Tag: Automobiles

The Road Ahead: Selling, Financing & Leasing Motor Vehicles

November 17, 2011 | 8:30AM - 4:30PM

The Federal Trade Commission is holding a series of roundtable events and requesting public comment to gather information on possible consumer protection issues that may arise in the sale, financing...

Closing Letters

Hyundai Motor America

Date

November 16, 2011

Matter Number

112 3110

Letter to Christopher Smith, Counsel for Hyundai Motor America (47.5 KB)

Transcontinental Warranty, Inc., d/b/a Voice Touch, et al.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

August 31, 2011

FTC Matter/File Number

0823263

Aug02

The Road Ahead: Selling, Financing & Leasing Motor Vehicles

August 2, 2011 | 8:30AM - August 3, 2011 | 11:15AM

Apr12

The Road Ahead: Selling, Financing & Leasing Motor Vehicles

April 12, 2011 | 12:00AM

FTC Seeks Public Comments on Trustee's Proposal to Divest Two Stores under Whole Foods Market Inc. Divestiture Order; FTC To Review Three Agency Rules in 2010

Date

March 2, 2010

FTC Seeks Public Comments on Trustee's Proposal to Divest Two Stores under Whole Foods Market Inc. Divestiture Order The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on applications filed by...

Rules

Financial Privacy Rule

Rule Updated Date

December 1, 2009

The regulations require financial institutions to provide particular notices and to comply with certain limitations on disclosure of nonpublic personal information. A financial institution must...

Text of Rule

FTC Files Suit to Stop Illegal Robocalls Pushing Vehicle Warranty Extensions

Date

May 14, 2009

The Federal Trade Commission is asking a federal court to shut down a telemarketing campaign that has been bombarding U.S. consumers with hundreds of millions of allegedly deceptive “robocalls” in an...

FTC Testifies on Protecting Consumers in the Used Car Market

Date

March 5, 2009

The Federal Trade Commission today outlined the biggest challenges facing consumer protection agencies in the used car market in testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce...

Apr27

Letter from Donald S. Clark to Keith E. Whann Regarding Applicability of the Magnuson-Moss Tie-In Provision to the Used Car Warranty Rule (180.43 KB)

The Rebate Debate

April 27, 2007 | 12:00AM

The FTC hosted a public workshop that gathered consumer advocates, government officials, business people, and other parties involved in the rebate process. The workshop provided an opportunity to...

Plain Language Guidance

Businessperson's Guide to Federal Warranty Law

Date

December 12, 2006

Table of Contents State law (the Uniform Commercial Code). Sections 2-314 & 2-315. Section 2-313. Introduction For the full legal texts listed below, consult the supplement to this manual...

Plain Language Guidance

Complying with the Credit Practices Rule

Date

December 2, 2006

Introduction How the Credit Practices Rule Affects Consumer Contracts What the Rule Requires Who Must Comply What Transactions Are Covered How Penalties Are Assessed How Exemptions Are Granted How to...

Plain Language Guidance

FTC's Privacy Rule and Auto Dealers: FAQs

Date

January 2, 2005

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has developed these additional FAQs to help auto dealers comply with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the FTC’s Privacy Rule. The following questions and answers show...

bus64-ftcs-privacy-rule-and-auto-dealers-faqs.pdf (88.22 KB)

Advisory Opinions

National Independent Automobile Dealer Association

Date

December 2, 2002

Plain Language Guidance

Advertising FAQ's: A Guide for Small Business

Date

April 4, 2001

What truth-in-advertising rules apply to advertisers? Under the Federal Trade Commission Act: Advertising must be truthful and non-deceptive; Advertisers must have evidence to back up their claims...

Adjudicative Proceedings

Dura Lube Corporation, American Direct Marketing, Inc., et al., In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

December 23, 1999

Docket Number

9292

FTC Puts Brakes on Deceptive Vehicle Lease and Credit Ads

Date

December 2, 1999

Six Philadelphia automobile dealerships and their individual owners have signed agreements with the Federal Trade Commission to end alleged practices of omitting or burying in fine print key cost...

St. Louis Car Dealerships to Pay $40,000 Penalty For Violating FTC Order Regarding Consumer Leasing Act And Truth in Lending Act

Date

November 9, 1999

Two St. Louis car dealerships will pay a $40,000 civil penalty for alleged violations of a Federal Trade Commission order related to the Consumer Leasing Act ("CLA") and the Truth In Lending Act (...

Frank Bommarito Oldsmobile, Inc. and Frank J. Bommarito, In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

January 9, 1998

FTC Matter/File Number

952 3202

Docket Number

C-3774