Glossary

FACT Act

The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act. This Act signed into law in December 2003, significantly modified the Fair Credit…

Fair Credit Billing Act

Federal legislation that provides a specific error resolution procedure to protect credit card customers from making payments on inaccurate billings.

FCC

Abbreviation for criminal charge “False Claiming U.S. Citizenship”.

Felonious

Describing an offense which is done with malicious, villainous criminal intent. IE: felonious assault.

Felony

A serious offense carrying a penalty of incarceration from one year to life in a state prison, to the death…

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