Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with an Internet marketer and his company that will put a stop to their alleged illegal practice of selling cosmetic contact lenses to consumers...

A new Federal Trade Commission Rule will strengthen consumer protections by banning deceptive claims about consumer mortgages in advertising or other types of commercial communications. The Rule is...

In an Initial Decision announced today, Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell has concluded that the North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners violated the law by trying to block non...

At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has temporarily halted a telemarketing operation that targeted consumers trying to sell their timeshare properties. The defendants allegedly...

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on an application by The Dow Chemical Company for approval of amendments to an asset purchase agreement executed on July 31, 2009, between Dow...

The Federal Trade Commission today issued a statement announcing that it will forbear from enforcing most provisions of its Mortgage Assistance Relief Services (MARS) Rule against real estate brokers...

FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges That Irving Oil’s Acquisition of ExxonMobil Assets in Maine Was Anticompetitive Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission approved a...