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FTC Issues Updated Consumer Information About Funeral Planning
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The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, has revised two brochures to help consumers make funeral choices, either in advance or at a time of need. Paying Final Respects...
FTC Requests Public Comments on SCI’s Application to Approve Sale of Funeral Assets in Kansas, Missouri, and Texas to Signature Funeral and Cemetery Investments
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The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on an application by Service Corporation International (SCI) to sell certain funeral and cemetery assets, as required under the FTC...
FTC Undercover Inspections of Funeral Homes in Nine States Test Compliance with Funeral Rule Disclosure Requirements
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Investigators working undercover in nine states found that, in 30 of the 122 funeral homes they visited during 2013, the funeral homes failed to disclose pricing information to consumers as required...
FTC: Scammers Hit New Low by Sending Fake “Funeral Notices”
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Scam artists are forever trying to trick people into clicking on links that will download malware to their computers. But the latest scam takes the trick to a new low. Scammers are sending bogus...
New York Funeral Home Will Pay $32,000 to Settle FTC Charges for Funeral Rule Violations
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A New York funeral home and its funeral director/owner agreed to pay a $32,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges for violating the agency’s Funeral Rule, which requires funeral...
Harrison Funeral Home, Inc., and John Balsamo
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
112 3017
X120051
FTC Puts Conditions on Service Corporation International’s Proposed $1.4 Billion Acquisition of Rival Funeral and Cemetery Services Provider
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Service Corporation International (SCI), the nation’s largest provider of funeral and cemetery services, has agreed to sell 53 funeral homes and 38 cemeteries to resolve Federal Trade Commission...
FTC Sues Funeral Home for Failing to Disclose Prices
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The Federal Trade Commission charged Ross-Clayton Funeral Home Inc. in Montgomery, Ala., and its owners, David C. Ross, Jr. and Eleanor Lewis Dawkins, with violating the FTC’s Funeral Rule, which...
FTC Conducts Undercover Inspections of Funeral Homes in Eight States to Press Funeral Homes to Comply with Consumer Protection Law
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Investigators working undercover in eight states detected significant violations of Federal Trade Commission consumer protection requirements in 23 of 127 funeral homes they visited during 2012. The...
FTC Video Helps Funeral Providers Comply with the Funeral Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission has released a new video to help businesses that sell funeral goods and services comply with the Funeral Rule. The Rule applies to licensed funeral directors and funeral...
Opinion 13-1
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Clarifies how funeral providers should disclose additional charges for atypical services on the GPL and Statement of Funeral Goods and Services Selected.
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Opinion 13-1
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Opinion 13-2
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Addresses Funeral Rule requirements for disclosing charges for collecting insurance or trust proceeds.
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Opinion 13-2
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Opinion 12-1
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Clarifies that all caskets that do not require special ordering must be listed on the casket price list, even if offered temporarily or only to a select group of customers.
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Opinion 12-1
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Carter III, Harry J., individually and d/b/a Carter Funeral Chapels, Ltd.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
1123032
Plain Language Guidance
Complying with the Funeral Rule
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Table of Contents Introduction Who Must Comply With the Funeral Rule? Definition of “funeral provider” Definition of “funeral goods”and “funeral services” Does the Rule Apply to Pre-Need Arrangements...
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Sample 1 - General Price List
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Sample 2 - Casket Price List
(22.34 KB)
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Sample 3 - Outer Burial Container Price List
(19.86 KB)
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Sample 4 - Funeral Good Services Statement
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Funeral Rule Price List Essentials
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Andrew Torregrossa & Sons, Inc., Andrew L. Torregrossa, and John L. Torregrossa, U.S.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
112 3132
Donmaz Ltd., d/b/a Blair-Mazzarella Funeral Home, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
1123016
FTC Conducts Undercover Inspections of Funeral Homes in Nine States to Press Funeral Homes to Comply with Consumer Protection Law
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Investigators working undercover in nine states detected significant violations of Federal Trade Commission consumer protection requirements in 23 of 102 funeral homes they visited during 2011. The...
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