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The Bureau of Consumer Protection is a bureau of the Federal Trade Commission.

Its mandate is to "protect consumers against unfair, deceptive or fraudulent practices."^[1]

The FTC website says the following about the bureau, "The FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection stops unfair, deceptive and fraudulent business practices by collecting reports from consumers and conducting investigations, suing companies and people that break the law, developing rules to maintain a fair marketplace, and educating consumers and businesses about their rights and responsibilities."^[2]

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[:0-1] ttps://www.ftc.gov/about-ftc/bureaus-offices

[2] ttps://www.ftc.gov/about-ftc/bureaus-offices/bureau-consumer-protection

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 Its mandate is to "protect consumers against unfair, deceptive or fraudulent practices."<ref name=":0">https://www.ftc.gov/about-ftc/bureaus-offices</ref>
-The FTC website says the following about the bureau, "The Bureau enforces a variety of consumer protection laws enacted by Congress, as well as trade regulation rules issued by the Commission. Its actions include individual company and industry-wide investigations, administrative and federal court litigation, rulemaking proceedings, and consumer and business education. In addition, the Bureau contributes to the Commission's on-going efforts to inform Congress and other government entities of the impact that proposed actions could have on consumers."<ref name=":0" />
+The FTC website says the following about the bureau, "The FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection stops unfair, deceptive and fraudulent business practices by collecting reports from consumers and conducting investigations, suing companies and people that break the law, developing rules to maintain a fair marketplace, and educating consumers and businesses about their rights and responsibilities."<ref>https://www.ftc.gov/about-ftc/bureaus-offices/bureau-consumer-protection</ref>
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