Press Releases

As a result of the agency’s law enforcement actions, the Federal Trade Commission sent $337.3 million in refunds to consumers in 2024, according to the FTC’s annual report on refunds released today....

The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $934,000 in refunds to consumers who were harmed by online used car dealer Vroom’s shipment delays. The FTC charged in July 2024 that Vroom failed to...

The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $15.5 million in refunds to consumers, including servicemembers and their spouses, lured by online career-training company Career Step’s deceptive ads...

The Federal Trade Commission is sending payments totaling more than $25.5 million to consumers who were tricked into signing up for computer repair services through the deceptive marketing tactics of...

Newly released Federal Trade Commission data show that consumers reported losing more than $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, which represents a 25% increase over the prior year. According to the FTC’s...

As a result of a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, a federal court has temporarily halted the operations of a wide-ranging business opportunity and credit repair scam that has operated under the name...

The Federal Trade Commission today sued to block GTCR BC Holdings, LLC’s (GTCR) acquisition of Surmodics, Inc. (Surmodics), alleging that the deal, which seeks to combine the two largest manufacturers...

The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $905,000 in refunds to consumers who bought Pure Green Coffee, a sham weight loss product marketed using false health claims, bogus testimonials, and...

The Federal Trade Commission secured an initial win in its case against Seek Capital and the company’s founder and CEO, Roy Ferman, after the U.S. Court for the Central District of California granted...

As a result of a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, a federal court has temporarily halted the operations and frozen the assets of a phantom debt collection scheme and its operators. The scheme has...

The Federal Trade Commission today finalized a consent order that requires building services contractor Planned Building Services and its affiliated companies to cease their enforcement of no-hire...

Today, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson directed the FTC to form a Joint Labor Task Force that will work to prioritize rooting out and prosecuting deceptive, unfair, and...

The Federal Trade Commission is sending claim forms to consumers who bought deceptively marketed antivirus software from Avast. The FTC alleged in a February 2024 complaint that Avast deceived users...

Gravity Defyer Medical Technology Corporation (Gravity Defyer) and its owner Alexander Elnekaveh will have to stop making alleged deceptive pain-relief claims for Gravity Defyer footwear, under a...

Today, the Federal Trade Commission launched a public inquiry to better understand how technology platforms deny or degrade users’ access to services based on the content of their speech or...

The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $19.8 million in refunds to consumers who were harmed by deceptive sales tactics from household water treatment funding company Aqua Finance. The FTC...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson announced today that the FTC and Department of Justice’s joint 2023 Merger Guidelines are in effect and will serve as the framework for the FTC’s...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson has appointed David Shaw as Principal Deputy Director and Kelse Moen as Deputy Director of the agency’s Bureau of Competition and Douglas C. Geho...

Today, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson announced a new policy that prohibits FTC political appointees from holding leadership roles in the American Bar Association (ABA)...

The Federal Trade Commission is postponing a February 25 virtual workshop examining the use of design features on digital platforms aimed at keeping kids, including teens, online longer and returning...