Press Releases

Publication of Federal Register notice : The Commission, by a vote of 5-0, has authorized publication of a notice of final rulemaking effecting amendments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Rules (HSR) (16 C.F...

Commission authorization of filing of amended complaint: The Commission has authorized the staff to file an amended complaint in the matter currently pending against Femina, Inc., et al. The complaint...

In a massive criminal and civil crackdown on promoters of illegal business opportunity and work-at-home schemes, the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Postal...

Commission approval of amicus brief filing : The Commission has approved the filing of an amicus brief jointly with the U.S. Department of Justice in the matter concerning Empagran, S.A. v. Hoffmann...

The Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and state law enforcement officials will hold a joint press conference on Tuesday, February 22, 2005...

Request for public comments : The Commission is seeking public comment to aid staff in preparing a study on the effects of credit scores and credit-based insurance scores on the price and availability...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today announced two major staff changes within the FTC’s Bureau of Competition. First, Jeffrey Schmidt, formerly a partner of the Washington...

Two timeshare sellers and their telemarketer will pay more than $500,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated the Do Not Call Rule by calling thousands of consumers who placed...

The Federal Trade Commission has released a study on the strength of competition in the sale of prescription contact lenses. Congress required the study under the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers...

Seller of "Ocular Nutrition" Dietary Supplement That Purports to Treat Eye Diseases Settles FTC Charges and Pays $450,000 Hi-Health Supermart Corporation (Hi-Health) and its owner, Simon Chalpin, have...

FTC, International Partners Unveil New Tool To Help Consumers Resolve Cross-border Problems The Federal Trade Commission and consumer protection agencies around the world have created a valuable new...

The Federal Trade Commission today conditionally approved the $5.8 billion acquisition of RMC Group PLC (RMC) by Cemex, S.A. de C.V. (Cemex), subject to a proposed consent order that preserves...

New Commission energy efficiency Web site: The Federal Trade Commission has unveiled a new Web site for consumers who want to compare the energy efficiency and related costs of major appliances before...

Commission authorization of the staff to file amicus brief : The Commission has authorized the staff to file a brief as amicus curiae in Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Pfizer, Inc., Case No. 04...

Filling of comment with the Federal Reserve Board: The Commission has filed a comment with the Federal Reserve Board on proposed amendments to Regulation E, which implements the Electronic Fund...

The Federal Trade Commission has launched the seventh annual National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW), February 6-12, 2005, in cooperation with federal, state and local agencies, and national advocacy...

Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter concerning Genzyme Corporation and ILEX Oncology, Inc...

Christopher Tomasulo, a defendant named in a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit against an operation that sold bogus credit cards through telemarketing, is banned from selling credit-related products...

The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Economics today released an Economic Issues paper entitled, “Transparency at the Federal Trade Commission: The Horizontal Merger Review Process, 1996-2003.”...

An adult Web site operation that used illegal spam to drive customers to its site has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the spam was deceptive and unfair and violates federal law...