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2. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Wikipedia

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   The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for consumer protection in the financial sector.CFPB's jurisdiction includes banks, credit unions, securities firms, payday lenders, mortgage-servicing operations, foreclosure relief services, debt collectors, and other financial companies operating in the United States.

3. How to spot debt collection scams: 6 signs to watch out for

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   Getting a call, email or letter from a company that claims to be a debt collector can be alarming. Before giving out any information, consider these six signs of a scam. 1. They pressure you. A ...

4. Consumer Reports - Wikipedia

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   Consumer Reports. Consumer Reports ( CR ), formerly Consumers Union ( CU ), is an American nonprofit consumer organization dedicated to independent product testing, investigative journalism, consumer-oriented research, public education, and consumer advocacy. [2] Founded in 1936, CR was created to serve as a source of information that consumers ...

5. Understanding consumer rights and knowing how to avoid ... - AOL

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   National Consumer Protection Week will be March 3 to 9. It is a time to help people understand their consumer rights and avoid frauds and scams. This year the campaign theme is National Consumer ...

6. Consumer protection - Wikipedia

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   Consumer protection is the practice of safeguarding buyers of goods and services, and the public, against unfair practices in the marketplace. Consumer protection measures are often established by law. Such laws are intended to prevent businesses from engaging in fraud or specified unfair practices to gain an advantage over competitors or to ...

7. Billions of Scam Phone Calls to U.S. Consumers Are ... - AOL

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   The National Consumer Law Center says "more than a billion" scam calls go out every month to U.S. consumers and that there were more than 50 billion in 2021. But a company called First Orion ...