Commission Actions

Commission approval of Federal Register notice: The Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice regarding the adjustment for inflation of certain FTC civil penalty amounts. As...

The Federal Trade Commission will host a two-day workshop on consumer protection and competition issues related to peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing on Wednesday, December 15, and Thursday, December 16...

A company that sells legal document preparation franchises has agreed to pay a $286,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal law by failing to disclose...

The Federal Trade Commission reminds consumers that the National Do Not Call Registry has accepted personal cell phone and home phone number registrations since it opened for consumer registrations in...

Commission approval of amended complaint: The Commission has approved the filing of an amended complaint in the matter of FTC v. FGH International Corporation, et al. The original complaint in this...

The Federal Trade Commission has issued a report to Congress containing studies on credit report accuracy and completeness required by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACTA)...

In the face of more than 2,000 consumer complaints, the FTC has asked a U.S. District court to order a halt to the harassing, intimidating, deceptive, and illegal ‘debt collection’ practices of...