Consumer Law:  

Federal laws and regulations for consumer protection are administered by different agencies. Each agency's website lists the federal laws and/or regulations the agency administers:

• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 
  laws and regulations administered | file a complaint
   
• Consumer Product Safety Commission
  laws and regulations administered | report an unsafe product
   
• Federal Communications Commission
  regulations administered | file a complaint
   
• Federal Trade Commission
  laws administered | report fraud | report identity theft

There are also South Carolina state agencies that administer state laws for consumer protection, and these agencies list the relevant areas on their websites:  

• SC Department of Consumer Affairs
  laws administered | file a complaint
   
• SC Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation
  professional boards administered | file a complaint
   
• SC State Board of Financial Institutions
  laws administered | file a complaint

The SC Bar provides information on how to file a grievance against a lawyer.

CMS.gov

• File a complaint about medical bills, under the No Surprises Act

SC Appleseed Legal Justice Center

• No Surprises Act Protects South Carolinians from Unexpected Medical Bills

• Consumer Protection Code (Title 37)
• Trade and Commerce (Title 39)
• Professions and Occupations (Title 40)

• Banking Services
• Bankruptcy
• Cars and Vehicle Issues
• Contracts and Warranties
• Credit, Credit Reports
• Debt Collection, Garnishment, Repossession
• E-Commerce, Internet, and Telephone
• Fraud and Unfair Sales Practices
• Identity Theft: A Recovery Plan
• Loans
• Public Utilities: Gas, Electricity, Telephone
• Student Loans

Online Classrooms

• Debt Collection Defense (Claim & Delivery)
• Debt Collection Defense (NOT Claim & Delivery)

Car issues

dealerships | lemon laws | repossession | warranties | extended warranties

Other transactions

credit cards | door-to-door sales contracts | Equal Credit Opportunity Act | life insurance

Small Claims Court

magistrates small claims court

Summary Court Judges Bench Book

Infographic from Tips on Filing Consumer Complaints (usa.gov)

More information at Tips on Filing Consumer Complaints (usa.gov)

Materials available free online from the National Consumer Law Center:

• Hot Topics & Emerging issues
• Statutes & Regulations
• Policy & Analysis
• Sample Pleadings
• Selected Court Opinions
• Training Materials
• Surviving Debt - worksheets, links, and sample letters

Materials in the NCLC Digital Library, available in-person on computers in USC Law Library (hours):

Debtor Rights

• Access to Utility Services
• Consumer Bankruptcy Law and Practice
• Fair Debt Collection
• Repossessions
• Student Loan Law

Mortgages & Foreclosures

• Home Foreclosures
• Mortgage Lending
• Mortgage Servicing and Loan Modifications

Credit & Banking

• Consumer Banking and Payments Law
• Consumer Credit Regulation
• Credit Discrimination
• Fair Credit Reporting
• Truth in Lending

Deception & Warranties

• Automobile Fraud
• Consumer Warranty Law
• Federal Deception Law
• Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices

Consumer Litigation

• Collection Actions
• Consumer Arbitration Agreements
• Consumer Class Actions
• Consumer Law Pleadings

For Consumers & Counselors

• Surviving Debt

Litigation Tools

• Instant Evidence

National Housing Law Project

• HUD Housing Programs: Tenants’ Rights (The Green Book)