Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission has voted to update its Vocational Schools Guides -- renamed the Guides for Private Vocational and Distance Education Schools. The Commission added a provision to the...

Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on an application for approval of a transaction from the following: Shell Oil Company...

A settlement agreement that the Federal Trade Commission has negotiated with General Electric Capital Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Montgomery Ward Credit Corporation (collectively, "GE...

The Federal Trade Commission has obtained a court order temporarily halting the marketing operations of the American Urological Corporation, and several related companies, all under the direction of...

Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on an application for approval of a transaction from the following: LandAmerica...

WHAT: Nationwide law enforcement crackdown on bogus "investment opportunities" -- risky businesses that have bilked consumers out of millions. WHO: Jodie Bernstein, Director, Bureau of Consumer...

Eight major alcoholic beverage companies will have to supply certain information on their self-regulatory activities to address concerns about alcohol advertising and underage drinking, as a result of...

An association of 25 automobile dealerships in five Northwest states today settled Federal Trade Commission charges of threatening to boycott Chrysler. The agency charged that the dealers planned to...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has sent to 738 consumers who purchased purported vehicle anti-corrosion devices sold by RustEvader Corporation refund checks totalling $205,827.52...