Rite Aid Corporation has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to protect the sensitive financial and medical information of its customers and employees, in violation of...

Eight marketers are banned from selling mortgage modification or foreclosure relief services under settlements with the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC alleged that the marketers charged homeowners...

The marketers of a “Rapid Debt Reduction” program who promised to lower interest rates on credit cards – for an up-front fee of up to $899 – have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they...

The Federal Trade Commission is warning 18 Internet websites offering free credit reports that they must clearly disclose that a free report is available under federal law. The FTC’s recently amended...

The Federal Trade Commission today testified about FTC efforts to protect consumer privacy and commented on legislative proposals to improve privacy protections before the U.S. House Subcommittee on...

The Federal Trade Commission has entered an order extending by two weeks the temporary withdrawal of its case against Intel Corp. from adjudication to allow the Commission more time to consider a...

The Federal Trade Commission today hosted a roundtable presentation of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s just-published Consumer Policy Toolkit at FTC headquarters. This...

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that U-Haul and its parent company invited its main competitor to fix prices on truck...

The Consumer Policy Toolkit will help government policy makers around the world who strive to protect and empower consumers in an increasingly complex global marketplace. This roundtable discussion is...

Advancing its mission to protect consumers’ privacy as their data moves across borders, the Federal Trade Commission has joined an agreement with privacy enforcement authorities from other member...

To settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its 2008 acquisition of three LandAmerica Financial, Inc. subsidiaries was anticompetitive, Fidelity National Financial, Inc. will sell several title...

The Federal Trade Commission today testified that while teens are heavy users of the digital environment and may benefit from using the Internet to socialize with peers, learn about issues that...

Settling a complaint by the Federal Trade Commission, Houghton International, Inc., the leading North American provider of hot rolling oil used to process aluminum, has agreed to sell some of the...

A subsidiary of Nestlé S.A., the world’s largest food and nutrition company, has agreed to drop allegedly deceptive advertising claims about the health benefits of its children’s drink BOOST Kid...

As part of its ongoing efforts to stop bogus health claims, the Federal TradeCommission is requiring a major marketer of dietary supplements to pay $5.5 million to settle charges that it falsely...

The Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Education have issued their annual report to Congress pursuant to the College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act...

A new Federal Trade Commission report concludes that the system for resolving consumer debt collection disputes is broken, and recommends significant litigation and arbitration reforms to improve...

College graduates who need temporary work while looking for full-time jobs may be interested in mystery shopping, but the FTC cautions that many mystery shopping offers are scams. It seems like an...

FTC Appoints Monitor to Ensure that Dow Chemical Meets all Conditions of its 2009 Acquisition of Rohm & Haas The FTC has appointed an Interim Monitor to ensure that Dow Chemical Company follows...

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on a request by El Paso Energy Corporation that the FTC modify a final consent order issued in 2001 that required El Paso to sell certain assets...