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Electronic Fund Transfer Act
This act provides a basic framework establishing the rights, liabilities, and responsibilities of participants in electronic fund transfer systems. The primary objective of this title, however, is the provision of individual consumer rights. |
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Fair Credit Billing Act
The Fair Credit Billing Act (FCBA) was enacted as an amendment to the Truth in Lending Act. Its purpose is to protect consumers from unfair billing practices and to provide a mechanism for addressing billing errors in "open end" credit accounts, such as credit card or charge card accounts. |
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Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
This act seeks to eliminate abusive debt collection practices by debt collectors, to insure that those debt collectors who refrain from using abusive debt collection practices are not competitively disadvantaged, and to promote consistent State action to protect consumers against debt collection abuses. |
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The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is designed to promote accuracy used in consumer reports as prepared by The Consumer Reporting Agencies (CRAs) and to ensure the privacy of said information. The most common type of CRA is the credit bureau. |
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Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission enforces a variety federal antitrust and consumer protection laws and seeks to ensure that the nation's markets function competitively, and are vigorous, efficient, and free of undue restrictions |
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FirstGov
FirstGov.gov is an easy-to-search, free-access website designed to give you a centralized place to find information from U.S. local, state and federal government agency websites. |
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Social Security Administration
The Social Security Administration is the Nation's primary income security Agency. It administers the Federal retirement, survivors and disability insurance programs, as well as the program of supplemental security income (SSI) for the aged, blind and disabled. |
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State and Local Contacts
The State and Local Government on the Net Directory provides convenient one-stop access to the websites of thousands of state agencies and city and county governments |
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U.S. Tax Court
Congress created the Tax Court to provide a judicial forum in which affected persons could dispute tax deficiencies determined by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue prior to payment of the disputed amounts. |
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