In a joint law enforcement initiative, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice have brought two separate actions to shut down a spam operation that hijacked logos from AOL and...

Release of Commission report: The Commission has authorized the staff to release publicly a report entitled “Federal Trade Commission Performance Report for Fiscal Year 2003.” The Fiscal Year 2003...

FTC Extends Deadline for Submitting Spyware Comments: The Federal Trade Commission has extended until May 21, 2004, the public comment period for submitting comments, including studies, surveys...

On behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today filed a complaint and consent order against several Utah-based defendants settling Commission charges that they...

The Federal Trade Commission has charged a California-based business with deceiving Spanish-speaking consumers who responded to its offer of a complete computer system for three payments of $199...

Two California-based companies that promoted the dietary supplement “Seasilver” with allegedly false medical claims are banned from making false or unsubstantiated claims for any dietary supplement...

The Federal Trade Commission has expanded its consumer complaint handling system to categorize and track complaints about media violence, including complaints about the advertising, marketing, and...

Marketers of “Focus Factor,” a dietary supplement that purports to improve concentration, and “V-Factor,” a supplement that purports to enhance sexual performance, have agreed to settle Federal Trade...

Commission authorization of amicus brief filing: The Commission has authorized the staff to file a motion for leave to file an amicus brief in Schneider v. Citicorp Mortgage, Inc., No. CV-97-837 (E.D...

The Federal Trade Commission today told the House Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight that protecting consumers’ privacy rights is a top priority for the...

In response to a request from Kansas State Senator Les Donovan, the staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Competition, and Bureau of Economics filed comments...

Commission approval of consent in settlement of court action: The Commission has approved a settlement in the court action currently pending against Bruno Faillace, related to the FTC’s case against...

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a proposed rule regarding free annual credit reports under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) and the Fair Credit Reporting...

BCP Director Beales addresses proposed restrictions on food ads to children: Remarks of Howard Beales, Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, at the 2004 Antitrust and Consumer...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a final court judgment entered against the remaining seven of 10 defendants charged in FTC v. Capital Choice Consumer Credit, Inc., et al. The defendants...

A new Spam Scam Alert from the Federal Trade Commission could help consumers avoid becoming identity theft victims. The Alert, “Someone Is Phishing For Your Information,” warns that consumers may...

The Federal Trade Commission will publish a Federal Register Notice Thursday, March 11, 2004, seeking public comment on regulations regarding unsolicited commercial e-mail - spam. The CAN-SPAM Act...

Marketers of the "Peel Away the Pounds" patch, which was widely advertised in infomercials, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made false and unsubstantiated weight loss...

Direct mail marketers have agreed to pay $2.2 million in consumer redress and to stop certain deceptive advertising practices to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made false and...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it has acted to halt a New Orleans-based company and its owners from promising to secure free grants for consumers. According to the Commission, the...