Access to a safe, affordable vehicle is increasingly limited for many consumers by sharply rising prices, burdensome accompanying debt obligations, and problematic dealer practices.
The undersigned consumer, labor and privacy organizations, representing millions of Americans, write in strong support of H.R. 2668, the Consumer Protection and Recovery Act. The bill would restore the Federal Trade Commission’s authority to provide refunds and equitable relief to victims of consumer fraud and deception, and to stop ongoing misconduct in the marketplace.
The undersigned consumer and advocacy groups submit these comments in response to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding free electronic credit monitoring services for active duty military consumers, as required by Section 605A(k) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. 1681c-1(k)
In 2017, the Urban Institute found that 71 million Americans had a debt in collection on theircredit report. Debt in collections can wreak havoc on consumers, subjecting them to harassingdebt collection calls and potential lawsuits.
The Federal Trade Commission has released an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to update the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR).1 We applaud the Commission for its continued diligence in ensuring that its rules reflect the operational realities faced by consumers and other market actors.
The Federal Trade Commission has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to update the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR).1 We applaud the Commission for proposing changes to its rules that will strengthen enforcement and better protect consumers from misconduct.
NCLC, along with Professor Craig Cowie from the University of Montana Law School and the legal clinics at Berkeley, Yale, and West Virginia University Law Schools, filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in support of the respondent (FTC) asserting the district court’s exercise of its power to award accounting remedies under Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 53(b)(“Section 13(b)”), is consistent with longstanding notions of a court acting in equity to do “complete justice.”
Consumer and advocacy groups respond to theFederal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding amendments to the Standards for Safeguarding Consumer Information (“Safeguards Rule”).
These comments discuss the many junk fees charged to tenants and rental housing applicants. We urge the CFPB to work with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate and prevent the imposition of these junk fees so that they do not end up in the hands of debt collectors, impair renters’ credit reports, and jeopardize…
