The Federal Trade Commission today announced a federal district court complaint against telemarketing operators based in Vancouver, British Columbia. According to the FTC, the five companies and the...

“Unfounded and exaggerated claims for dietary supplements have proliferated,” said Howard Beales, Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. In presenting testimony...

The Federal Trade Commission today issued its report on how to promote innovation by finding the proper balance of competition and patent law and policy. Although both competition in markets and...

The Federal Trade Commission charged in federal court that a Montreal based enterprise calls U.S. consumers promising major credit cards and charges as much as $299 without ever delivering the credit...

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia has halted the alleged illegal lending practices of Stewart Finance Company, its owner John...

The Federal Trade Commission will host a media roundtable discussion on Tuesday, October 28, 2003, to provide background information and answer questions about the agency’s new report, “To Promote...

The Federal Trade Commission will host a day-long workshop on Wednesday, October 29, 2003, to discuss the results of a nationwide survey regarding the marketing of entertainment violence to children...

A Texas resident who used a variety of assumed names to bilk small businesses nationwide for ad fees in his nonexistent law enforcement publications has settled Federal Trade Commission charges...

Mark Nutritionals, Inc. and Edward D’Alessandro, Jr. have agreed to settle federal charges that they used false and unsubstantiated claims to sell their weight-loss product. The Federal Trade...

Commission authorization of the FTC to share information in its Identity Theft Data Clearinghouse with Canadian law enforcement authorities: The Commission has authorized the FTC to share information...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris today addressed Fordham University’s Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law and Policy on the role of competition policy in attacking...

Do consumers in your area have questions about the National Do Not Call Registry? Are telemarketers asking about compliance? The Federal Trade Commission can help! Representatives from the FTC’s...

Consumers registered with the National Do Not Call Registry have filed more than 37,000 complaints as of 8:00 a.m., October 24, 2003, against telemarketers who continue to call them. Nearly 28,000...

An Internet operator who used auction houses to “sell” computers and musical equipment that he never delivered has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that he violated federal laws. The...

The Federal Trade Commission today issued its second quarterly summary announcement detailing the agency’s continued enforcement against telemarketing fraud. The quarterly enforcement summary...

Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Orson Swindle will speak at a press conference for the Stay Safe Online Campaign on Thursday, October 23. The purpose of the Stay Safe Online Campaign is to raise...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris and Commissioner Mozelle W. Thompson yesterday met with members of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris, France...

The FTC has settled an action against a California-based company charged with deceptive sales of advertisements appearing in “minority business publications.” According to the FTC’s complaint, the...

Consumers registered with the National Do Not Call list have filed more than 15,000 complaints against telemarketers who continue to call them. The Do Not Call list, which opened to consumer...

In comments provided on October 15 at the request of Wisconsin State Rep. Shirley Krug, the Federal Trade Commission's Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Competition, and Bureau of Economics stated...