Four of the six defendants charged by the Federal Trade Commission with using deceptive tactics to lure consumers into making substantial investments for modeling and acting training by promising...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions: Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved final consent agreements...

As part of its study of the marketing practices of the entertainment industry, the Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on proposed information requests to members of the motion picture...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a proposed settlement agreement with The Kroger Co. and The John C. Groub Company, Inc. The agreement would resolve FTC charges that the proposed...

Motion to set aside an order in its entirety: In the matter of British American Tobacco p.l.c.; Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, American Brands, Inc. and The American Tobacco Company, the...

A suburban Chicago-area telemarketing company charged with sending unordered merchandise to small businesses around the country and then billing them for it has agreed to settle FTC charges that it...

The Federal Trade Commission has agreed to accept a settlement of charges that 14 Central California pool construction contractors illegally joined together to soak unwary consumers with higher prices...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. Advocacy/comments filed by FTC staff or the Commission: The Commission has authorized the filing of staff comments regarding the...

In another aggressive sweep targeting corporations and individuals that promise loans and credit cards for an advance fee, but never deliver them, the Federal Trade Commission, state Attorneys General...

The Federal Trade Commission and law enforcement authorities from Hawaii, Maryland, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and South Carolina have asked a U.S. District Court in Las Vegas to halt the...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final consent agreements with...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the release of a staff report titled "A Study of the Commission's Divestiture Process." Prepared by the Commission's Bureau of Competition, the report...

The Commission recognizes that the practice of mailing deceptive materials relating to games of chance is detrimental to American consumers and ... will continue to use the full range of investigative...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that in response to widespread consumer complaints about travel-related fraud it had commenced "Operation Trip Trap," a joint law enforcement and consumer...

Minuteman Press International of Farmingdale, New York, Speedy Sign*a* Rama USA of West Palm Beach, Florida, and their Chairman, Roy Titus, paid the first installment ($2.47 million) of a $3.47...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval of a transaction from the following. The...

The Federal Trade Commission today testified before a House Subcommittee about the benefits and risks of online pharmacies. Jodie Bernstein, Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection...

The Federal Trade Commission will hold a press conference on Tuesday, August 3, 1999, at 10:30 a.m. to announce "Operation Trip Trap," a joint federal/state law enforcement and consumer education...

Seven subprime mortgage lenders from across the country have agreed to pay redress or be banned from making certain loans to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their lending practices...

Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received applications for approval of transactions from the following. The FTC is seeking public comments on the applications for 30 days, until...