Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission announced that it has extended the public comment periods for some of the sessions in its Hearings Initiative, and that comments for all the remaining sessions will be due...

Note: The FTC hosted a conference call for media with Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Andrew Smith. The operators of the video social networking app Musical.ly, now known as TikTok, have agreed...

The number of cigarettes that the largest cigarette companies in the United States sold to wholesalers and retailers nationwide declined from 240.5 billion in 2016 to 229.1 billion in 2017, according...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced its first case challenging a marketer’s use of fake paid reviews on an independent retail website. In settling the agency’s complaint, Cure Encapsulations...

Note: The FTC hosted a conference call for media with Bureau of Competition Director Bruce Hoffman: Date: Feb. 26, 2019Time: 12 noon ETCall-in: (800) 288-8961, confirmation number 464702 Call-in lines...

The Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have reauthorized their memorandum of understanding. The agreement reflects the ongoing coordination between the two agencies...

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has provided the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with an annual summary of its activities enforcing the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. The FTC is...