Staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s three bureaus – Competition, Consumer Protection, and Economics – together with the FTC’s Office of Policy Planning yesterday filed a comment with Ohio State...

Two persons have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges for their roles in a fraudulent business opportunity scheme targeted in early 2005 as part of “Project Biz Opp Flop,” a crackdown on...

The set-up for the scam can be different every time: maybe they are buying something you advertised, paying you to do work at home, or giving you an “advance” on a sweepstakes. But, the Federal Trade...

Publication of Federal Register notice: Commission has approved publication of an interagency advance notice of proposed rulemaking concerning the accuracy and integrity of information furnished to...

On May 24, the Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop, Protecting Consumers in the New Mortgage Marketplace, on consumer protection issues arising from the growth of “nontraditional” or...

The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection invites consumers, businesspeople, technologists, law enforcement officials, academics, and other interested parties to participate in...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Washington State Attorney General have asked a federal judge to order Debt Solutions Inc. and three other telemarketers in Washington and Florida to stop charging...

The Federal Trade Commission and Costa Rica’s consumer protection authority, the Ministry of Economy, Industry, and Commerce (MEIC), have signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to...

Commission approval of amicus brief filing: The Commission has approved the filing of an amicus brief in the currently pending case Whitfield et al v. Radian Guaranty, Inc., No. 05-5017 (3d Cir.)...

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge has halted a massive fraudulent billing scheme that has collected more than $25 million in bogus collect call charges from hundreds of...

Valassis Communications, Inc., a leading producer of free-standing newspaper inserts (FSIs) in the United States, has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it attempted to collude with News...

Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final order in the matter concerning DSW Inc., and authorized the staff to respond to the...

Commission authorization of the filing of staff comment:The Commission has authorized the staff of the Bureau of Economics to file a comment with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding...

In testimony today before the House Committee on Government Reform, Lee Peeler, Deputy Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, said, “Although many supplements offer the potential for...

An operation that marketed dietary supplements sold at Whole Foods Market, GNC, the Vitamin Shoppe, and on the Internet settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they made deceptive advertising...

Botox marketer Allergan, Inc., and the Inamed Corporation will divest the rights to develop and distribute Reloxin, a potential Botox rival, to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that Allergan’s...

FTC Retains Children’s Online Privacy Protection (COPPA) Rule Without Changes The Federal Trade Commission today announced its decision to retain, without changes, the Children’s Online Privacy...

Commission authorization of the filing of staff comment :The Commission has authorized the staffs of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, Bureau of Economics, and Office of Policy Planning to file a...

Officials from the Federal Trade Commission and Canadian consumer protection agencies met in Ottawa today to kick off March as Fraud Prevention Month. The initiative is part of an international effort...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced it has obtained a temporary restraining order against a group of defendants running what has become known as the “Wal-Mart Shopping Spree” scam. The order...