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Consumer Protection
FindLaw's Consumer Protection section contains valuable resources pertaining to the many legal issues facing consumers. Here, you'll find useful resources on consumer protection issues such as identity theft, sales contracts, credit discrimination, fraud and more. Learn about how to manage your credit score, how to read the fine print on a gift card, the importance of choosing a secure email password and more consumer protection issues.
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Identity Theft:
- Identity Theft Basics - Overview of identity theft, how to protect your identity and what to do if your identity is stolen.
- Preventing Identity Theft - Important steps to take for preventing identity theft.
- Detecting Identity Theft - Key sign to watch to detect identity theft, including cheking your credit report and monitoring account activity.
- Stolen Identity: What to Do - Crucial steps to take if you believe you are an identity theft victim.
Credit & Banking:
- Filing a Consumer Complaint About a Bank - Steps for filing a bank complaint with the Federal Reserve System.
- How to Manage Your Credit Score - How credit scoring works and ways to manage your credit score.
- Equal Credit Opportunity for Consumers - How federal law for credit discrimination.
- If You Suspect Credit Discrimination - Resources to help if you suspect credit discrimination.
- Pre-Paid Gift Cards - Understanding the law behind gift cards.
- How to Lower Your Bank Fees - Tips for keeping your bank fees at a minimum, including overdraft fees and ATM fees.
- Shopping for Credit Cards - An explanation of key terms and fees to help you choose the right credit card.
- Unauthorized Credit Card Charges - How federal law protects consumers when a credit card is stolen or misused.
Personal Finance:
- Managing Personal Finances: Overview - General overview to help you make a budget, manage debt and more.
- Use Promissory Notes when Lending to Family and Friends - How promissory notes can protect you when loaning money to friends or family.
- How to Invest for Retirement - How to save and invest for retirement; information about mutual funds, stocks, money market funds and more.
Insurance:
- Health Insurance Rights - Overview of health insurance rights, including COBRA, HIPAA, maternity and mental health coverage.
- Should You Buy Rental Car Insurance? - Factors to consider before deciding whether to buy rental car insurance.
- Travel Insurance Benefits: Overview - Overview of various types of travel insurance, their benefits, and tips for choosing a policy.
Travel:
- Air Travel Rules FAQ - Air travel rules on security screenings, flight changes, tickets and frequent flyer miles.
- Air Travel: Luggage, Carry-On Bags & Security Screening - Federal aviation rules for luggage and security.
- How to Book a Hotel Room - How to find the best deal on a hotel room without consumer fraud.
- Resolving a Dispute While Traveling - Valuable tips for resolving disputes while traveling.
More Consumer Protection Resources:
- The Consumer Action Handbook - Comprehensive consumer protection handbook.
- Consumer Scams FAQ - Answers to common questions about phishing and other consumer scams.
- Consumer Issues: Links - Links to federal consumer resources,, insurance calculators, investor information and more.
- Related Legal Info - State and federal codes, case law summaries, an online legal dictionary and links to related legal topics.
- Canceling a Sales Contract: "Cooling Off" Rules - Overview of laws governing the cancellation of various sales contracts.
- Understanding Mechanic's Liens - Explanation of liens used by subcontractors when they are not paid, and how to avoid them.
- State-Specific Consumer Protection Agency Contacts - State-by-state consumer protection agency resources.
- Get Help Now - Browse FindLaw's lawyer directory and find a consumer protection attorney near you.
Consumer Issues Resources
Helpful tools and forms available for purchase.FAQs
- If the financially troubled company is holding goods for me on layaway, can I still get my goods?
- What if I'm dissatisfied with goods or services that I've paid for with a credit card?
- What if all the time I take to protect my legal rights results in my losing a great bargain?
- Do I have to have credit insurance?
- What can I do if spam reaches my in-box?
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