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Commission authorization of the filing of staff comments: The Commission has authorized the staffs of the Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Economics, Bureau of Competition, and Bureau of Consumer...

FTC Charges Defendants Misrepresented Available Jobs, Potential Income An operation that told consumers they could be hired as mystery shoppers and earn a substantial income, and the telemarketing...

An Ontario corporation and its owner have agreed to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission charges that they defrauded U.S. businesses out of millions of dollars by billing and accepting payment for...

Board of Governors of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Reserve System Commodity Futures Trading Commission Â鶹´«Ã½ Deposit Insurance Corporation Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission National Credit Union Administration Office of the...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission today told the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland Security that “the government and the private sector must continue to work...

On 30th Anniversary of Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, October Forum to Weigh Effects of Industry Changes The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission staff will host a workshop on October 10-11, 2007, to learn...

Final Court Judgments Close Case Against Remaining ‘Prime One’ Defendants At the request of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission, a federal district court in Illinois has entered an order for permanent...

Commission authorization of amended complaint filing: The Commission has authorized the staff to file an amended complaint in the matter currently pending against Express Consolidation, Inc.; Randall...

Scam Operation Took More Than $60 Million from 17,000 Consumers The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has filed a civil contempt action against four individuals and eight business entities for allegedly...

Commission authorization of the filing of staff comments: The Commission has authorized the staffs of the Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Economics, Bureau of Consumer Protection, and Bureau of...

Transaction Would Result in Merger to Monopoly in Southwestern Pennsylvania The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has approved a complaint challenging Equitable Resources, Inc.’s (Equitable) proposed...

A company that lured low income consumers with no insurance into spending $199 by making alleged deceptive claims that they would receive free prescription medications has agreed to settle Â鶹´«Ã½...

The final defendant in a case that brought a $1 million settlement with the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission in December for illegal debt collection practices has agreed to settle FTC charges that he...

Petition for approval of proposed divestiture: The Commission has received a petition from Service Corporation International (SCI) and Alderwoods Group, Inc. seeking approval of a proposed divestiture...

Kmart Corporation has agreed to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission charges that it engaged in deceptive practices in advertising and selling its Kmart gift card. As part of the settlement, Kmart will...

Will Not Adopt Rules to Block Retail Casket Sales Missouri funeral regulators have agreed to settle antitrust charges by the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission, affirming that they will not prohibit or...

Settlement Bars Pretexting and Selling Consumers’ Confidential Phone Records An outfit that obtained consumers’ confidential phone records and sold them to third parties without the consumers’ consent...

Commission approval of application for proposed divestiture: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved an application for proposed divestiture from Linde AG and The BOC Group plc...

Obtaining Consumers’ Records Through False Pretenses and Selling Them to Third Parties Has Caused Consumer Harm, Agency Says The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission today told the House Committee on Energy and...

Commission approval of Â鶹´«Ã½ Register notice: The Commission has approved the publication of a Â鶹´«Ã½ Register notice regarding the regulatory review of the Guides Concerning the Use of...