Commission Actions

Orson Swindle was confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate on March 19, as a Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission to a term that expires in September, 2004. Commissioner Swindle, who received...

Mozelle W. Thompson was confirmed last night by the U.S. Senate as a Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission to a term that expires in September, 2003. Thompson, who has already assumed the...

Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has approved a request from TRW, Inc. to shorten the public comment from 30 days to 10 days for the company’s application to divest TRW’s Ballistic...

A seller of prepaid phone cards has agreed to settle the Federal Trade Commission’s and the New York State Attorney General’s charges of deception in the advertising and sale of prepaid phone cards...

The Federal Trade Commission has announced another enforcement action aimed at curbing deceptive charitable solicitations on behalf of local law enforcement agencies. Civic Development Group, a...

The Federal Trade Commission's annual report to Congress on cigarette sales and advertising for 1996 shows a $212 million increase in advertising and promotional spending from 1995. According to the...

Predatory practices in the subprime mortgage lending market such as "equity stripping," "packing," and "flipping" and the threat these practices pose to vulnerable homeowners were the subjects of...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that Robert James Smith, the owner of National Financial Services ("NFS"), a Baltimore, Maryland, debt collection agency, has paid a penalty of $625,810 to...

Jodie Bernstein, Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, will participate in a news conference with Senator Charles E. Grassley and Senator John Breaux about abusive...

Petitions to reopen and modify or set aside orders: The FTC has received a petition from the following entity seeking termination of an FTC order. The FTC is seeking public comments on the newly...

An administrative law judge has upheld Federal Trade Commission charges that ads claiming that Doan's pills are more effective in relieving back pain than other over-the-counter pain relievers are...

The Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice and the National Association of Attorneys General today released a "Protocol" for how federal and state agencies will conduct joint and...