This lesson provides an overview of legal protection for those who use consumer credit. It stresses federal laws designed to protect consumers in the case of certain problems arising from credit transactions. The applicable laws include the Truth in Lending Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Credit Billing Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Electronic Funds Transfer Act, and the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act.
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