The Specific Consumer Protection Statutes Enforced by the FTC Credit

question 24

Multiple Choice

The specific consumer protection statutes enforced by the FTC Credit Practices Division could be characterized by the description that they

• A) regulate various components of finance-related transactions between consumers and businesses.
• B) may unfairly penalize the consumer in credit transactions involving big-ticket items.
• C) are similar in content to the FCC statutes regulating television networks and local stations.
• D) completely alter business and consumer financial transactions such that caveat emptor ("let the buyer beware") is no longer a necessary consumer attitude.

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