Business Guidance Resources

Introduction Who Must Comply with the Amended TSR? Charities and For-Profit Telemarketers Calling on Their Behalf Exemptions to the TSR Some Types of Businesses and Individuals Sellers of Certain...

INTRODUCTION ACCURACY Guidelines for Policies and Procedures Correct and Update Information Furnishing Specific Items DISPUTES Disputes to CRAs Disputes to Furnishers ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES...

Table of Contents: Introduction Insurer Obligations Getting and Using Medical Information Adverse Action Notice Disposing of Consumer Report Information Other Considerations Non-Compliance Your...

You just learned that your business experienced a data breach. Whether hackers took personal information from your corporate server, an insider stole customer information, or information was...

Remarks by FTC Commissioner Julie Brill at the European Institute

Introduction The Buyers Guide Vehicle Information Dealer Information Optional Signature Line Warranty Information What About Service Contracts? What Do I Have to Give the Buyer At the Sale? Can the...

Many Americans struggle to pay their credit card bills. Some turn to businesses offering “debt relief services” – for-profit companies that say they can renegotiate what consumers owe or get their...

When people are struggling to pay their credit card bills, some turn to companies offering what are advertised as debt relief services. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation’s consumer...

Digital Copiers are Computers Today’s generation of networked multifunction devices — known as “digital copiers” — are “smart” machines that are used for more than just copying; they can do everything...

General Advertising Policies Under the FTC Act, advertising claims about feather and down products must be truthful, non-deceptive, and substantiated. Some states also have their own laws that deal...

Thinking about doing business online, or expanding your outreach on the web? Consumers around the world are increasingly turning to their computers to buy a wide array of goods and services. And...

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act spells out rights and responsibilities when collecting debts. Here's where you can find the complete text of the law.