Online Reference - Consumer Information
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Federal Consumer Information Center
Consumer topics on cars, children, education,food, health,housing, money,
travel... with consumer alerts on scams and frauds.
US Consumer Gateway Resource for
consumer information from the federal government
Consumer Reports
Online Site provides a sampling of recent and archived articles from
the print magazine. Articles and safety/recall alerts are available but
product ratings are only available to online subscribers
ConsumerSearch Reviews
products, analyzes what others say (Full Story), and provides top-rated
products listings categories include electronics, sports & leisure,
office, house & home, kitchen, health, automotive, and lawn & garden.
Consumer World A public
service, noncommercial guide cataloging over 2000 of the most useful
consumer resources.
Safeshopping.org The American
Bar Association's guide to shopping safely on the Internet, from privacy
and security to delivery and complaints.
Office of the Attorney General As
the public's lawyer, the Attorney General protects consumers, defends
state laws, and helps to ensure that our most vulnerable citizens - our
children and the elderly - are safe from abuse and neglect.
Consumer Information for Teens
Designed to help teenagers be smart shoppers, tips on items popular
with youth: music CD's deals, buying a car, Internet scams, renting
apartment, modeling agencies, car stereos, scholarship scams, credit
cards, health clubs, merchandise return policies, calling cards, and
even how to pick a good tattoo artist.
Better Business Bureau Updated several
times a month, their alerts section warns about fraudulent business
scams.
Co-op America Offers
"practical steps for using your consumer and investor power for social
change." Search the Green Pages Online for "thousands of socially and
environmentally responsible products and services.".
Commercial Alert Mission
is to protect consumers and children from commercialism. Articles
written by book & journal authors in various fields from mothering to
corporate crime. Ralph Nader is the chair of Commercial Alert's advisory
board.
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HomePath Learn everything you
need to know about home ownership, including buy versus rent, types of
mortgages, mortgage calculators, refinancing, etc. Sponsored by Fannie
Mae.
Kelley's Blue Book Used Car Values and
New Car Pricing
autoweb.com Includes car buying
information, insurance, selling, and repairing automobiles. Information
for new and used vehicles as well as rebate listings, lemon checks,
financing, and warranties.
National Highway and Traffic Safety
Administration Access to national recalls database, auto defect
investigations, crash testing, and other safety information.
A Bell Tolls - Charts compare long
distance, calling card, and toll free rates. A Glossary Of Telecom
Terminology included. Discussion about common monthly fees and charges,
avoiding scams, and stopping telemarketing calls and mail.
FDIC - Consumer
Protection- Find resources provided by the FDIC to educate and
protect consumers, revitalize communities, and promote compliance with
the Community Reinvestment Act and fair lending laws.
Buying Medical Products Online
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) created this page giving information to
help consumers determine whether a site that sells drugs and other
medical products is legitimate. It also tells consumers how to spot
health fraud.
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