Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission has mailed claim forms for reimbursement to an additional 1,500 consumers who may have been victims of identity theft due to alleged security lapses at data broker...

A sweepstakes operation that enticed consumers to send money in order to win cash prizes has agreed to pay almost $1.4 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal laws...

(202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WWW.USDOJ.GOV WASHINGTON - Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today announced the completion of the...

The Federal Trade Commission staff will host a workshop on October 10-11, 2007, to explore changes in the debt collection industry and examine their impact on consumers and businesses. The event will...

WASHINGTON - Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and FTC Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras will hold a press conference to announce the release of the President's Identity Theft Task Force comprehensive...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today issued the FTC’s 2007 Annual Report at the American Bar Association’s Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting in Washington, DC. “The FTC...

Commission authorization of the filing of staff comments: The Commission has authorized the staff of the Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Economics, and Bureau of Competition to submit joint...

WHAT: “Proof Positive: New Directions in ID Authentication,” a workshop to explore methods to reduce identity theft through enhanced authentication. The workshop, which will include public, private...

How do consumers benefit from America’s antitrust laws? Learn all about it in a new brochure from the Federal Trade Commission, “Competition Counts: How Consumers Win When Businesses Compete.” This...