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At the request of the �鶹��ý Trade Commission, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia has halted the alleged illegal lending practices of Stewart Finance Company, its owner John...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission will host a media roundtable discussion on Tuesday, October 28, 2003, to provide background information and answer questions about the agency’s new report, “To Promote...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission will host a day-long workshop on Wednesday, October 29, 2003, to discuss the results of a nationwide survey regarding the marketing of entertainment violence to children...

A Texas resident who used a variety of assumed names to bilk small businesses nationwide for ad fees in his nonexistent law enforcement publications has settled �鶹��ý Trade Commission charges...

Mark Nutritionals, Inc. and Edward D’Alessandro, Jr. have agreed to settle federal charges that they used false and unsubstantiated claims to sell their weight-loss product. The �鶹��ý Trade...

Commission authorization of the FTC to share information in its Identity Theft Data Clearinghouse with Canadian law enforcement authorities: The Commission has authorized the FTC to share information...

�鶹��ý Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris today addressed Fordham University’s Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law and Policy on the role of competition policy in attacking...

Do consumers in your area have questions about the National Do Not Call Registry? Are telemarketers asking about compliance? The �鶹��ý Trade Commission can help! Representatives from the FTC’s...

Consumers registered with the National Do Not Call Registry have filed more than 37,000 complaints as of 8:00 a.m., October 24, 2003, against telemarketers who continue to call them. Nearly 28,000...

An Internet operator who used auction houses to “sell” computers and musical equipment that he never delivered has agreed to settle �鶹��ý Trade Commission charges that he violated federal laws. The...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission today issued its second quarterly summary announcement detailing the agency’s continued enforcement against telemarketing fraud. The quarterly enforcement summary...

�鶹��ý Trade Commission Commissioner Orson Swindle will speak at a press conference for the Stay Safe Online Campaign on Thursday, October 23. The purpose of the Stay Safe Online Campaign is to raise...

�鶹��ý Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris and Commissioner Mozelle W. Thompson yesterday met with members of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris, France...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission today announced a nationwide ad campaign to alert consumers on how to avoid federal and postal job scams. Ads for these scams are often found in the classified sections of...

The FTC has settled an action against a California-based company charged with deceptive sales of advertisements appearing in “minority business publications.” According to the FTC’s complaint, the...

Consumers registered with the National Do Not Call list have filed more than 15,000 complaints against telemarketers who continue to call them. The Do Not Call list, which opened to consumer...

In comments provided on October 15 at the request of Wisconsin State Rep. Shirley Krug, the �鶹��ý Trade Commission's Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Competition, and Bureau of Economics stated...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission will allow GenCorp Inc. (GenCorp) to proceed with its $133 million acquisition of Atlantic Research Corporation (ARC), it announced today, provided GenCorp divests ARC’s...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission , the Internal Revenue Service, and state regulators today issued a consumer alert for those seeking assistance from tax-exempt credit counseling organizations. Paying...

The Commission has authorized the staff to file comments with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concerning trans fatty acids in nutrition labeling, consumer research to consider nutrient...