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Fair Credit Billing Act

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Consumer Protection

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15 U.S.C. 1666-1666j

This Act, amending the Truth in Lending Act, requires prompt written acknowledgment of consumer billing complaints and investigation of billing errors by creditors. The amendment prohibits creditors...

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991

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Consumer Protection

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Pub. L. No. 102-242, 105 Stat. 2236, codified in relevant part at 12 U.S.C. § 1831t

Section 151 of this Act (adding Section 43 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act), as amended by the Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006, Pub. L. No. 109-351, 120 Stat. 2011, and the Dodd...

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Postal Reorganization Act of 1970

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Consumer Protection

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Pub. L. No. 91-719, 84 Stat. 719, codified in relevant part at 39 U.S.C. § 3009

Section 3009 authorizes the Commission to prosecute as an unfair or deceptive practice in violation of the FTC Act any use of the mails to send unordered merchandise.

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Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act

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Consumer Protection

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15 U.S.C. §§ 1331-1340; 21 U.S.C. § 387c

This Act requires manufacturers, packagers, and importers to place one of four statutorily-prescribed health warning statements on cigarette packages and in advertisements, on a rotational basis as...

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College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act of 2000

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Consumer Protection

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Pub. L. No. 106-420, 114 Stat. 1867, codified in relevant part at 20 U.S.C. § 1092d

This Act requires the FTC, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Education to jointly submit a report to Congress each year on fraud in the offering of college education financial assistance...

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U.S. SAFE WEB Act

Mission

Competition

Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. No. 109-455, 120 Stat. 3372, extended by Pub. L. No. 116-173, 134 Stat. 837, codified at 15 U.S.C. §§ 41 et seq.

This Act, amending the FTC Act, provides the FTC with a number of tools to improve enforcement regarding consumer protection matters, particularly those with an international dimension, including...

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Equal Credit Opportunity Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

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15 U.S.C. §§ 1691-1691f

This Act (Title VII of the Consumer Credit Protection Act) prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age, receipt of public assistance, or...

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Mortgage-Related Provisions of Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, Title VI, Section 626

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

12 U.S.C. § 5538

Section 626 of this Act (now codified at 12 U.S.C. § 5538) directs the Federal Trade Commission to initiate rulemaking relating to unfair or deceptive acts or practices regarding mortgage loans...

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Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

15 U.S.C. §§ 6101-6108

The Act, as amended, requires the Commission to promulgate regulations (a) defining and prohibiting deceptive telemarketing acts or practices; (b) prohibiting telemarketers from engaging in a pattern...

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Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. No. 103-325, 108 Stat. 2190, codified to various parts of Truth in Lending Act, particularly 15 U.S.C. §§ 1601-02, §§1639-41

The Act, amending the Truth in Lending Act, establishes disclosure requirements and prohibits equity stripping and other abusive practices in connection with high-cost mortgages. The Dodd-Frank Act...

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Hobby Protection Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

15 U.S.C. §§ 2101-2106

This Act, amended by the Collectible Coin Protection Act, Pub. L. No. 113-288, 128 Stat. 3281, prohibits manufacturing or importing imitation political items, and manufacturing, importing, or selling...

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Fair Packaging and Labeling Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

15 U.S.C. §§ 1451-1461

This Act directs the Commission to issue regulations requiring that all consumer commodities other than food, drugs, therapeutic devices, and cosmetics be labeled to disclose net contents, identity of...

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Textile Fiber Products Identification Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

15 U.S.C. §§ 70-70k, as amended

This Act deals with mandatory content disclosure in the labeling, invoicing, and advertising of textile fiber products. Under the Act, misbranding is unlawful under the FTC Act, as is falsely or...

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Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007

Mission

Competition

Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. No. 110-140, 121 Stat. 1492, codified in relevant part at 42 U.S.C. § 17021 and §§ 17301-17305

Section 205 of the Act (42 U.S.C. § 17021) requires the Commission to issue rules for the labeling of biodiesel or biodiesel blend fuel sold at retail. Sections 811-815 of this Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 17301...

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Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. 109-8 No. 109-8, 119 Stat. 23, §§ 1301-1309, codified in relevant part to 15 U.S.C. §§1637-1638,1664 and 1665b

This Act amends the Truth in Lending Act in various respects, including requiring certain disclosures. Some of its disclosure requirements were superseded by later amendments to the Truth in Lending...

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Fair Credit Reporting Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

15 U.S.C. §§ 1681-1681x

The Act (Title VI of the Consumer Credit Protection Act) protects information collected by consumer reporting agencies such as credit bureaus, medical information companies and tenant screening...

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Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

16 U.S.C. § 1385

The Act makes it unlawful under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act for any producer, importer, exporter, distributor, or seller of any tuna product that is exported from or offered for sale...

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Identity Theft Assumption and Deterrence Act of 1998

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. 105–318, 112 Stat. 3010, codified in relevant part at 18 U.S.C. § 1028 note

Section 5 of this Act makes the FTC a central clearinghouse for identity theft complaints. The Act requires the FTC to log and acknowledge such complaints, provide victims with relevant information...

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Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Titles X and XIV

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. No. 111-203, 124 Stat. 1376, codified in relevant part at 12 U.S.C. § 5301, §§ 5481-5603, and in laws amended (Title X); and 12 U.S.C. § 5481 note, 15 U.S.C. § 1601 note, § 1602, and § 1631 et seq. (Title XIV)

Title X of this Act creates a new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection within the Federal Reserve Board as a new supervisor for certain financial firms and as a rulemaker and enforcer against...

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Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

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Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. No. 106-102, 113 Stat. 1338, codified in relevant part primarily at 15 U.S.C. §§ 6801-6809, §§ 6821-6827

Title V, subtitle A, of this Act (15 U.S.C. § 6801 et seq.) requires the FTC, along with the Federal banking agencies and other regulators, to issue regulations ensuring that financial institutions...

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