Commission Actions

Predatory lending practices in the subprime market, particularly those affecting home equity borrowers, were the subject of testimony delivered today by David Medine, Associate Director for Financial...

Intermatic Incorporated, one of the country's largest manufacturers of consumer and industrial energy control products such as appliance timers and low-voltage outdoor lighting, has agreed to pay a...

Century Direct Marketing (CDM), a Santa Barbara, California-based company that, under the name Consumer Information Services, sold information packages about the auction sale of automobiles, houses...

Karin Stevens, Inc., a New York City designer and importer of ladies dresses and pant suits, has agreed to pay a $20,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it did not...

Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with the following: Texas Surgeons, P.A., et al. The Commission vote to finalize the consent order was 5-0. (File...

This is National Small Business Week, a time to celebrate and recognize America's small business entrepreneurs, and to remind America's small businesses how to defend themselves against business-to...

Staff of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureaus of Economics and Consumer Protection have provided comments in response to a request from the West Virginia Public Service Commission (PSC) regarding a...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that the workshop on Business-to-Business (B2B) electronic marketplaces originally scheduled for one day, June 29, 2000, will instead run for two days...

Self-regulation alone has not adequately protected consumer online privacy, and as a result, legislation is now needed to supplement self-regulatory efforts and guarantee basic consumer protections...