The Federal Trade Commission received a record number of fraud complaints from this region last year, and scams cost Ohio consumers more than a quarter of a billion dollars. Imposter scams were the ...

The Federal Trade Commission received a record number of fraud complaints from this region last year, and scams cost Ohio consumers more than a quarter of a billion dollars. Imposter scams were the ...

Consumer Sentinel Network is a database that receives reports directly from consumers, as well as from federal, state, and ...

Under the law, presidents can only fire FTC commissioners in the case of “inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance.” As ...

When you open an account, your bank will verify your identity. This is part of a federal law known as Customer Due Diligence, ...

The value of fraud losses last year was highest for bank transfers and payments, followed by cryptocurrency transactions, ...

The two Democratic commissioners at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission say they have been illegally fired by President Trump.

Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter said they had been "illegally" fired from the consumer protection agency.

The Trump administration will give countries a proposed tariff rate based on their own rates, non-tariff trade barriers and other factors.

A surge of unsolicited text messages falsely claiming unpaid tolls and E-ZPass bills has hit Americans’ phones, with scammers ...

And he is afraid of what I’ll tell the American people.” The FTC was created in 1914 to enforce a number of antitrust and consumer protection laws. The committee is made up of five members ...

Unpaid toll scam texts are on the rise, tricking thousands into sharing personal and financial details. Known as "smishing," ...