Legal Resources
Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book (2012)
February 26, 2013Report analyzing consumer complaints received by the FTC in 2012, including a list of the Top 10 Consumer Complaints and complaint data by state and metropolitan area
The Structure and Practices of the Debt Buying Industry
January 30, 2013The first empirical study of debt buyers, companies in the business of buying consumer debts and trying to collect on them
In Short: Advertising & Privacy Disclosures in a Digital World
May 30, 2012Following up on the FTC's 2000 "Dot Com Disclosures" publication, a national workshop to consider the need for new guidance concerning effecting advertising and privacy disclosures in online and mobile environments
Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book (2011)
February 28, 2012Report listing the top consumer complaints received by the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel Database in 2011
Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book (2010)
March 8, 2011Report analyzing consumer complaints received by the FTC in 2010, including a list of the Top 10 Consumer Complaints and complaint data by state and metropolitan area
Public Forum on Debt Relief Amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule
November 4, 2009Forum about proposed debt relief amendments to the Commission’s Telemarketing Sales Rule that sought to combat deceptive and abusive telemarketing of debt relief services that claim to reduce consumer credit card debt and other unsecured debt.
Consumer Protection & the Debt Settlement Industry
September 25, 2008Workshop exploring the growth of the for-profit debt settlement industry and analyzing how its model is affecting consumers and businesses.
Predatory Lending Forum
April 3, 2001Forum convened consumer advocates, bankers, state and federal regulators, and New York homeowners and senior citizens to explore legislative, legal and community-based initiatives to combat predatory lending.