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In the United States there are a variety of laws on the federal or state levels that deal with consumer affairs including the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Truth in Lending Act , Fair Billing Act , and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and much more.

Such laws deal with bankruptcy, credit repair, debt repair , product safety, service contracts, bill collector regulation, pricing, utility turnoffs, consolidation and much more.

Federal consumer protection laws are usually enforced by the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice. At the state level, many states have a Department of Consumer Affairs devoted to regulating certain industries and protecting consumers who regularly use goods and services from those industries.

In the UK: Trading Standards http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/

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