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Staff of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission today issued guidance to help financial institutions under its jurisdiction comply with the agency's consumer privacy regulations. The Commission's regulations...

A husband and wife operating out of Connecticut separately have agreed to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission charges that they deceived customers by promising, for a fee, guaranteed approval of major...

Just in time for the peak 2001 holiday shopping season, the FTC has revised and reissued its business education publication: " In the Loupe: Advertising Diamonds, Gemstones and Pearls." Designed...

To honor the commitment, talent, and contributions of individuals who throughout their public and private careers have made lasting and significant contributions to the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission today announced a proposed consent order with Nestle Holdings, Inc. (Nestle) and Ralston Purina Company (Ralston) that will permit Nestle to complete its $10.3 billion...

A business that marketed pet food on the Internet has agreed to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission charges that it violated the FTC's Mail or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule and the FTC Act by failing...

A New York City company that sold peppermint patty vending machines nationwide has settled Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers by telling them they could expect a 750 percent...

The Commission has received two applications from America Online/Time Warner, Inc. (AOLTW) requesting approval of a non-affiliated Internet Service Provider (ISP) and alternative cable broadband...

Under the terms of a proposed consent order approved by the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission and announced today, Koninklijke Ahold NV (Ahold), a global food service distributor and retailer headquartered in...

A Utah-based company has agreed to settle charges by the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission that the company made unfounded claims about the health benefits of the herbal ingredient comfrey for treating or...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission today released a follow-up report to its September 2000 Report, Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children: A Review of Self-Regulation and Industry Practices in the...

A Miami-based company that advertised for home workers to help assemble "Native American" or "hand-crafted bracelets" has been shut down temporarily by a federal district court as a result of charges...

The Commission has received an application from America Online/Time Warner, Inc. (AOLTW) requesting approval of a non-affiliated Internet Service Provider (ISP) and alternative cable broadband service...

GET NOTICED, an inter-agency public workshop co-sponsored by the eight federal agencies responsible for implementing and enforcing the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, has announced its agenda, including panel...

We are pleased that the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has released its new monograph, Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Tar Machine-Measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine. We understand...

Commissioner Orson Swindle of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission will be available on Thursday, November 29th after 3 p.m. to discuss the impact of the recently enacted Patriot Act on consumers...

Petition to reopen and modify Commission order: The Commission has received a petition to reopen and modify a final FTC order. Through this petition, Aventis S.A. (formerly Hoechst AG and Rhone...

A federal court has temporarily ordered a halt to the allegedly fraudulent business practices of three companies and one individual that allegedly operated a massive scheme in Schaumburg, Illinois in...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission and the Office of the Attorney General for the State of Illinois will host a press conference on Monday, November 26, 2001 at 11:00 a.m. CST at FTC Regional Headquarters...

The Commission has received an application from America Online/Time Warner, Inc. (AOLTW) requesting approval of a non-affiliated Internet Service Provider (ISP) and alternative cable broadband service...