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\nFederal Reserve authority to issue  \nregulations governing\"look-a-1ike\"  \nACCI NEWS  \nOTHER  \nchecks sent by lenders to solicit  \nsecond mortgages and home equity  \n## CONSUMER\n\nloans.(\"Federal Bil1 Would Ban Un-  \nsolicited Loan Checks,\"Consumer  \nNEW WEBSITE.A new ACCI website  \n## ORGANIZATIONS\n\nAction News,September 1999,p.1.)  \nis being developed,with a search-  \nable membership data base,links to  \nBUSINESS FRAUD.The www.fraud.org  \nconsumer graduate school programs,  \nE-COMMERCE,Approved July 1999 by  \nweb site has been expanded to in-  \njob opportunities and much more,  \nthe National Conference of Commis-  \nclude a section that helps businesses  \n(Note:ACCI members not receiving  \nsioners on Uniform State Laws,the  \navoid common scams and report them.  \nelectronic mail from ACCI should send  \nUniform Electronic Transactions Act  \nThe National Consumers League cre-  \ntheir email address to ACCI.)  \n(UETA)has passed in California with  \nated the National Fraud Information  \nCenter in 1992 to offer advice and  \nsome important non-uniform amendments  \nPUBLICATION MERGER.The board  \nthat favor consumers.UETA wil1 now  \ntake reports about telemarketing  \nvoted to publish one journal four  \nfraud,then added the Internet Fraud  \nbe offered in the other 49 states.  \ntimes a year.This change will shorten  \nOne concern of consumer advocates is  \nWatch in 1996 to provide counseling  \nthe length of time between submis-  \nand take reports about online scams,  \nthat electronic records and signa-  \nsion and publication while increas-  \nThe \"Scams Against Businesses\"web  \ntures would be elevated to the same  \ning visibility and status of the pub-  \nwww.fraud.org/  \nlegal status accorded paper records  \nsite is:  \nlication.The new journal will con-  \nand handwritten signatures,Consum-  \nscamsagainstbusinesses.  \ntain both peer-reviewed papers typi-  \ners Union's web site contains materi-  \ncally published in JCA and practi-  \nals to help evaluate UETA and de-  \ncal application papers currently pub-  \nINTERNATIONAL  \nscribes needed changes to the UETA,  \n1ished in ACI.The fourth issue wil1  \n(\"Uniform Electronic Transactions Act:  \ncontain the conference proceedings.  \n## CONSUMER\n\nConsumer Nightmare or Opportunity?\"  \nThe current editors are working with  \nWww.consumersunion.org/finance/  \na committee to identify issues re-  \n899nclcwc.htm)  \n## NEWS\n\nlated to this change.The process  \nwill take a year or more to imple-  \nNEW GRANT PROGRAM.A first-of-  \nment.(Note:ACCI members with ques-  \nNEW CANADIAN LAW.Alberta's new  \nits kind grant program is designed to  \ntions or suggestions should contact  \nFair Trading Act,effective Septem-  \nhelp Debt Counselors of America(DCA)  \nMary Carsky or Mohamed AbdeI-Ghany.)  \nber 1,1999,has increased remedies  \nclients through one-time financial  \nand enforcement tools and tougher pen-  \nemergencies,The HOPE Program gives  \nSTUDENT TRAVEL GRANT.ACCI is  \nalties to discourage marketplace  \nup to $I,000 to DCA clients who have  \nimplementing a student travel grant  \nfraud.Standards have been clarified,  \nbeen through the Crisis Relief Team  \nprogram to help defray the cost of  \ntrade barriers between provinces re-  \nprogram and are experiencing an unex-  \nattending the annual meeting.The  \nduced,and rights and responsibili-  \npected financial dilemma.For more  \nprogram will be in effect for the  \nties of businesses and consumers  \ninformation,contact Debt Counselors  \n2000 annual meeting.  \nspelled out in detail.For more in-  \nof America at 800-680-3328;Web site:  \nformation:1-877-427-4088(tol1-free);  \nhttp://getoutofdebt.org  \nCNR EDITOR SEARCH.A search for  \nww.gov.ab.ca/gs  \na new editor for an electronic ver-  \nUNSOLICITED LOAN CHECKS.\"Live\"  \nsion of Consumer News and Reviews is  \nGLOBAL TELECOM.In the past three  \nloan checks 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