The marketers of Seasilver, an alleged phony cure-all, have been ordered to pay almost $120 million for failing to comply with an earlier order requiring them to pay $3 million in consumer redress. In...

Commission approval of report to Congress: – The Commission has approved the issuance of a report to Congress regarding the Do Not Call Registry for Fiscal Year 2005 . The report, which is available...

Testifying today on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission before the U.S. Senate’s Special Committee on Aging, Commissioner Jon Leibowitz described the FTC’s work in the area of branded and generic...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced its decision to challenge the Puerto Rico Association of Endodontists, Corp. (PRAE) for coordinating and carrying out agreements among its 30 competing...

The Federal Trade Commission is charging a “location services” operator with falsely promising to find locations for their customers’ vending machines and display racks and making false earnings...

The Federal Trade Commission today told the U.S. House of Representatives that access to Whois databases – the directories that contain information about Web site operators – are "critical to the...

WASHINGTON -- The federal financial institution regulatory agencies and the Federal Trade Commission are soliciting comments on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) concerning identity theft “red...

The Federal Trade Commission today charged the Austin Board of Realtors with violating the antitrust laws by effectively preventing consumers with real estate listing agreements for potentially lower...

The Federal Trade Commission is warning consumers that paying for an online purchase with a wire transfer is risky. When making purchases from Internet auctions, the FTC says credit cards and online...

The Federal Trade Commission will hold a media availability on Thursday, July 13, 2006 , at 11 am EDT to field reporter questions related to a real estate competition enforcement case that will be...

Commission approval of consent order modifications: – Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved certain modifications to a supply agreement in response to a request for approval...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division today announced that the third in a series of planned joint public hearings designed to examine the antitrust...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced its decision to challenge Hologic Inc.’s 2005 purchase of the breast cancer screening and diagnosis business of Fischer Imaging Corporation. In its...

An operation that sold bogus college financial aid services has been permanently banned from selling academic goods or services for repeatedly violating court orders. The Federal Trade Commission...

Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the FTC has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning Fresenius AG and Renal Care Group...

A debt collection agency that allegedly used lies and threats to collect debts has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its tactics violated federal laws. Under the court settlement...

Publication of Federal Register notice: The Commission has authorized the publication of a Federal Register notice soliciting public comments on the Recycled Oil Rule, as part of the FTC’s ongoing...

The Federal Trade Commission staff took action earlier this week to increase compliance with the Contact Lens Rule by sellers of non-corrective, decorative/cosmetic contact lenses. In 2003, Congress...

The Federal Trade Commission today called on social networking sites to make sure children visiting their sites can stay safe and their parents can protect them. Testifying for the FTC, Commissioner...

Transmission of joint FTC/DOJ comments: The Commission has authorized the filing of comments, prepared jointly with the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division, with the New York State...