The official website of the Federal Trade Commission, protecting America’s consumers for over 100 years.

The FTC is a bipartisan federal agency that champions the interests of American consumers. We protect consumers from deceptive and unfair business practices and promote a free and competitive …

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The official website of the Federal Trade Commission, protecting America’s consumers for over 100 years.

The FTC has the ability to implement trade regulation rules defining with specificity acts or practices that are unfair or deceptive and the Commission can publish reports and make legislative …

The FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection stops unfair, deceptive and fraudulent business practices by collecting reports from consumers and conducting investigations, suing companies and people that …

Mar 10, 2025 · Newly released Federal Trade Commission data show that consumers reported losing more than $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, which represents a 25% increase over the prior

Since 1918, regional offices have played an integral role in fulfilling the FTC’s consumer protection and competition missions. Currently, eight regional offices covering seven geographic regions conduct …

The FTC enforces consumer protection laws to stop illegal business practices and get refunds to people who lost money. The chart below includes all active refund programs managed by the FTC. The FTC …

The FTC’s Legal Library is a searchable database of cases, policy, guidance, statements, and other documents on a range of consumer and competition (antitrust) topics.