Federal Trade Commission

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae control about 70% of single-family mortgage originations. Although they are not quick to change the qualification standards, the government-sponsored enterprises frequently play with the debt-to-income ratio, or DTI.  What The Ratio Means For...

The big tech companies that dominate internet search, online shopping and social media will come under more scrutiny with the Justice Department reportedly broadening a government investigation into the sector. What Happened The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday afternoon that the Department of...

The Federal Trade Commission has agreed to settle with Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) over privacy allegations for about $5 billion, according to a Dow Jones report. The news agency cited an unnamed source in reporting that a majority of FTC commissioners have agreed on the settlement. The settlement...

Internal company emails being examined in connection with a Federal Trade Commission investigation into privacy practices at Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) may show CEO Mark Zuckerberg knew of questionable privacy practices, according to a Wednesday report from The Wall Street Journal. Shares of...

Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB)'s stock fell Monday following reports the Federal Trade Commission "will lead an antitrust investigation under an arrangement that gives the Justice Department chief oversight" of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG)'s Google. It seems U.S....

The U.S. Justice Department is preparing for an antitrust investigation of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL)’s Google. Officials from the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission, which also enforces antitrust law, let in recent weeks to give...

Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) stock plummeted Wednesday morning following reports the Federal Trade Commission has won the antitrust case against Qualcomm in the Northern District of California. What Happened The FTC states that the San Diego-based chipset maker violated the FTC Act, and unlawfully...

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened On this day in 1903, under the Roosevelt administration, Congress established the U.S. Department of Commerce and Labor. Where The Market Was  The S&P 500 had started the month...

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) was set to open down 3 percent Thursday after the U.K. Parliament released a cache of seized emails late Wednesday. What Happened Correspondence between CEO Mark Zuckerberg and fellow executives revealed intent to stifle competition and to monetize user data via various...

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened On Sept. 26, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson's administration established the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to regulate business practices on behalf of consumers. Where The...

LendingClub Corp (NYSE: LC) shares plunged nearly 14 percent Wednesday but began to recover Thursday after the Federal Trade Commission accused the firm of deceptive practices. Even now, though, the Street’s bulls aren’t retreating. The Rating Morgan Stanley analyst James Faucette...

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Congressional hearing drove a 3.6-percent rally in the suffering stock over the last two sessions. But that 10-hour interrogation and anything revealed or resolved in the process had fewer near-term implications for Facebook than a...

Being haunted by debt collectors is scary enough as it is, but imagine the fearsome prospect that the debt in question may not even exist. Phantom debt is the name given to debts that may be old, that belonged to someone else with the same name, or in some cases, are completely fictional. The U.S....

There are limits to how much pricing power Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) can wield if it tries to subsidize its grocery goods in order to crush its competitors the usual way, Bernstein analyst Brandon Fletcher believes. The Federal Trade Commission this week approved Amazon’s acquisition of...

Uber Technologies, Inc. agreed to tougher ways to protect the privacy of its customers, settling a Federal Trade Commission complaint that the ride-sharing company failed to properly monitor its employees’ access to consumer's personal information. It was the second case of consumer...