The modern economy is dependent on consumer protection laws. These rules help eliminate bad businesses and they give consumers peace of mind and encourage them to spend more. The number of laws has continued to grow over the decades and has evolved to reflect developing technologies and business ...
The FTC’s activity in the leadup to Thanksgiving and Black Friday involved, appropriately enough, numerous consumer protection updates. The agency called funeral homes, investigated smart device manufacturers’ websites, and expanded a telemarketing rule to target tech support scammers. The Commission...
There still seem to beno consumer advocateson Tarion’s board: home buyers are just one of several “stakeholders”, of which Tarion itself is one.But this is supposed to be a consumer protection agency.The building industry has two builder board members, and now its own advisory council, pl...
Following a flood of financial services complaints from consumers in Spain, the government is planning to create a consumer protection authority, Reuters reported Tuesday (April 5). The mission of the new agency would be to guarantee ban...
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No Cost Effective Help to Resolve Landlord / Tenant Disputes: Prior to the Rental Protection Agency renters had few options when it came to resolving landlord / tenant disputes. Hud was the only organization handling landlord problems, and they would only take complaints dealing with discrimination....
(including any settlements, consent decrees, or stipulated orders and judgments) obtained or issued by any federal, state, or local government agency for violation of a number of enumerated consumer protection laws, including those related to unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices (“UDA...
As a federal law, enforcement of the FCRA falls to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).9 The Bottom Line The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) governs what credit bureaus can and can't do with the information they collect on you. It also...
The government instituted aconsumerprotection agency. 政府设立了一个消费者保护机构. 《简明英汉词典》 Consumerspending grew unchecked. 群众消费不受抑制地增长. 《简明英汉词典》 The UK is the biggestconsumerof tropical hardwoods after Japan. 英国仅次于日本,是热带硬木的第二大使用国. ...
On December 3, 2024, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the CFPB) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking that seeks to significantly expand the scope of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulation, Regulation V (collectively, the FCR...