Bureau of Consumer Protection

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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."

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.

The Bureau attempts to achieve the previously stated goals by collecting complaints, conducting investigations, pursuing legal action against companies found to be in violation of the law, creating rules to maintain fairness, and educating consumers and businesses.

There are eight divisions, each serving different functions, these division are as follows:

1. Division of Privacy and Identity Protection
2. Division of Advertising Practices
3. Division of Consumer & Business Education
4. Division of Enforcement
5. Division of Marketing Practices
6. Division of Consumer Response & Operations
7. Division of Financial Practices
8. Division of Litigation Technology & Analysis

In addition to the eight divisions, they also preside over eight regional offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle.