Commission Actions

In response to requests from three New York state legislators, the staffs of the Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Policy Planning, Northeast Regional Office, and Bureaus of Competition, Consumer...

Publication of Federal Register notice: The Commission, by a vote of 5-0, has authorized publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking seeking public comments on proposed amendments to the Hart-Scott...

The Federal Trade Commission today released a staff report concluding that e-commerce offers consumers greater choices and more convenience in the contact lens market. This staff report is part of a...

Commission approval of amended complaint: The Commission has approved an amended complaint in the matter currently pending against No. 1025798 Ontario, Inc. d/b/a The Fulfillment Solutions Advantage...

In July 2003, the Federal Trade Commission charged Electronic Financial Group (EFG) and its principals with providing substantial assistance to numerous deceptive telemarketers by processing tens of...

The Federal Trade Commission charged QVC, Inc., the country’s largest “home shopping” channel, with violating a June 2000 FTC order by making false or unsubstantiated claims for “For Women Only”...

Companies that the Federal Trade Commission alleges have threatened and harassed thousands of consumers to get them to pay old, unenforceable debts or debts they did not owe have agreed to settle...

Although credit counseling can provide financially distressed consumers with valuable assistance, according to the Federal Trade Commission, some firms may be misleading consumers about who they are...