Commission Actions

Since the enactment of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) in 1970, consumer credit has expanded exponentially and today accounts for two-thirds of U.S. gross domestic product. The Federal Trade...

The Federal Trade Commission has charged subprime lender Stewart Finance Company, its owner John Ben Stewart, Jr., and nine related companies, with violating federal lending laws and has asked a U.S...

Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter concerning Washington University Physician Network. The...

The Federal Trade Commission today released a survey showing that 27.3 million Americans have been victims of identity theft in the last five years, including 9.9 million people in the last year alone...

In the 72 hours before the Do Not Call Registry became available to telemarketers, more than six million consumers added their telephone numbers to the list. In contrast to earlier DNC registrations...

Turnkey Vending, Inc., headquartered in Kaysville, Utah, Michael Burnett, and Jeffrey Marsh have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they failed to provide the pre-sale disclosure...

Issues relating to the marketing of violent entertainment to children will be the focus of a day-long public workshop on October 29, 2003. The workshop, hosted by the Federal Trade Commission, will...