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A group of U.S. and Canadian telemarketers will pay $415,000 to settle �鶹��ý Trade Commission charges they were selling nonexistent credit cards to U.S. consumers, the agency announced today. The...

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, the �鶹��ý Trade Commission (FTC), and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service are hosting a one-day seminar for law...

Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Corporation (ENH), located in Evanston, Illinois, must sell Highland Park Hospital (Highland Park) within 180 days, under the terms of an initial decision and order...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division will host a one-day joint workshop entitled “Competition Policy and the Real Estate Industry” on Tuesday, October...

A top distributor in a multilevel-marketing program, who deceptively led prospective recruits to believe they would be applying for marketing jobs and that they would make a substantial income, has...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a joint letter today urging the Michigan Senate Committee on Economic Development, Small Business, and Regulatory Reform to...

Interagency Task Force on Competition in Electric Energy Markets Requests Public Comments Concerning Study Mandated in Energy Policy Act An interagency task force requests comments from the public...

A U.S. District Court judge has halted the deceptive ads of a Web operation that claimed that membership in MP3DownloadCity.com would allow users of peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing programs to...

At the request of the �鶹��ý Trade Commission, a federal court issued a temporary restraining order against marketers of oral sprays that supposedly contain human growth hormone (HGH) to stop them...

A company that lured low income consumers with no insurance into spending $199 with false claims that they would receive free prescription medication has been barred from making the deceptive claims...

As many Americans generously open their hearts and wallets to help those affected by the earthquake in South Asia, the �鶹��ý Trade Commission advises that the best way to help immediately is to...

Beginning October 17, 2005, consumers filing for bankruptcy will be required to go through a government-approved credit counseling program within six months before they file for bankruptcy protection...

Contact Lens Rule compliance-related action: The staff of the �鶹��ý Trade Commission today took action to increase industry compliance with the Contact Lens Rule (16 C.F.R. Part 315). The Rule...

Staff of the �鶹��ý Trade Commission today announced the results of a sweep of 20 funeral homes in Nassau County, New York, to test compliance with the FTC’s Funeral Rule. Seven of those homes...

Under the terms of a consent decree approved by the �鶹��ý Trade Commission for submission by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to the federal court for approval, NBTY, Inc. (NBTY, formerly Nature...

A U.S. district court judge has stopped the allegedly illegal practices of an “Internet kiosk” business opportunity and frozen the assets of the companies and their principals following �鶹��ý Trade...

Commission testimony to Pennsylvania House of Representatives: On Tuesday, October 11, Betsy Broder, Assistant Director of the Division of Planning and Information in the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer...

Commission denial of FACTA petition: The Commission has denied a petition, submitted by the American Financial Services Association (AFSA) on July 18, 2005, in which AFSA requested that the FTC delay...

Three individuals and two companies have settled �鶹��ý Trade Commission charges over their roles in the deceptive marketing of Supreme Greens, an herbal supplement. The FTC has alleged that these...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission today told the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development that spyware and other “malware” that is...