Press Releases

The Federal Trade Commission today issued an administrative complaint against Denver-based HomeAdvisor, Inc. – a company affiliated with Angi – alleging it used a wide range of deceptive and...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division will co-host a Spring Enforcers Summit on April 4. FTC Chair Lina M. Khan and DOJ Assistant Attorney General Jonathan...

Today, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan announced that an open meeting of the Commission will be held virtually on Thursday, March 17, 2022. The open meeting will commence at 1pm ET and...

A payment processing company that allegedly helped a bogus discount club scheme debit tens of millions of dollars from consumers without authorization will be required to pay $2.3 million and face a...

The operators of RagingBull.com, an online stock trading site that used bogus earnings claims to trick consumers into signing up for services and then trapped them into hard-to-cancel subscription...

The Federal Trade Commission has approved the Racetrack Safety rule proposed by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority after a public comment period. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act...

In a complaint, filed by the Department of Justice on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, the agency alleged that WW International, Inc., formerly known as Weight Watchers, and a subsidiary called...

The Federal Trade Commission will launch the annual National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) this Sunday, March 6. Joined by other federal, state, and local agencies, consumer and national advocacy...

The Federal Trade Commission, jointly with the Department of Justice and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, have sued a New York-based marketer of herbal tea, seeking to permanently block...

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Global Partners LP’s acquisition of 27 retail gasoline and diesel outlets owned or...

In response to the announcement that Lifespan Corp. (“Lifespan”) and Care New England Health System (“Care New England”) have terminated their proposed merger, FTC Bureau of Competition Director Holly...

The operators of an alleged credit card interest rate reduction scam will be permanently banned from the debt relief industry as part of court orders resolving charges by the Federal Trade Commission...

The Federal Trade Commission is extending by two weeks the deadline to submit comments as part of the agency’s inquiry into supply chain disruptions . The deadline was February 28, 2022; it is now...

In an Initial Decision announced on Feb. 24, 2022, Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell dismissed the antitrust charges in a complaint issued by the Federal Trade Commission staff...

The Federal Trade Commission announced it is soliciting public input on the ways that practices by large, vertically integrated Pharmacy Benefit Managers’ (PBMs) are affecting drug affordability and...

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has provided the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) an annual summary of its activities enforcing the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). The FTC is...

The Federal Trade Commission is returning more than $930,000 to consumers who bought tea products that Teami marketed and sold using allegedly deceptive health claims. The FTC sued Teami, LLC and its...

Newly released Federal Trade Commission data shows that consumers reported losing more than $5.8 billion to fraud in 2021, an increase of more than 70 percent over the previous year. The FTC received...

The Federal Trade Commission has approved certain modifications to medical device company Boston Scientific Corp.’s Divestiture Agreements. The FTC approved these agreements and incorporated them into...

The Federal Trade Commission is sending refunds totaling more than $580,000 to consumers nationwide who bought indoor TV antennas and signal amplifiers marketed online using deceptive claims that the...