The Federal Trade Commission released a report today showing how companies are increasingly using sophisticated design practices known as “dark patterns” that can trick or manipulate consumers into...

The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a rule to fight government and business impersonation scams—a perennial scourge that has cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars over the past five...

The Federal Trade Commission has announced enforcement priorities to fight for consumers who work in jobs that are part of the gig economy. In a new policy statement adopted today, the Commission...

The Federal Trade Commission is sending payments totaling more than $415,000 to 3,508 consumers who financed a car or truck at a Tate’s Auto dealership after January 1, 2013, and later had the vehicle...

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that EnCap Energy Capital Fund XI, L.P.’s proposed $1.445 billion acquisition of EP Energy...

The Federal Trade Commission joined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in the case of Ingram v. Experian...

The Federal Trade Commission participated in a trilateral meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, with enforcers from Mexico’s Federal Economic Competition Commission, Canada’s Competition Bureau, and the...

Representatives from 13 federal and state government agencies, along with representatives from industry and consumer advocates, will join the Federal Trade Commission on Sept. 29 for the first meeting...

In an Initial Decision announced on Sept. 1, 2022, Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell dismissed the antitrust charges in a complaint brought by the Federal Trade Commission staff...

Today, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan announced that an open meeting of the Commission will be held virtually on Thursday, September 15, 2022. The open meeting will commence at 1pm ET and...

WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission is hosting a public forum regarding its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on commercial surveillance and data security practices that harm consumers and...

Today, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan submitted a comment supporting U.S. Department of Agriculture rules that address unfair contract terms and business practices in the poultry sector...

The Federal Trade Commission is sending payments totaling more than $1.9 million to 30,172 consumers nationwide who bought Hubble brand contact lenses from Vision Path, Inc. The FTC alleged that the...

The Federal Trade Commission has taken action against credit services company Credit Karma for deploying dark patterns to misrepresent that consumers were “pre-approved” for credit card offers. The...

The Federal Trade Commission’s second report on e-cigarette sales and advertising nationwide shows sales of flavored disposable e-cigarettes and menthol e-cigarette cartridges surging dramatically in...

The Federal Trade Commission today sued Electrowarmth Products, LLC and its owner, Daniel W. Grindle , alleging that they deceptively claimed the heated fabric mattress pads they sell for truck bunks...

The Federal Trade Commission and six states filed a lawsuit against rental listing platform Roomster Corp. and its owners John Shriber and Roman Zaks for allegedly duping consumers seeking affordable...

The Federal Trade Commission released the final agenda for its September 8, 2022 forum seeking public comment on the harms stemming from commercial surveillance and lax data security practices and...

The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against data broker Kochava Inc. for selling geolocation data from hundreds of millions of mobile devices that can be used to trace the movements of...

The Federal Trade Commission has published its FY 2022-2026 Strategic Plan and its FY 2021-2023 Performance Report and Performance Plan as required under the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010. The FTC...