Legal Resources
FACT Act Interim Report - 2008
December 23, 2008Interim report about the accuracy and completeness of information in consumers’ credit reports and methods for improving the accuracy and completeness of such information.
Security in Numbers: SSNs and ID Theft Report
December 17, 2008Workshop continued the work of the President's Identity Theft Task Force by exploring the uses of Social Security numbers in the private sector and the role of SSNs in identity theft.
Report to Congress on Do Not Call Improvement Act of 2007
October 1, 2008Report to Congress that described the efforts taken by the FTC to ensure the accuracy of the Do Not Call Registry and outlined the newly implemented procedure being used to remove reassigned numbers from the Registry
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.
Transatlantic RFID Workshop on Consumer Privacy and Data Security
September 23, 2008Workshop exploring emerging applications of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology and their implications for consumer protection policy.
President's Identity Theft Task Force Report
September 1, 2008Report documenting the Identity Theft Task Force’s efforts to implement recommendations of the Strategic Plan, which examined the nature and scope of identity theft and offered a far-reaching series of recommendations to reduce its incidence and impact.
Marketing Food to Children and Adolescents: A Report to Congress
July 29, 2008Report to Congress on the food and beverage industry’s marketing to children and adolescents with a focus on industry expenditures, activities, and self-regulation.
Pay On The Go: Consumers and Contactless Payment
July 24, 2008Town Hall meeting exploring the growth of contactless payment systems and their implications for consumer protection policy. This meeting built on a 2006 hearing which examined technological and business developments expected to shape consumers' experiences over the next ten years.
Green Building & Textiles
July 15, 2008Workshop that examined developments in green building and textiles claims and consumer perception of such claims. This workshop was one component of the Commission's regulatory review of the Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims.
Roundtable Discussion on Phishing Education: A Staff Report by the Federal Trade Commission
July 14, 2008Workshop focused on revitalizing consumer and business education on phishing, which uses deceptive spam that appears to be coming from legitimate, well-known sources to trick consumers into divulging sensitive or personal information.
National Do Not Call Registry Annual Report - 2007
July 10, 2008Annual report to Congress from the FTC providing an overview of the operation of the National Do-Not-Call Registry, which provides consumers with an effective means to limit unwanted telemarketing calls.
Beyond Voice: Mapping the Mobile Marketplace
May 6, 2008Town Hall exploring the evolving mobile commerce (Mcommerce) marketplace and its implications for consumer protection policy. This meeting built on a 2006 hearing which examined technological and business developments expected to shape consumers' experiences over the next ten years.
College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act Report - 2008
May 5, 2008Seventh annual report from the FTC, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Education describing efforts to combat scholarship and financial aid fraud in 2007.
College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act - 2007 Report
May 5, 2008Report to Congress from the Department of Justice, Department of Education, and the FTC to provide an update of their activities to combat financial aid fraud and an assessment of the nature and quantity of financial aid fraud during the previous year.
Green Packaging Claims
April 30, 2008Workshop that examined developments in green packaging claims and consumer perception of such claims. This workshop is one component of the Commission's regulatory review of the Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims.
Innovations in Health Care Delivery
April 24, 2008Workshop about the competition and consumer protection issues regarding health care delivery innovations. Discussions focused on limited service clinics, price and quality transparency, and health information technology.
Protecting Consumers In The Next Tech-ade Report
March 28, 2008Staff report highlighting the challenges of consumer protection in the face of emerging and evolving technologies in the next ten years.
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Annual Report – 2008
March 21, 2008Report to Congress summarizing the administrative and enforcement actions taken in the preceding year under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act aiming to curtail abusive, deceptive, and unfair debt collection practices in the marketplace.
Carbon Offsets & Renewable Energy Certificates
January 8, 2008Workshop examining the emerging market for carbon offsets and renewable energy certificates, and related advertising claims. This workshop is one component of the Commission's regulatory review of the Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims.
Security in Numbers: SSNs and ID Theft
December 11, 2007Workshop continued the work of the President's Identity Theft Task Force by exploring the uses of Social Security numbers in the private sector and the role of SSNs in identity theft.