Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission and the federal financial institution regulatory agencies have sent to the Federal Register for publication final rules on identity theft “red flags” and address...

WHAT: Two day Town Hall to address consumer protection issues raised by tracking of consumers’ activities online to target online advertising - behavioral advertising. WHEN: November 1-2, 2007 WHERE...

Universal Advertising, Inc., and its owner, Paul E. Porter, have agreed to settle charges that they misled consumers into paying thousands of dollars for a venture they claimed would generate...

A Las Vegas company and businessman, accused of deceptively marketing a business opportunity involving dubious “asset protection” services, are banned from selling business ventures and from marketing...

A bogus email is circulating that says it is from the Federal Trade Commission, referencing a “complaint” filed with the FTC against the email’s recipient. The email includes links and an attachment...

The Federal Trade Commission today released a statistical survey of fraud in the United States that shows that 30.2 million adults – 13.5 percent of the adult population – were victims of fraud during...

WHO: Consumer advocates, industry representatives, technology experts, academics and staff of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. WHEN: November 1-2, 2007 WHERE: FTC Conference Center 601 New...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a complaint challenging Owens Corning’s proposed acquisition of the glass fiber reinforcements and composite fabric assets of Compagnie de Saint Gobain...

One of the defendants in a massive fraudulent billing scheme has agreed to settle charges for her role in collecting more than $30 million in bogus collect call charges from millions of consumers...

Wildfires have displaced hundreds of thousands of people in southern California. The Federal Trade Commission offers two reminders about weather emergencies and other sudden events: Having financial...

At the Commission’s request, a federal district court entered final orders against three remaining defendants, successfully concluding the FTC’s long-running case against the large cross-border...