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 …

The FTC will never demand money, make threats, tell you to transfer money, or promise you a prize.

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

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

Explore the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel Network data about consumer protection topics like fraud, identity theft, and unwanted calls based on millions of reports from people across the country. …

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

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.

These companies and people are banned, by federal court orders, from participating in the business of debt collection.

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 …