Office of Consumer Affairs

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The Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA) seeks to promote a better understanding between businesses and consumers, to help businesses improve the quality of their services, to educate consumers to make wise purchasing decisions, and to provide the consumer viewpoint in the development of policy. The office: assists consumers with marketplace issues and educates them about resources that are available to help them; publishes guides to help businesses respond to consumer needs; and represents and coordinates the Department's consumer affairs activities with consumer groups, other Federal, state, county, and municipal government agencies, and international organizations.

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Office of Consumer Affairs January 1, 1998.

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This website is part of the collection entitled: CyberCemetery and was provided by the UNT Libraries Government Documents Department to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 133 times. More information about this site can be viewed below.

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  • Main Title: Office of Consumer Affairs
  • Alternate Title: OCA Home Page

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The Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA) seeks to promote a better understanding between businesses and consumers, to help businesses improve the quality of their services, to educate consumers to make wise purchasing decisions, and to provide the consumer viewpoint in the development of policy. The office: assists consumers with marketplace issues and educates them about resources that are available to help them; publishes guides to help businesses respond to consumer needs; and represents and coordinates the Department's consumer affairs activities with consumer groups, other Federal, state, county, and municipal government agencies, and international organizations.

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site date (?): 1998-01-01
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  • January 1, 1998

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  • Sept. 7, 2006, 12:59 p.m.

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  • Dec. 16, 2009, 11:51 p.m.

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Office of Consumer Affairs. Office of Consumer Affairs, website, January 1, 1998; Washington, D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc776/: accessed May 15, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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