Press Releases

An operation that used illegal spam to promote a bogus get-rich-quick scheme has been shut down by a U.S. District Court at the request of the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC alleged the spammers...

Commission approval of final consent orders: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter concerning the Virginia Board of Funeral Directors and...

The Federal Trade Commission has charged marketers of two dietary supplements with claiming, falsely and without substantiation, that their products can cause weight loss and reduce the risk of, or...

Representatives of the United States and Canada today signed an agreement enhancing the process under which they will refer cases of anticompetitive activities to each other’s authorities for...

The Federal Trade Commission will host a press conference on Wednesday October 6, 2004 to announce a series of law enforcement and consumer education initiatives to address the problem of consumer...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (Enterprise) has agreed to make several divestitures to settle allegations that the $13 billion merger of Enterprise...

The Federal Trade Commission staff today announced the results of a sweep of 17 funeral homes in Rockland County, New York and Cambridge, Massachusetts, to test compliance with the FTC’s Funeral Rule...

Under the terms of a consent agreement with the Federal Trade Commission announced today, Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (Magellan) will be able to complete its proposed $492.4 million acquisition...

The Federal Trade Commission was honored yesterday for its work in creating and implementing the National Do Not Call Registry. FTC managers Eileen Harrington, Lois C. Greisman, Lawrence DeMille...

The Federal Trade Commission today said that newly implemented provisions of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act and cooperative efforts of the FTC, other law enforcement agencies, and the...

Commission approval of amicus brief filing: The Commission has approved the filing of an amicus brief jointly with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in the matter...

A physician-hospital organization (PHO) in New Mexico has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it drove up the cost of health care for consumers in the Alamogordo, NM area by jointly...

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a proposed regulation to improve notices of consumers’ right to opt out of prescreened solicitations for credit or insurance. Comments on the...

In a decision holding that it is unfair and unlawful to bill charges to consumers’ telephone numbers for such things as so-called “videotext” services – Internet-based visual entertainment – when the...

Under the terms of a consent agreement with the Federal Trade Commission announced today, Buckeye Partners, L.P. (Buckeye) will be permitted to complete its proposed $517 million acquisition of...

Commission filing of comments with the U.S. Department of Energy: The Commission filed comments with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) concerning the designation of National Interest Electric...

Good morning. It is my great pleasure to welcome you to our celebration of the 90th anniversary of the Federal Trade Commission. In our daily routine, the urgency to address the immediate crisis or...

An administrative law judge has ordered the marketers of the “Ab Force” belt to stop making claims that the Ab Force causes or promotes weight, inches, or fat loss; causes or promotes well-defined...

Electronic information systems provide substantial benefits to consumers, businesses, and government, but they are exposed to significant vulnerabilities, according to Federal Trade Commission...

Commission approval of Federal Register notice: The Commission has voted to rescind its Tire Advertising and Labeling Guides (Tire Guides), finding that “[t]he vast majority of Tire Guide provisions...