Press Releases

Students planning vacation getaways over Spring Break could be taken for a ride if they aren't careful consumers, according to the Federal Trade Commission. A new FTC Fact Sheet, "Avoid A Spring Break...

Rena Warden, a defendant in the Federal Trade Commission's lawsuit against Fraudulent Action Network, Inc. (FANS) of Las Vegas, Nevada, has agreed to settle charges stemming from her role in the...

Consumers in four states spent thousands of dollars investing in business opportunities that did not fulfill promises of returning many times the cost of the investments, according to the Federal...

The Federal Trade Commission has again charged a company with falsely advertising that a non-surgical eye care treatment is a safe and effective way to correct vision. The company, Eye Care Associates...

Rosario "Ray" Filosi, one of the defendants named by the Federal Trade Commission in its "Project Field of Schemes" investment fraud cases, is permanently banned from engaging in, or assisting others...

A U.S. District Court judge has found that the Federal Trade Commission has "shown a likelihood of proving" that four corporations, with offices in Merrillville and Crown Point, Indiana (near Chicago)...

A western Colorado physicians' organization -- which comprises at least 85 percent of the doctors in private practice in Mesa County -- has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it...

Self-regulation efforts that are serious, legitimate and fair should not be blocked by rigid and outdated interpretations of antitrust laws, Robert Pitofsky, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it will publish for public comment a proposed consent order with PacifiCorp that would settle FTC charges that the company's $10.7 billion acquisition...

Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval of a transaction from the following. The FTC is seeking public comments on the application for 30 days...

As part of its ongoing effort to review and revise all of its rules, the Federal Trade Commission published today in the Federal Register amendments to its Rules and Regulations under the Textile...

The Federal Trade Commission's General Counsel today testified before a House Committee and presented the agency's assessment of its compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), which...

As part of an ongoing nationwide law enforcement program, the Federal Trade Commission staff today announced the results of a sweep of 24 funeral homes in the Fort Worth, Texas-area to test for...

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission today advised automobile dealers that access to consumer credit reports is strictly limited under federal law. Responding to reports and consumer complaints...

Robert Pitofsky, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, today told a Senate Committee that business on the Internet could explode -- from $2.6 billion in 1996 to $220 billion in 2001 -- but that if...

The Federal Trade Commission has issued orders to several leading cigar manufacturers requiring them to file “special reports” on their sales and advertising expenditures. The Commission has collected...

The Federal Trade Commission staff suggested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) consider structural remedies in order to increase the likelihood of effective competition in the...

Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with the following entity. The Commission action makes the consent order...

In testimony today before a Senate Subcommittee, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky, speaking on behalf of the Commission, outlined how the agency is fighting telemarketing fraud which...

The Federal Trade Commission and the U. S. Postal Inspection Service have put more than 1,000 junk e-mailers on notice that the agencies are monitoring unsolicited e-mail for fraudulent schemes and...