Consumer Law Research Guide

A treatise that covers consumer protection at both the state and federal levels, warranties, and the FTC.

Addresses obtaining credit, credit reporting, Truth in Lending, debt collection, and cancellation rights

A secondary source describing the activities of the Consumer Product Safety Commission under the Consumer Product Safety Act

This CCH resource provides a section-by-section analysis of this new legislation and discusses how the law will be implemented and its impact on the existing legislation.

This book provides an explanation of the Truth in Lending Act and related federal statutes on disclosure.

This American Bar Association publication reviews new developments in the area of deceptive and unfair practices, the Federal Trade Commission, self-regulation of advertising and state and international consumer protection law.

Covers federal consumer law, including the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), via the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, as well as significant discussions about the impact of new technologies on consumer protection law and the expansion in state consumer protection law enforcement.

The FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection stops unfair, deceptive and fraudulent business practices by collecting reports from consumers and conducting investigations, suing companies and people that break the law, developing rules to maintain a fair marketplace, and educating consumers and businesses about their rights and responsibilities.

While this government agency is in its infancy, this web site provides a status report of its development, as well as reports and analysis as available. Their publication, Building the CFPB, reports on the evolution of the agency.

Federal commission charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Their Office of Legislative Affairs section includes links to laws, Congressional testimony and hearings.

Official website of the national government body tasked with enforcing federal laws prohibiting anticompetitive, deceptive, and unfair business practices.

The Federal Reserve publishes reports, surveys and working papers on the economy and consumer issues. This searchable database provides access to these publications by the Board of Governors and the 12 Federal Reserve Banks. A subject search for "consumer" will provide access to hundreds of publications, which can be further refined by title, author or additional key words.

Links provided to consumer affairs agencies at the state and local level.

This triennial survey conducted by the Federal Reserve provides a snapshot of consumer spending, wealth, assets, etc.

This consumer advocacy group publishes an annual survey of consumer complaints, offers testimony before Congress and regularly publishes comments to proposed federal regulation. All of this material is available on their website.

A consumer protection organization that advocates for the rights of low-income consumers, providing support on issues of consumer fraud, debt collection, consumer finance, energy assistance programs, predatory lending, and sustainable home ownership programs. Current consumer legislation, regulations and model state laws are highlighted.

Contains introductions to different areas of consumer law, along with commentary and 50 state surveys.