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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Protects consumers in the area of financial products and services. Receives and reviews complaints regarding banks, credit unions, investment firms, payday lenders, mortgage servicers, debt collectors, credit cards companies, issuers of student loans and other financial institutions. Doesn’t resolve individual complaints.
www.consumerfinance.gov |
Consumers Union
Nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports magazine. Very helpful and informative educational materials developed by Consumer's Union advocacy offices on a variety of consumer issues such as health care, food safety, product safety and telecom/utilities.
www.consumersunion.org |
Federal Consumer Information Center (FCIC)
Features include updates of consumer news and notes from various Federal agencies, and a calendar of consumer-related events. The web site has easy-to-follow links to the most useful Federal web sites; state, local and county consumer agencies; FCIC corporate publishing partners; consumer organizations; and corporations and trade associations with ongoing consumer programs. The most popular FCIC web feature is the Consumer Action Handbook. www.pueblo.gsa.gov |
First Gov.gov
FirstGov.gov is the only official U.S. Government portal to 47 million
pages of government information, services, and online transactions. FirstGov.gov
features a topical index, online transactions, links to state and
local government, options to contact your government, and other
tools so you don't have to know the name of the government agency
to get the information you want anytime you want it.
www.firstgov.gov |
Federal Trade Comission
Accepts complaints from consumers for use in investigating patterns
of possible violatons of law and offers a wide range of publications
on loans, home improvements, and consumer rights. Doesn't resolve
individual complaints. www.ftc.gov |
Nolo Press
An abundance of helpful information on a variety of legal issues.
Calculators, links, a great FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section,
and books for sale.
www.nolo.com |
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