Millions of U.S. consumers are set to receive refund checks from Amazon (AMZN.O) that attribute the payments to the "President Trump-led Federal Trade Commission (FTC)". The timing—weeks before U.S. midterm elections—reflects part of a 2025, 2.5 bln settlement Amazon agreed to after the FTC accused it of misleading consumers over Prime subscriptions. Two former FTC officials said this is the agency's first instance of crediting a specific president in refund materials. The accompanying notice us

2026-10-22

Millions of U.S. consumers are set to receive refund checks from Amazon (AMZN.O) that attribute the payments to the "President Trump-led Federal Trade Commission (FTC)". The timing—weeks before U.S. midterm elections—reflects part of a 2025, 2.5 bln settlement Amazon agreed to after the FTC accused it of misleading consumers over Prime subscriptions. Two former FTC officials said this is the agency's first instance of crediting a specific president in refund materials. The accompanying notice uses the phrase "President Trump-led FTC" three times and states: "The enclosed check is the result of a settlement between the President Trump-led FTC and Amazon.com, Inc...."