The booming economy has contributed to a dramatic increase -- from 1,500 to 3,700 -- in the number of merger filings received by the Federal Trade Commission in the last six years, said William J...

Dell Computer Corporation, the country's largest direct seller of personal computers, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the FTC's Mail Order Rule when it...

The Loewen Group Inc. and Loewen Group International, Inc. (Loewen) have agreed to pay a $500,000 civil penalty to settle federal charges that Loewen failed to notify the nation's two antitrust...

The world's two largest manufacturers of lead antiknock gasoline additives, Octel and Ethyl, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated the antitrust laws by arranging...

Jeffrey Rayden and Larry Wayne, two of the defendants charged by the Federal Trade Commission with operating a computer repair services contract scam, have agreed to separate settlements that would...

The Federal Trade Commission today released a report to Congress highlighting the Commission's achievements in complying with the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA). In March...

Defendants in a display-rack business opportunity for greeting cards and perfumes have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misrepresented the earnings potential and...

The Federal Trade Commission staff has concluded that consumers would benefit from a policy that would permit direct broadcast satellite (DBS) operators to retransmit local broadcast channels to their...

Degussa Corporation, and its parent company, Degussa Aktiengesellschaft, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their proposed acquisition of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.’s...

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: The FTC has...

The Williams Companies, Inc. and MAPCO, Inc., have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that portions of their merger could raise prices for consumers and violate federal antitrust laws...

CVS Corporation has agreed to pay a $600,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company violated a 1997 consent order and asset maintenance agreement it signed with the...

WHAT: A National Roundtable on Saving and Investing will launch a campaign to motivate Americans to "get the facts" they need to achieve financial security. The two-hour forum, sponsored by the...

The Federal Trade Commission's Associate Director for Credit Practices, David Medine today presented Commission testimony on Internet privacy to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts and...

Federal Trade Commissioner Mary L. Azcuenaga today announced her resignation to be effective June 3, 1998. Azcuenaga has served as a commissioner during three presidential administrations. A political...

Debt collection continues to be a principal subject of many consumer complaints received by the Federal Trade Commission, the agency noted in its 20th Annual Report to Congress about the Fair Debt...

Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final consent agreements with the following entities. The Commission action makes the consent orders...

As part of its ongoing periodic review of its rules and guides, the Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on its Guides for the Decorative Wall Paneling Industry. The FTC's request for...

Willard K. Tom has been named deputy director of the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust arm, the Bureau of Competition. Tom has been the assistant director for policy and evaluation in the Bureau...

The Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with Altmeyer Home Stores, Inc., a retailer of draperies and curtains -- headquartered in New Kensington, Pennsylvania -- to resolve charges that...