Commission Reopens Public Comment Period On the Cooling Off Rule

The Commission has reopened the public comment period for the review of the “Cooling Off Rule” – formally known as…

15 years ago

Manufacturer Settles with FTC for Making Misleading Made-in-the-USA Claims

A manufacturer of magnifiers and other desktop and portable vision aids has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that…

15 years ago

FTC Approves Final Consent Orders in Matters Concerning Kmart Corporation and Tender Corporation

For Your Information July 17, 2009 Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved final consent orders in the…

15 years ago

FTC Testifies on Importance of Competition and Antitrust Enforcement to Lower-Cost, Higher-Quality Health Care

The Federal Trade Commission today told the Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance of the Committee on…

15 years ago

Federal and State Agencies Target Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue and Loan Modification Scams

WHERE: California Dept. of Insurance briefing roomReagan State Office BuildingFirst Floor300 South Spring StreetLos Angeles, CA Call-in Information: Reporters unable…

15 years ago

Commission Approves FY 2008 HSR Premerger Notification Report; FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Matter Concerning Alta Bates Medical Group

Commission Approves FY 2008 HSR Premerger Notification ReportThe Commission, with the concurrence of the U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust,…

15 years ago

FTC Testifies About Crackdown on Scams Tied to the Economic Downturn

The Federal Trade Commission testified before the U.S. Senate today on the agency’s campaign to crack down on scammers who…

15 years ago

Defendants Settle with FTC in Surplus Goods Business Opportunity Scam

Scammers who duped consumers into paying a total of more than $30 million for bogus business opportunities have settled Federal…

15 years ago

Rite Aid to Pay $500,000 in Consumer Refunds to Settle FTC Charges of False and Deceptive Advertising

National pharmacy chain Rite Aid Corporation has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle FTCcharges that it deceptively advertised that its…

15 years ago

Court Bars False Claims of Affiliation with United States Homeowner Relief Programs

A U.S. district court has ordered newly named defendants to stop making deceptive claims that they are affiliated with free…

15 years ago