credit card and credit laws

Federal Trade Commission - http://www.ftc.gov/
Primary government agency that enforces credit laws.

FTC OPT-OUT Information - http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/protect.htm
Explains consumer choices regarding the sharing of personal information.

Fair Credit Reporting Act - http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fcrajump.htm
FTC Educational material and staff opinions on the FCRA.

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act - http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.htm
FTC Educational material and staff opinions on the FDCPA.

Fair Credit Billing Act - http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/fcb.htm
FTC summary of the law governing "open end" credit accounts.

The Consumer Law Page - http://consumerlawpage.com/brochure/index.html#credit
Consumer law links provided by The Alexander Law Firm.

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act - http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpa/fdcpact.htm
Full text of the law governing third party collection of debts.

The Fair Credit Reporting Act Amendment - http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/fcra/index.html
Discusses the 1997 amendments and has links to more information about the Act.

Fair Credit Reporting Act - http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fcra.htm
The complete text (as of 07/1999) of the law governing credit reporting.

Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act - http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/itada/itadact.htm
Full text of the identity theft law.

Fair Credit Reporting - http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/fcra.htm
How the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) protects consumers.

Consumer Leasing Act - http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/15/1667.shtml
Full searchable text provided by Cornell Legal Information Institute.

Nolo.com Legal Encyclopedia - http://www.nolo.com/encyclopedia/dc_ency.html
Information regarding debt and the wise use of credit.

Legal Information Institute - http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/consumer_credit.html
An overview of consumer credit law with links to additional sources.

Equal Credit Opportunity Act - http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/15/1691.shtml
Full searchable text provided by Cornell Legal Information Institute.

Equal Credit Opportunity - http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/ecoa.htm
How the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) protects consumers.

Credit Repair Organizations Act - http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/croa/croa.htm
Full text of the law regulating credit repair organizations.

Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act - http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/15/1639.html
Full text provided by Cornell Legal Information Institute.

Electronic Fund Transfer Act - http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/15/1693.html
Full searchable text provided by Cornell Legal Information Institute.

Consumer Handbook to Credit Protection Laws - http://www.hsh.com/pamphlets/cons_handbook_credit.html
Federal Reserve's guide to consumer credit laws.