Federal Trade Commission

It’s a running joke that McDonald’s soft serve machines are always broken — but now this issue is, apparently, being taken seriously.

Criminals have ripped off hundreds of thousands of Americans since the start of the pandemic, according to the FTC.

Scams offering student loan forgiveness have increased amid confusion around pandemic programs and multiple calls to erase debt. Here’s what to watch out for.

A federal judge dismissed the FTC’s initial complaint in June but gave it a second chance to amend its filing.

Scams offering student loan forgiveness have increased amid confusion around pandemic programs and calls to erase the debt. Here’s what to know.

Consumers have reported losing more than $500 million to Covid-related fraud since the beginning of 2020, according to the Federal Trade Commission.

President Joe Biden called on the Federal Trade Commission to write a rule curtailing the “unfair use of non-compete clauses” by employers.

Victims have lost a combined $488 million, mostly from fraud involving online shopping and travel. The child tax credit poses a new opportunity for scammers.

Facebook’s petition follows a similar move by Amazon.

As AI toys enter the market, they can be helpful, educational tools for kids but can also pose risks to data privacy.

Noting a rise in travel scams, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., asked the FTC to explain how it is protecting U.S. consumers.

The FTC is issuing orders to five tobacco companies including Juul and R.J. Reynolds for information on its 2019-2020 sales, advertising and promotional data.

Scams are taking advantage of people’s fears over the coronavirus pandemic, finances, and other related worries. Now the Federal Trade Commission says there have been more than 330,000 reports of scams across the nation.

FTC complaints show widespread frustration with Robinhood’s customer service with some clients claiming they were unable to liquidate their accounts.

Savings app Beam, the subject of a CNBC investigation after customers couldn’t get their money out, has reached a tentative settlement with the FTC.

A month after federal regulators ordered it to disclose how its practices affect children and teenagers, TikTok is tightening its privacy practices for the under-18 crowd

Online shopping scams are on the rise as thieves look to take advantage of the increase in people shopping online during the pandemic.

Federal and state authorities say they are cracking down on a wave of illegal schemes that have proliferated during the pandemic and prey upon the desperation of people who have lost jobs in the outbreak’s economic upheaval

Federal agencies and private sector organizations are joining forces to celebrate National “Slam the Scam” Day on Thursday to raise public awareness of government imposter phone scams.

State and federal authorities are suing imprisoned drug entrepreneur Martin Shkreli over tactics that shielded a profitable drug from competition after a price hike made the so-called “Pharma Bro” infamous