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Funerals: A Consumer Guide
URL: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/products/pro19.shtm

Description:
This guide discusses the financial aspects of funerals in the U.S. Topics include pre-need planning, the Funeral Rule (enforced by the Federal Trade Commission) which "requires funeral directors to give you itemized prices in person and, if you ask, over the phone," different types of funerals (traditional, direct burial, and direct cremation), choosing a funeral provider, funeral costs, and services and products (such as caskets and cemetery sites). From the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

LII Topics: Death & Dying, Funerals

Publisher:
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

LII Database Information:
Record 26369 created by Maria Brandt on 06/23/2008
Last modification on 06/24/2008
Published: 07/10/2008  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/26369

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