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Delaware Funeral Home Agrees To Pay $20,000 Civil Penalty

Date

May 30, 1996

Beeson Funeral Home, Inc. and owner James E. Beeson, Jr., have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that they failed to provide consumers with price lists for caskets and other...

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 96-1

Date

January 19, 1996

Discusses whether additional information in the Statement of Funeral Goods and Services may be provided.

Opinion 96-1 (118.09 KB)

Press Release

FTC "Sweep" Of Tampa-Area Funeral Homes Nets Settlements Of Allegations Against Five

Date

January 16, 1996

When consumers need to purchase funeral goods and services, they are likely to be emotional and focused on something other than employing their best consumer skills, even though the purchase could...

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 95-5

Date

December 14, 1995

Discusses when fees for basic services of funeral director and staff may be charged.

Opinion 95-5 (102.98 KB)

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 95-4

Date

August 15, 1995

Discusses whether a sales agent representing several funeral providers may use a single generic General Price List.

Opinion 95-4 (165.31 KB)

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 95-3

Date

July 18, 1995

Discusses whether a funeral home is obligated to sell caskets without providing any funeral services.

Opinion 95-3 (181.06 KB)

Advisory Opinions

States staff view that discount packages may not discount the basic services fee, that fees for washing and disinfection may not be charged unless required by applicable law, and discusses how fees...

Opinion 95-2 (93.14 KB)

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 95-1

Date

March 6, 1995

Discusses whether a group of funeral homes may use a consolidated General Price List and whether the Funeral Rule applies to pricing issues.

Opinion 95-1 (109.06 KB)

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 94-2

Date

December 14, 1994

Concludes that the basic services fee may not be discounted; that consumers may add additional items to direct cremation, immediate burial, and forwarding and receiving remains without necessarily...

Opinion 94-2 (68.36 KB)

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 94-1

Date

October 3, 1994

Discusses the applicability of the Funeral Rule to a company that launches remains into space.

Opinion 94-1 (76.49 KB)

Rules

Funeral Industry Practices Rule

Rule Updated Date

January 11, 1994

The Funeral Rule requires providers of funeral goods and services to give consumers itemized lists of funeral goods and services that not only state price and descriptions, but also contain specific...

Part 453 - Funeral Industry Practices (46.76 KB)

Text of Rule

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 85-1

Date

March 18, 1985

Expresses view that refusal to serve consumers who provide their own casket violates the funeral rule.

Opinion 85-1 (75.46 KB)

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 84-1

Date

August 8, 1984

Opines that refusal to accept a funeral because the family has purchased a third-party casket, and refusal to accept delivery of a third-party casket would be funeral rule violations.

Opinion 84-1 (75.47 KB)

Policy Statements

FTC Policy Statement on Deception

Date

October 14, 1983

FTC Policy Statement on Deception (77.67 KB)

Policy Statements

FTC Policy Statement on Unfairness

Date

December 17, 1980

Appended to International Harvester Co., 104 F.T.C. 949, 1070 (1984). See 15 U.S.C. § 45(n). The Honorable Wendell H. Ford Chairman, Consumer Subcommittee Committee on Commerce, Science, and...

Report

Calling for Information About Funeral Pricing: An FTC Staff Review of the Consumer Experience When Contacting Funeral Providers Over the Phone

Calling for Information About Funeral Pricing: An FTC Staff Review of the Consumer Experience When Contacting Funeral Providers Over the Phone (550.78 KB)

Business Blog

When consumers call funeral homes: FTC undercover sweep suggests seven compliance points for industry members

Date

January 25, 2024

When consumers have questions about a company’s services, they often pick up the phone and call. It’s no different when consumers must select a funeral home to handle a loved one’s final arrangements...

Business Blog

Shopping for Funeral Services: Watch today’s webcast

Date

September 7, 2023

What’s on at the FTC? Today – September 7, 2023 – the FTC is hosting a public workshop to consider proposed changes to the Funeral Rule.

Business Blog

What’s on the agenda at September 7th FTC Funeral Rule event

Date

August 25, 2023

The FTC is continuing its assessment of how the Funeral Rule is working for consumers and businesses. The next step: a September 7, 2023, workshop, Shopping for Funeral Services. Check out the just...

Business Blog

Scammers impersonate funeral home staff to prey on mourning families. Can it get any lower?

Date

June 15, 2023

There’s a new scheme that involves imposters preying on people who are grieving the loss of a loved one. The imposters pretend to be from the funeral home and say that, unless the family pays more...

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