of dollars or more, for loans they never...