During the 2005 holiday season, consumers reportedly purchased more than $18 billion worth of gift cards. The Federal Trade Commission tells consumers that gift cards, whether purchased from a...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today announced a series of reforms to the agency’s merger review process. The reforms are designed to reduce the costs and time required to...

A physicians’ independent practice association (IPA) in Texas has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it engaged in unlawful collective bargaining to set fees its members would...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today announced that the agency will host hearings this fall to examine the next generation of consumer issues to emerge in the high-tech global...

The Federal Trade Commission today told the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Product Safety, and Insurance that the agency is currently...

Petition for proposed divestiture: The Commission has received a petition from DaVita Inc. (DaVita) requesting approval of a proposed divestiture related to its recent acquisition of Gambro Healthcare...

The Federal Trade Commission has launched the eighth annual National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW), February 5-11, 2006, in cooperation with federal, state, and local agencies, and national advocacy...

The Federal Trade Commission , the United States Postal Inspection Service, and the Postal Service’s Consumer Advocate, are partnering with Royal Canadian Mounted Police, PhoneBusters and Canada’s...

The Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), and eight state law enforcement agencies today announced a crackdown on 20 operations that deceptively claim they can remove...

The Federal Trade Commission has filed charges against marketers selling dietary supplements, including Avlimil and Rogisen. According to the complaint, the defendants have been offering consumers...

Testifying today on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission before a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary regarding consolidation in the energy industry, Commissioner William E...

The Federal Trade Commission today told the House Committee on Energy and Commerce that the agency is currently investigating companies that offer consumer telephone records for sale, and plans to...

Three sly spammers have been ordered to stop sending unsolicited pornographic e-mails under a federal judge’s temporary restraining order sought by the Federal Trade Commission, which charged them...

False promises of a pre-approved, guaranteed MasterCard for a fee have been halted by a U.S. District Court at the request of the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC is also announcing today charges...

WHO: Federal Trade Commission U.S. Postal Inspection Service State of Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions Consumer representative WHEN: Thursday, February 2, 2006 10:30 AM WHERE: Federal Trade...

Investigations closing: The Commission’s Bureau of Competition has closed its investigation into the acquisition by Comcast Corporation (Comcast) and Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC) of the cable assets...

An automated phone dialing service hung up on more than 64 million people and called more than a million others whose numbers were listed on the National Do Not Call Registry, according to the Federal...

Issuance of Commission report: The Commission has issued its annual report to the Federal Reserve Board on FTC enforcement actions in 2005 related to the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), Consumer Leasing...

The creator of allegedly false and misleading advertising for Gero Vita International’s dietary supplements has settled Federal Trade Commission charges. Chase Revel is required to post a $1 million...

The Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), the San Diego District Attorney’s Office, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California are hosting a...