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The Federal Trade Commission ( FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government whose principal mission is the enforcement of civil (non-criminal) antitrust law and the promotion of consumer protection. The FTC shares jurisdiction over federal civil antitrust law enforcement with the Department of Justice Antitrust Division.
That would soon be followed by an investigation by the Federal Trade Commission, launched in Feb. 8, 2021, into whether Kabbage engaged in “deceptive and/or unfair acts,” in connection with ...
United States v. Google Inc., No. 3:12-cv-04177 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 16, 2012), is a case in which the United States District Court for the Northern District of California approved a stipulated order for a permanent injunction and a $22.5 million civil penalty judgment, the largest civil penalty the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ever won in history.
In July 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to approve fining Facebook $5 billion to finally settle the investigation into the data breach. [8] The record-breaking settlement was one of the largest penalties ever assessed by the U.S. government for any violation. [71]
According to the Federal Trade Commission, Americans lost over $10 billion to fraud last year. ... said more than $10 billion in fraud losses were reported to the commission in 2023, which was a ...
According to the Federal Trade Commission, more than 41,000 consumers reported scams involving online-payment apps in the first half of 2024, with losses amounting to $171 million. That's well ...
An Act To create a Federal Trade Commisson, to define its powers and duties, and for other purposes. The Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 is a United States federal law which established the Federal Trade Commission. The Act was signed into law by US President Woodrow Wilson in 1914 and outlaws unfair methods of competition and unfair acts ...
The Red Flags Rule was created by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), along with other government agencies such as the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), to help prevent identity theft. The rule was passed in January 2008, and was to be in place by November 1, 2008, but due to push-backs by opposition, the FTC delayed enforcement ...