The government is cracking down on companies that advertise help for troubled homeowners but often turn out to be scam artists. The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday it would propose to ban those foreclosure rescue services from collecting payment up front. Instead, they could only collect money if they were successful ...

The Federal Trade Commission says patent settlements between drugmakers that cost U.S. consumers billions each year are on the rise. The agency reports that the number of lucrative settlements between brand-name and generic drug companies rose to 19 last year from 16 in 2008 and 14 the year before. The FTC has waged a yearslong campaign against so-called "pay-to-delay ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a bid to tackle rising youth obesity, U.S. companies would be prohibited from advertising to children foods that contain large amounts of sugar or salt, or even low levels of trans fats, under a proposal released on Tuesday by a working group from several U.S. agencies. The working group made up of members of the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With companies able to collect and store vast amounts of data about consumers for very little money, the Federal Trade Commission held a conference on Monday to discuss guidelines on how firms use that data to advertise. While there are little in the way of legal requirements to protect consumer information, the FTC has issued voluntary guidelines on ...