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�鶹��ý Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz announced the appointment of Willard K. “Will” Tom as General Counsel for the agency, and the appointment of Peter J. Levitas, Mark W. Frankena, Howard...

In a nationwide, federal-state crackdown on fraudulent telemarketers claiming to help police, firefighters, and veterans, the �鶹��ý Trade Commission, together with 61 Attorneys General, Secretaries...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission today announced it will hold a series of workshops titled “Can News Media Survive the Internet Age? Competition, Consumer Protection, and First Amendment Perspectives.”...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission, together with dozens of state law enforcement officials, will announce “Operation False Charity,” a crackdown on fraudulent telemarketers who falsely claim to be...

At the �鶹��ý Trade Commission’s request, a federal district court issued an order to stop an Internet-based operation that pretends to operate “ MakingHomeAffordable.gov,” the official Web site of...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission and the Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth at Northwestern University School of Law will host a two-day public event, “Protecting Consumers in Debt...

Today Judge John F. Grady of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued a temporary restraining order stopping telemarketing company Voice Touch, Inc., its...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission has warned Web site operators who made claims that their products can prevent, treat, or cure the Influenza A/H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, that they must have...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission will hold a telephone press availability on Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. EST to announce federal lawsuits filed today challenging an operation that made hundreds of...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission has formally dismissed the complaint in the Rambus matter. “While we remain disappointed by the decision of the Court of Appeals, we of course respect the Court’s opinion...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission is asking a federal court to shut down a telemarketing campaign that has been bombarding U.S. consumers with hundreds of millions of allegedly deceptive “robocalls” in an...

To help entities that have a low risk of identity theft – such as businesses that know their customers personally – the �鶹��ý Trade Commission has created a template that guides such businesses and...

Consumers in search of an apartment or house to rent often rely on online rental listings in order to find the right place, especially if they’re looking in another city or state. Unfortunately...

Commission Approval of Final Consent Order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter of Native Essence Herb Company. The vote approving the...

The marketers of a work-at-home scam who led consumers to believe they could earn $500 or more per week processing medical bills and would receive training and access to customers have agreed to...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission today told the U.S. House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce that, in response to the current economic crisis...

Commission Submits FY 2010 Budget Request and GPRA Performance Plans to Congress Budget request and GPRA Performance Plans submission to Congress: The Commission has approved the FTC’s FY 2010 Budget...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission has charged a home mortgage lender and its owner with violating federal law by charging Hispanic consumers higher prices for mortgage loans than non-Hispanic white...

�鶹��ý Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz announced today that Ken Glazer, Senior Deputy Director of the Bureau of Competition, plans to leave the FTC this month. “Ken is a first-rate lawyer and...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission today told the U.S. House Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity of the Committee on Financial Services that, with the rapid increase in mortgage delinquencies...