The Federal Trade Commission and 22 states recently filed an updated version of their complaint against Amazon with unredacted details about Amazon’s alleged use of deceptive and unfair practices to secretly inflate prices in its online search advertising auction

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Payment processor Riverside Payments Inc

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The Federal Trade Commission, the People of the State of California by and through the Los Angeles County Counsel and San Francisco City Attorney, and the Attorneys General of the States of Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Utah, filed a lawsuit today against Toast Inc

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The Federal Trade Commission released the following highlights from the agency’s ongoing efforts to combat impersonation scams and protect consumers, including removal of 19 FTC-imposter websites and enforcement actions resulting in more than $80 million in consumer redress since the FTC’s Impersonation Rule went into effect in 2024

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With open enrollment season for healthcare plans in progress, Federal Trade Commission staff are sending warning letters to 25 companies that market or generate sales leads for healthcare plans

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The Federal Trade Commission today ordered nine major airlines, ride-sharing companies and food-delivery firms to provide detailed information that will allow the agency to study the use of personal data to set prices and compensation

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The Federal Trade Commission, joined by 20 states, sued Dollar General Corporation for engaging in long-running deceptive pricing practices by routinely charging customers more at the register than the prices displayed on shelves, price tags and advertisements, costing consumers millions of dollars

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The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against GovAssist LLC, Entry LLC and Scott Zuckerman, for their alleged involvement in a government impersonation scheme that deceived consumers seeking passport services by purporting to be the federal government or affiliated with the federal government

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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has permanently banned the operators of an alleged debt relief scheme that targeted seniors and veterans by impersonating banks, credit card companies and government agencies

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The Federal Trade Commission issued its latest report to Congress on protecting older adults, which highlights key trends based on fraud reports submitted by older adults and the FTC’s efforts to combat the problem

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