Japan's consumer-protection laws are the weakest in the developed world.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Secret Files] Reference

But that came too late, contends Venezuelan consumer-protection inspector Jorge Dominguez.    From Wordnik.com.  [Spinning Out Of Control] Reference

A separate consumer-protection agency and a new Financial Policy Committee also will be formed.    From Wordnik.com.  [U.K. Details Plan for Finance Overhaul] Reference

(Under the Dodd compromise the Treasury Secretary gets to veto any consumer-protection actions.).    From Wordnik.com.  [No Accountability in NY or DC: $15 Billion for Jobs, $20 Billion for Bonuses - and Dodd Still Wants to Compromise] Reference

We could wonder whether the people who make consumer-protection laws really know so much more that we do.    From Wordnik.com.  [License To Shop] Reference

They now even want relief from consumer-protection regulations they consider too costly or cumbersome to enforce.    From Wordnik.com.  [Danny Schechter: When Will "Rescue Me" Become a New National Anthem?] Reference

Republicans will take particular aim at the magnitude of consumer-protection provisions that Obama says are vital.    From Wordnik.com.  [Republicans Abandon Blockade Of Bank Bill] Reference

Critics say its consumer-protection rules fell short during the housing boom and contributed to the current crisis.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fed's Performance Under More Scrutiny] Reference

Just think how much more money could be recovered if consumer-protection agencies had adequate budgets and staffing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Consumer complaints rise as protection resources dwindle] Reference

It isn't clear, for example, if a planned consumer-protection bureau could move to restrict these kinds of products.    From Wordnik.com.  [Taking the Direct Route on Risky Mortgages] Reference

Proposals have ranged from direct financial assistance through loan guarantees and changes to consumer-protection laws.    From Wordnik.com.  [British Airways CEO Still Wary Of Volcano Fallout] Reference

"Now there's a new wave," says James A. Kohm, the director of the enforcement division at the consumer-protection arm of the U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [Save The Planet, Lose The Guilt] Reference

Also, be wary of job and business opportunities that promise hefty rewards with little effort, consumer-protection officials say.    From Wordnik.com.  [Job Scams: The Recession Turns Ugly] Reference

Elizabeth Warren fans and Elizabeth Warren foes will both want to read Brady Dennis's profile of the consumer-protection advocate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Considering Warren] Reference

And yet the White House has insisted that the creation of a new consumer-protection agency be a centerpiece of its financial reforms.    From Wordnik.com.  [Financial Reform’s ‘Public Option’] Reference

The party said it would give the FSA's banking oversight to the Bank of England and merge its consumer-protection duties with another body.    From Wordnik.com.  [In the U.K., Fears of Pre-Election Paralysis Deepen] Reference

In addition to highlighting the top consumer complaints in 2009, the report detailed some of the challenges facing consumer-protection agencies.    From Wordnik.com.  [Consumer complaints rise as protection resources dwindle] Reference

"Seems like an area we might want to work on," said Ms. Speier, a frequent consumer-protection advocate while serving in the California legislature.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blast Probe Raises Questions About Valve Regulation] Reference

State and local consumer-protection agencies across the country should pool their limited resources and start an advertising campaign called "Gotcha.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Consumer complaints rise as protection resources dwindle] Reference

The consumer-protection law requires businesses to compensate customers who are sold bogus goods, so Wang buys fakes in bulk, then forces stores to ante up.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Land With Lawyers--But Not Enough Law] Reference

Brian Moynihan, Bank of America's new CEO, may not oppose the creation of a federal consumer-protection agency, the Wall Street Journal reports this morning.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bank Of America CEO Brian Moynihan Signals Openness To Consumer Protection Agency] Reference

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to use the consumer-protection agency created by the recent financial-reform legislation to outlaw "capital recovery fees.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Home-Resale Fees Under Attack] Reference

Another Democratic lawmaker Wednesday expressed concern about the planned consumer-protection agency because it would encroach on the Federal Trade Commission.    From Wordnik.com.  [Frank to Introduce Consumer-Protection Bill] Reference

The Office of Comptroller of the Currency, which has authority over almost 1,800 banks, took three consumer-protection enforcement actions from 2004 to 2006. 8.    From Wordnik.com.  [Robert Weissman: Wall Street's Best Investment II: 12 Deregulatory Steps to Financial Meltdown] Reference

Rather, he would ask Republicans to support a consumer-protection division within another federal agency, such as the Treasury Department or a regulatory agency.    From Wordnik.com.  [Will The Banks Win Again? Bailout Watchdog Rallies Support For Consumer Protection Agency] Reference

"That's a state statute that tried to balance the consumer-protection issues and the concerns of businesses to be able to market (to consumers)," the source said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bill Strives to Protect Privacy] Reference

Chairman Sheila Bair in recent days to gauge whether she would be interested in running the new consumer-protection agency, according to people familiar with the matter.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dodd Sounded Out Bair Over Consumer Post] Reference

Almost 2,400 lobbyists are, for instance, working on financial industry-related issues like the White House's proposed financial-regulation and consumer-protection reforms.    From Wordnik.com.  [Andy Kroll: Obama vs. the Lobbyists: A Scorecard for the Future of American Politics] Reference

Keeping tabs on who is buying large quantities of medicines with pseudoephedrine is a lawenforcement — not a consumer-protection — measure, despite what the ads may imply.    From Wordnik.com.  [‘Behind the counter’ cold meds] Reference

Law-enforcement and consumer-protection officials warn you to be wary of an alarm salesperson who: • Attempts to alarm you by citing rashes of burglaries in their neighborhoods.    From Wordnik.com.  [Avoid summertime burglar-alarm scams] Reference

Trying to regain momentum, Mr. Obama is shifting his pitch to new consumer-protection rules for insurance companies, part of a bid to win over Americans who already have coverage.    From Wordnik.com.  [Support Slips for Health Plan] Reference

Under the proposal, the new agency would have primary enforcement authority of all consumer-protection statutes in the financial arena, leaving the FTC with backup authority only.    From Wordnik.com.  [Frank to Introduce Consumer-Protection Bill] Reference