Commission Actions

FTC Offers Tips for Laptop Security Consumers can take many measures to make their laptop secure from hackers, viruses, and other potential threats, such as installing firewalls, updating antivirus...

La FTC Ofrece Recomendaciones para Mantener su Computadora Portátil Segura Los consumidores pueden tomar muchas medidas para proteger sus computadoras portátiles de los ataques de hackers, virus y...

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge has temporarily halted an operation marketing Visa- and MasterCard-branded stored-value cards from making unauthorized debits from...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced it has concluded a two-year review of the FTC’s Appliance Labeling Rule (16 C.F.R. Part 305) and, after substantial public comment and consumer research...

In an administrative opinion and order made public today, the Federal Trade Commission ruled that Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Corp.’s (ENH) acquisition of Highland Park Hospital (Highland Park)...

From August 6 until September 15, 2007, the Federal Trade Commission will be accepting refund requests from consumers who bought Xenadrine EFX. The FTC alleged that Xenadrine EFX was advertised with...

The FTC will host a two-day Town Hall to bring together consumer advocates, industry representatives, technology experts, and academics to address the consumer protection issues raised by the practice...

The Federal Trade Commission has asked a federal district court to order the marketers of Ab Force to return money to consumers who purchased their belts based on the marketers’s advertising claims...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has reached an agreement with a major subprime mortgage servicer to modify certain terms of a 2003 court settlement, providing substantial benefits...