This non-profit consumer information and Advocacy organization educates regarding privacy issues including Identity theft and offers sample dispute letters.
Website: www.privacyrights.org
Category: Consumer Protection Information
National Association of Attorneys General
Gives you contact information for the Attorney General of your state. Each State’s Attorney General’s office has a consumer protection department. This site also offers Consumer Protection information from the Attorney Generals’ organization.
Website: www.naag.org
Federal Citizen Information Center
Federal Citizen Information Center offers information and publications on a variety of consumer topics.
Website: www.pueblo.gsa.gov
USA.gov
The Federal Government’s official citizen web site offers information and resources on a wide variety of topics and is available in Spanish.
Website: www.usa.gov
AARP
This membership organization offers consumer protection information, news, advocacy and discounts for people 50 and older. A $12.50 annual membership fee is charged per person or couple.
Website: www.aarp.org
Center for Responsible Lending
Information about predatory lending of all kinds.
Website: www.responsiblelending.org
Consumer Action
Consumer Action is a national non-profit education and advocacy organization engaged in financial literacy and consumer protection. Its site provides consumer alerts, resources and other valuable information.
Website: www.consumer-action.org
Consumer Federation of America
Consumer advocacy and education from the Consumer Federation of America, a non-profit.
Phone: 202-387-6121
Website: www.consumerfed.org
Consumer Sentinel Network
See how law enforcement all over the world work together to fight fraud, using Consumer Sentinel, an innovative, international law enforcement fraud-fighting program.
Website: www.ftc.gov/sentinel
Directory of Regulatory Boards
Know about the qualifications of those you are dealing with! This web site lets you access, by state, the governmental bodies and private associations that regulate and certify people in various professions including accounting, nursing, medicine, insurance, social work, marriage counseling, funeral services, real estate and insurance, to name just a few. Click on resources, then click on Directory of Regulatory Boards and Colleges.
Website: www.clearhq.org