Commission Actions

FTC Approves Final Settlement Orders Regarding Boulder Valley IPA and M. Catherine Higgins Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved final settlement orders in the...

Consumers with overwhelming credit card debt may be tempted to seek help from companies that promise to erase their debt for pennies on the dollar, but the Federal Trade Commission urges caution. In a...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz welcomed Edith Ramirez as an FTC Commissioner at her official swearing-in ceremony today. President Obama named Ramirez, a Democrat, to a term that ends...

At a time when many consumers are facing debt problems, the Federal Trade Commission has issued its annual report detailing the steps the agency has taken to protect consumers from unfair, deceptive...

With the 2010 Census underway, the Federal Trade Commission wants consumers to steer clear of con artists who pretend to be Census takers but are really out to steal personal information or commit...

The U.S. Census Bureau is filling thousands of temporary, part-time jobs as 2010 Census takers. But job seekers should steer clear of anyone who tells them they need to pay in order to get information...