Enforcement - Federal Trade Commission
WEBThe FTC enforces federal consumer protection laws that prevent fraud, deception and unfair business practices. The Commission also enforces federal antitrust laws that prohibit anticompetitive mergers and other business practices that could lead to higher prices, fewer choices, or less innovation.
Federal Trade Commission | Protecting America's Consumers
WEBEnforcement. We enforce federal competition and consumer protection laws that prevent anticompetitive, deceptive, and unfair business practices. View Enforcement
A Brief Overview of the Federal Trade Commission's …
WEBEnforcement Authority. Revised, May 2021. This memo focuses on law enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission (“Commission” or “FTC”). Appendices A and B are charts that synopsize antitrust and consumer protection powers under the …
Cases and Proceedings | Federal Trade Commission
WEB1 day ago · Every year the FTC brings hundreds of cases against individuals and companies for violating consumer protection and competition laws that the agency enforces. These cases can involve fraud, scams, identity theft, false advertising, privacy violations, anti-competitive behavior and more.
Privacy and Security Enforcement | Federal Trade Commission
WEBJul 16, 2021 · When companies tell consumers they will safeguard their personal information, the FTC can and does take law enforcement action to make sure that companies live up these promises.
Process Enforcement - Federal Trade Commission
WEBWhen a process recipient fails to comply satisfactorily with the Commission’s process, the Commission may start process enforcement proceedings to obtain such orders of court. This page collects process enforcement cases and key documents relating to each case from 2008 to the present.
Enforcement - Federal Trade Commission
WEBUsing enforcement as its primary tool, the Commission has worked to stop anticompetitive mergers and conduct that might diminish competition in health care markets. One key enforcement strategy is to block mergers that would allow providers to raise rates or decrease quality for vital services.
Press Releases - Federal Trade Commission
WEBFTC Supports USDA’s Efforts to Protect Farmers, Growers, Ranchers, and Consumers from Unlawful Conduct by Dominant Meat Processors. Date. September 11, 2024.
FTC Enforcement Trends in Consumer Protection Under the Biden ...
WEBDec 13, 2023 · The FTC has aggressively sought to fulfill its mandate to protect consumers, pursuing dozens of enforcement actions and promulgating new rules and guidelines that hint at its priorities in 2024.
Debt Collection - Federal Trade Commission
WEBJul 9, 2024 · Many consumers pay collectors money they do not owe and fall deeper into debt, while others suffer invasions of their privacy, job loss, and domestic instability. The FTC enforces the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), which prohibits deceptive, unfair, and abusive debt collection practices.