Legal Resources
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Annual Report - 2002
May 3, 2002Report to Congress on the Comission's enforcement actions against companies that engage in pretexting – the practice of obtaining financial information from consumers under false pretenses.
College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act Report - 2002
May 1, 2002First annual report from the FTC, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Education describing efforts to combat scholarship and financial aid fraud in 2001.
Protecting Children’s Privacy Under COPPA: A Survey On Compliance
April 22, 2002COPPA compliance survey reviewing information collection practices at 144 children's Web sites.
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Annual Report - 2002
February 12, 2002Report to Congress summarizing the administrative and enforcement actions taken in 2001 under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act aiming to curtail abusive, deceptive, and unfair debt collection practices in the marketplace.
Mobile Wireless Web, Data Services and Beyond: Emerging Technologies and Consumer Issues Report
January 3, 2002Summary report from workshop examining emerging wireless Internet and data technologies and the privacy, security, and consumer protection issues they raise.
Marketing Violent Entertainment To Children: A One-Year Follow-Up Review of Industry Practices in the Motion Picture, Music Recording & Electronic Game Industries
December 5, 2001Second follow-up report to a September 2000 Report, "Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children: A Review of Self-Regulation and Industry Practices in the Motion Picture, Music Recording & Electronic Game Industries."
Get Noticed: Effective Financial Privacy Notices - An Interagency Public Workshop
December 4, 2001Workshop about Gramm Leach Bliley Act privacy notices. Focused on identifying successful notices, strategies for communicating complex information, industry self-regulatory efforts and consumer and business education.
Smokeless Tobacco Sales and Marketing Expenditures Report - 1998 and 1999
September 9, 2001Report discusses the status of the Commission's regulations implementing the Smokeless Tobacco Act and statisitcal tables on smokeless tobacco sales, advertising, and promotion in 1998 and 1999.
ESIGN (Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce) Act Report
June 27, 2001Joint report from the FTC and the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration regarding the benefits and burdens of the "reasonable demonstration" requirement of the consumer consent provision contained in the recently enacted Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (ESIGN).
Franchise and Business Opportunity Program Review 1993-2000
June 1, 2001Review of complaint data, law enforcement, and consumer education with regards to the Franchise and Business Opportunity Program.
Disclosure Exposure: Effective Disclosures in Advertising
May 22, 2001Workshop hosted by the FTC and the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus to explore how marketers comply with "clear and conspicuous" disclosure requirements in truth-in-advertising laws.
Emerging Issues for Competition Policy in the World of E-Commerce
May 7, 2001Workshop examining selected issues of competition policy that arise in connection with business-to-business ("B2B") and business-to-consumer (B2C) electronic marketplaces.
Marketing Violent Entertainment To Children: A Six Month Follow-Up Review of Industry Practices in the Motion Picture, Music Recording & Electronic Game Industries
April 24, 2001Six-month follow-up report to a September 2000 Report, "Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children: A Review of Self-Regulation and Industry Practices in the Motion Picture, Music Recording & Electronic Game Industries."
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Workshop
April 3, 2001Workshop gathering information to report to Congress on the benefits and burdens of a section of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act that authorizes use of an electronic record to send legally required information to consumers under certain circumstances.
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.
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Annual Report - 2001
March 23, 2001Report to Congress summarizing the administrative and enforcement actions taken in 2000 under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act aiming to curtail abusive, deceptive, and unfair debt collection practices in the marketplace.
The Information Marketplace: Merging and Exchanging Consumer Data
March 13, 2001Workshop exploring how businesses merge and exchange detailed consumer information and how such information is used commercially. Discussion focused on how detailed consumer profiles are created and used by entities other than third-party Internet advertising networks.
Financial Acts Enforcement Report to the Federal Reserve Board - 2000
February 20, 2001Annual report to the Federal Reserve Board on FTC enforcement activities in 2000 related to the Truth in Lending Act, Consumer Leasing Act, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and Electronic Fund Transfer Act.
Dispute Resolution for Online Business-to-Consumer Contracts
February 6, 2001Roundtable discussing recommendations by business and consumer groups regarding the use of alternative dispute resolution for online consumer disputes.
Etails Details: Seminar on Internet Marketing
January 30, 2001Seminar for Internet retailers, marketers and suppliers on applying offline rules and regulations online. The seminar was designed to ensure e-tailers understand and comply with the FTC rules regarding e-tailing.