Transcript Poly Part II - Campbell County Schools

ALL ABOUT THE FTC
By: Brandon Baldwin
FTC is an acronym. It stands for Federal
Trade Commission
 The FTC is the nation’s consumer
protection agency.
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What is the FTC?
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The FTC works for the consumer.
Who does the FTC work for?
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They prevent fraud, deception, and unfair
business practices
The FTC prevents
Enhances consumer confidence by
enforcing federal laws that protect
consumers.
 Empowers consumers with free
information to help them exercise their
rights and spot and avoid fraud
 Wants to hear from consumers who want
to get information or file a complaint
about fraud or identity theft.
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The Bureau
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Advertising Practices
Consumer and Business Education
Enforcement
Financial Practices
Marketing Practices
Planning & Information
Privacy and Identity Protection
The 7 divisions of the FTC are:
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Protects consumers by enforcing the
nation’s truth-in-advertising laws, with
particular emphasis on claims for food,
over-the-counter drugs, dietary
supplements, alcohol, and tobacco.
Advertising Practices
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Plans, develops and implements creative
national campaigns to alert consumers to
their rights
Consumer and Business Education
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Litigates civil contempt and civil penalty
actions to enforce all FTC federal court
injunctions and administrative orders that
address consumer protection issues.
Enforcement
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Protects consumers from deceptive and
unfair practices in the financial services
industry including protecting consumers
from predatory or discriminatory lending
practices
Financial Practices
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Leads the commissions response to
internet, telecommunications , and direct
mail fraud; deceptive spam; fraudulent
business, investment, and work-at-home
schemes.
Marketing Practices
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Collects, analyzes, and makes available to
law enforcement consumer fraud, identity
theft, and National Do Not Call registry
complaints.
Planning & Information
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Safeguards consumers’ financial privacy;
investigates breaches of data security;
works to prevent identity theft and aids
consumers whose identities have been
stolen.
Privacy and Identity Protection
The FTC is dedicated to protecting the
Conclusion
consumers from fraud and any thing that
can be, or is involved with trade. They
also provide information to any consumer
that needs it.
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