Federal Trade Commission
Source Passport
US-R-00003-5
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- Legal name
- Federal Trade Commission
- Country
- United States
- Type
- Regulator
- Founded
- 1914
- Head
- Andrew N. Ferguson (Chairman; per FTC commissioner chart of December 2025)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 14 August 2026
1 of 5 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
4 of 6 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name on record, not yet checked
- Who leads it on record, not yet checked
- How it is funded not disclosed
- Legal basis or parent body on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts verified
- Public body
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- FTC
- Federal Trade Commission
- Registration number Pending check
- (Established by the Federal Trade Commission Act, Act of Sept. 26, 1914, ch. 311, 38 Stat. 717; 15 U.S.C. 41)
- Registered address
- Not disclosed
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- 15 U.S.C. 41 (Office of the Law Revision Counsel, uscode.house.gov, current through Pub. L. 119-120 of 7 Oct 2026), read 2026-10-20 ('A commission is created and established, to be known as the Federal Trade Commission'; five Commissioners appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, not more than three from the same party; the President chooses the chairman; seven-year terms; source credit Act of Sept. 26, 1914, ch. 311, s.1, 38 Stat. 717)
- FTC, Commissioner chart timeline (dated December 2025), read 2026-10-20 (Andrew N. Ferguson (R), Commissioner since 04/02/2024, designated Chairman 'Jan 20, 2025 to Present'; Mark R. Meador (R) since 04/16/2025; Melissa Holyoak (R) served to 11/17/2025; Democratic Commissioners Slaughter and Bedoya served to 03/18/2025)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owner or founding authority Pending check
Owner Holding Owner type Federal Government of the United States (five Commissioners appointed by the President with Senate consent; the President chooses the chairman) Direct State or public body - State or public-body ownership Pending check
- Fully state-owned
- Answers to
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- 15 U.S.C. 41 (Office of the Law Revision Counsel, uscode.house.gov, current through Pub. L. 119-120 of 7 Oct 2026), read 2026-10-20 ('A commission is created and established, to be known as the Federal Trade Commission'; five Commissioners appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, not more than three from the same party; the President chooses the chairman; seven-year terms; source credit Act of Sept. 26, 1914, ch. 311, s.1, 38 Stat. 717)
- FTC, Commissioner chart timeline (dated December 2025), read 2026-10-20 (Andrew N. Ferguson (R), Commissioner since 04/02/2024, designated Chairman 'Jan 20, 2025 to Present'; Mark R. Meador (R) since 04/16/2025; Melissa Holyoak (R) served to 11/17/2025; Democratic Commissioners Slaughter and Bedoya served to 03/18/2025)
Who pays?
Money
Nothing disclosed
- How it is funded
- Not disclosed
- Budget and funding bodies
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Agencies and funds under it
- Not disclosed
- Public-office or party roles of board members
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Channels) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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