Federal Trade Commission

The Federal Trade Commission is an independent federal agency whose main goals are to protect consumers and to ensure a competitive market by enforcing consumer protection and antitrust laws. These laws prevent harmful business practices and protect the market from anti-competitive practices such as large mergers and price-fixing conspiracies.

The Federal Trade Commission reviews complaints filed regarding unfair business practises. Large mergers must be approved by the Federal Trade Commission to prevent potential monopolies. Generally speaking, the FTC does not have the ability to directly enforce its rulings, but it can have them enforced by courts.

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