Consumer Protection

Office of Consumer Protection

Providing information on a variety of consumer topics.

http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/consumer.htm

Consumer Action Handbook - State, County and City Government ...

This link provides contact information on state and local consumer protection agencies, which may be geared specifically toward your state or locality's laws ...

http://www.consumeraction.gov/state.shtml

FDIC: Consumer Protection

CONSUMER PROTECTION. Find resources provided by the FDIC to educate and protect consumers, revitalize communities, and promote compliance with the ...

http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/index.html

Consumer protection week activities begin

Anyone can be scammed at any age. That's the message of this year's National Consumer Week, led by the U.S. Postal Service. Area post offices will host consumer protection events to teach about protecting privacy, managing money and debt, avoiding identity theft, understanding credit and mortgages and how to steer clear of fraud and scams. Participants will be able to ask consumer experts ...

Miami Herald

Presidential Proclamation -- National Consumer Protection Week

A PROCLAMATION Every day, American consumers decide how and where to spend their money. Their decisions have far-reaching effects for both their financial well-being and our Nation's economic stability. National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) gives all Americans an opportunity to become better-informed consumers. This year, NCPW focuses on the importance of being a careful consumer at every ...

The White House

Bullock schedules consumer protection forums

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Attorney General Steve Bullock has scheduled listening sessions around the state as part of National Consumer Protection Week.

Great Falls Tribune

LifeLock Will Pay $12 Million to Settle Charges by the FTC and 35 States That Identity Theft Prevention and Data Security Claims Were False

LifeLock, Inc. has agreed to pay $11 million to the Federal Trade Commission and $1 million to a group of 35 state attorneys general to settle charges that the company used false claims to promote its identity theft protection services, which it widely advertised by displaying the CEO’s Social Security number on the side of a truck.

FTC Proposes Requiring EnergyGuide Labels on TVs to Better Inform Consumers

Agency is Seeking Public Comments on Proposed Rule Through May 14, 2010

FTC to Distribute $3 Million in Refunds to Consumers Who Bought Bogus Health Products

The Federal Trade Commission will distribute more than 5,700 refund checks totaling approximately $3 million to consumers who bought infrared saunas and dietary supplements from Roex, Inc., based on bogus claims that the products would treat, prevent, or cure a wide range of serious diseases.