Other Consumer Law

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is the federal consumer protection agency. This arm of the federal government gathers consumer complaints about a range of unfair and/or illegal business...

A consumer credit report is a summary of your creditworthiness. Prospective employers, landlords, and companies that provide credit may look at your report to decide if they want to do business...

Carbon monoxide is a silent killer. Each year, more than 500 U.S. residents die from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, and more than 10,000 fall ill from the effects of the odorless, colorless...

The Federal Trade Commission is a government agency that works for you in consumer protection, rights and affairs. They accept some consumer complaints, and handle certain areas of fraud,...

At least eight different federal agencies exist to regulate the activities of mortgage lenders. Supervision that spreads across many regulatory authorities is a prescription for an unregulated,...

Collections are a part of a process in the "accounts receivable" or billing department. It means that, at some point in time, a company extended to another company or an individual credit terms...

Product labels are considered forms of advertising and are regulated by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission under the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA) passed in 1966. Various governmental...

The United States Federal government created the National Do Not Call Registry in 2003 to allow people to stop receiving telemarketing calls. Telemarketers are prohibited from calling people who...

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was passed by the United States Congress in 1966, providing the general public access to federal agency files. This federal law contains exceptions including...

Federal telemarketing laws give consumers the ability to stop telemarketing calls. These laws also permit law enforcement officials to prosecute telemarketers that engage in fraudulent practices....