Beginning October 17, 2005, consumers filing for bankruptcy will be required to go through a government-approved credit counseling program within six months before they file for bankruptcy protection...

Under the terms of a consent decree approved by the Federal Trade Commission for submission by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to the federal court for approval, NBTY, Inc. (NBTY, formerly Nature...

Staff of the Federal Trade Commission today announced the results of a sweep of 20 funeral homes in Nassau County, New York, to test compliance with the FTC’s Funeral Rule. Seven of those homes...

A U.S. district court judge has stopped the allegedly illegal practices of an “Internet kiosk” business opportunity and frozen the assets of the companies and their principals following Federal Trade...

Commission testimony to Pennsylvania House of Representatives: On Tuesday, October 11, Betsy Broder, Assistant Director of the Division of Planning and Information in the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer...

Commission denial of FACTA petition: The Commission has denied a petition, submitted by the American Financial Services Association (AFSA) on July 18, 2005, in which AFSA requested that the FTC delay...

Three individuals and two companies have settled Federal Trade Commission charges over their roles in the deceptive marketing of Supreme Greens, an herbal supplement. The FTC has alleged that these...

The Federal Trade Commission has asked a U.S. District Court judge to halt an operation that secretly installed spyware and adware that could not be uninstalled by the consumers whose computers it...

The Federal Trade Commission today told the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development that spyware and other “malware” that is...

Commission approval of proposed divestiture: On May 6, 2005, Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (Magellan) filed a petition requesting the Commission’s approval of the proposed divestiture of certain...

The Federal Trade Commission today accepted for public comment an order resolving the competitive issues raised by DaVita, Inc.’s (DaVita) proposed $3.1 billion purchase of rival outpatient dialysis...

The Federal Trade Commission today conditionally approved The Procter & Gamble Company’s (P&G) $57 billion acquisition of rival consumer products manufacturer The Gillette Company (Gillette), provided...

Extension of public comment period: The Commission has approved the extension of the public comment period in a matter concerning whether the Platinum Section of the FTC’s Guides for the Jewelry...

The Federal Trade Commission and Canada’s Competition Bureau are working together to educate consumers about worthless products purported to produce weight loss. They are announcing today the...

Superior Mortgage Corp., a lender with 40 branch offices in 10 states and multiple Web sites, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal law by failing to provide...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced federal court action taken against two groups of Canadian-based defendants, each allegedly engaged in widespread cross-border fraud schemes. In the first...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division today announced an expedited antitrust procedure and guidance for collaborations of businesses working to...

The Federal Trade Commission and a partnership including cybersecurity experts, online marketers, consumer advocates, and federal officials have launched a new multimedia, interactive consumer...

Commission authorization of the filing of staff comments: The Commission has authorized the staffs of the Bureaus of Economics and Consumer Protection and the Office of Policy Planning to send a...

A Connecticut-based hedge fund manager who failed to report several large stock purchases before they were made, as required by the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Premerger Notification Act, will pay a $350...