Commission Actions

Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval of a transaction from the following. The FTC is seeking public comments on the application for 30 days...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that a federal District Court has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the proposed merger of Lucy Lee Hospital, owned by Tenet Healthcare Corporation...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have taken action against fraudulent credit repair firms misrepresenting that consumers can clean up their credit reports even before...

The Federal Trade Commission has issued a plain English guide to antitrust laws, "Promoting Competition, Protecting Consumers." The guide, published by the FTC's Bureau of Competition, explains the...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky today presented Commission testimony to a House Committee opposing proposed legislation that would create an exemption from the antitrust laws for...

The Federal Trade Commission today told the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services that it favors legislation that would impose civil penalties on information brokers who obtain sensitive...

Nortek, Inc., has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its $242.5 million acquisition of NuTone, its closest competitor in the hard-wired residential intercom business, would violate...