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Federal Agencies
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
- Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Hotline
- Department of Justice - Office for Victims of Crime
- FCC-Spanish-Language Homepage ('Bienvenidos')
- Federal Communications Commission - Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau
- Federal Trade Commission
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
- Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
- Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS)
- Protect Your Move (U.S. Dept. of Transportation)
- Stop Fraud.gov
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- US PIRG Consumer Protection Pages
Consumer Organizations
- American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
- Appleseed
- Consumer Federation of America Foundation
- National Consumers League
- The Community Investment Network
Complaint Resources
- Better Business Bureau
- Call for Action
- Direct Marketing Association (DMA)
- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
- Private Complaint Sites
Advocacy Campaigns
- Americans for Fairness in Lending (AFFIL)
- Americans for Financial Reform
- Do Not Mail
- Save the Post Office
- Single Payer Action
California Agencies
- California Attorney General
- California Board of Accountancy
- California Business, Transportation & Housing Agency
- California Contractors State License Board
- California Department of Consumer Affairs Complaint Mediation Program
- California Department of Corporations (DOC)
- California Department of Financial Institutions (DFI)
- California Department of Insurance
- California Department of Managed Care
- California Department of Real Estate
- California Housing Finance Agency (CHFA)
- California Legislative Counsel
- California Office of Privacy Protection for ID Theft
- California Office of Real Estate Appraisers
- California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
- California Structural Pest Control Board (SPCB)
- CALPIRG
- CALPIRG (California Public Interest Research Group)
- State of California Home Page
Blogs
- BankTalk
- Citizen Vox
- Consumer ActionLine
- Consumer Law and Policy Blog
- Consumer Reports Blogs
- Consumer Talk
- ConsumerMom
- Credit Slips
- Get Rich Slowly
- Living Green Below Your Means
- Mr. Consumer Blog
- Red Tape Chronicles
- The Checkout
- The Consumerist
- The Wallet
- US PIRG Consumer Blog
- Podcasts
Automobile
- Auto Issues
- Car Talk
- Carfax
- Consumers For Auto Reliability And Safety (CARS)
- Edmund's
- FuelEconomy.gov
- Gas Buddy
- Gas Price Watch
- Insurance Buying Guide (California)
- Kelley Blue Book
- Motorist Assurance Program (MAP)
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
- National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS)
- The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) Database
Banking
- Bank Deals
- Bankrate.com
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
- Federal Reserve
- Money-Rates.com
Charity
- American Institute of Philanthropy
- Charity Navigator
- FTC's Guide to Giving Wisely
- Give.org
- GuideStar
Children/Families
- Healthy Child, Healthy World
Comparison/Education Resources
- Better Business Bureau - Resource Library
- Consumer Reports
- Consumer World
- Federal Citizen Information Center
- Lower My Bills
- NerdWallet
- ScripSmart: Gift Cards Simplified
- Truth About Diamonds
Credit/Debt
- Annual Credit Report
- Control Your Credit (Bad Credit Hotel)
- My Fair Credit
- Credit Cards
- Credit Counseling
- Credit Scoring
- Predatory Lending
  - PayDay Loan Info
Debt Collection
- Ask Dr. Debt
- Creditboards
- Debtorboards
- Taping Laws
Do It Yourself
- Do It Yourself Network
- Do It Yourself.com
- How Stuff Works
- MonkeySee
- Viewpoints.com
Entrepreneurs / Micro Business
- ChooseWhat
- Entrepreneur.com
- National Business Incubation Association
- SCORE
- The Association for Enterprise Opportunity
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- U.S. Small Business Administration
Education Loans
- FinAid
- Saving for College
- Student Loan Borrower Assistance
- The Institute for College Access and Success
Environmental
- Earth911
- Freecycle
Fraud and Scams
- BrokerCheck
- Coalition Against Insurance Fraud
- Cyber Streetmart
- FBI - Common Fraud Schemes
- Federal Trade Commission
- Looks Too Good to be True
- National Consumers League
- National Consumers League's Fraud Center
- Quatloos Cyber Museum of Scams & Frauds
- Scambusters.org
- Snopes
- Stop Fraud.gov
- Spam E-Mail
  - CAUCE
  - Spamhaus Project
Food Safety
- Casewatch
- Food and Drug Administration
- FoodSafety.gov
- Healthy Child, Healthy World
- International Food Information Council
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Healthcare
- American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)
- American Medical Association
- Association of State Medical Board Executive Directors DocFinder
- California Department of Managed Health Care
- Casewatch
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Families USA
- Family Health Budget
- FDA MedWatch
- Federation of State Medical Boards
- Find and Compare Hospitals in California
- Health Reform.gov
- Healthfinder
- Institute of Molecular Virology (at the University of Wisconsin at Madison)
- Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
- Life Tuner
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- National Institutes of Health
- National Organization for Rare Disorders
- National Patient Safety Foundation
- New Choice Health
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Patient’s Guide to HIPAA
- Physicians for a National Health Program
- Society for Healthcare Consumer Advocacy
- US Health & Human Services Office of Civil Rights
- World Health Organization
- Hearing Impaired
Homeowners/housing
- Buy or Rent?
- Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- Fannie Mae
- The Community Investment Network
- Mortgages
  - Appleseed
  - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
- Moving
  - Protect Your Move (U.S. Dept. of Transportation)
- Refinancing
  - RefinanceMortgageRates.org
- Reverse mortgages
Insurance
- Coalition Against Insurance Fraud
- Health Reform.gov
- HealthInsurance.org
- Insurance Buying Guide (California)
- Insurance Information Institute
- Insurance News Network
- Life Tuner
- National Association of Insurance Commissioners
- New Choice Health
- Physicians for a National Health Program
- The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) Database
- United Policyholders
- Insurance Quotes
Investing
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
- Money-Rates.com
- Morningstar
- Pro Money Talk
- Ric Edelman Radio Show
- SEC - Your Money
- Securities Investor Protection Corporation
- Social Lending Network
- The Investor's Clearinghouse
- The Motley Fool
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Legal
- American Bar Association - Consumer's Guide to Legal Help on the Internet
- American Bar Association - Lawyer Referral Services
- Casewatch
- Lawyers.com
- Lawyers.com - Consumer Bankruptcy
- Leiff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
- Lerach Coughlin Stoia & Robbins LLP
- Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP
- National Association for Community Mediation
- National Association of Attorneys General
- National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
- Nolo
- SeniorLaw
- Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller and Shaw, LLP
- Stanford Law School Securities Class Action Clearinghouse
- The Consumer Law Page
- United States Trustee Program
- Arbitration
  - Arbitration Justice
  - Fair Arbitration Now (FAN)
- Bankruptcy
- Class Action Lawsuits
- Community Mediation
  - National Association for Community Mediation
- National organizations
Media Fairness
- FAIR - Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
- Free Press
- Media Access Project
- PR (Public Relations) Watch
- The Center for Digital Democracy
Personal Finance
- American Bankers Association
- American Savings Education Council
- Bill Shrink
- California Department of Insurance
- CardTrak.com
- Control Your Credit (Bad Credit Hotel)
- eXtension
- Federal Reserve Education Site
- Feed the Pig
- FinAid! The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid
- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
- Hello Wallet!
- Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
- Life Tuner
- Mint.com
- Money Girl
- Money-Rates.com
- MoneyLife
- Mymoney.gov
- PayDay Loan Info
- Practical Money Skills for Life
- Pro Money Talk
- Ric Edelman Radio Show
- SEC - Your Money
- SocialPicks
- The Beehive
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- Wesabe
Privacy/ID Theft
- American Library Association
- California Office of Privacy Protection for ID Theft
- Federal Trade Commission
- FTC-Deter, Detect, Defend Against ID Theft
- ID Theft Info
- National Workrights Institute
- Privacy International
- Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
- Privacy.org
- Stop Fraud.gov
- The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and the Privacy of Your Credit Report
- Children/Kids Privacy
- ID Theft
- Internet Security
- Medical Privacy
- National Privacy Organizations
Senior
- Administration on Aging
- American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
- Assisted Living Federation of America
- Consumer Consortium on Assisted Living
- Do Not Mail
- Medicare
- National Senior Citizens Law Center
- SeniorLaw
- Seniors in Action: Congress of California Seniors
- The National Center for Assisted Living
- The National Council on the Aging
Social Justice
- Alliance for Justice
Telephone
- Bill Shrink
- FCC-Spanish-Language Homepage ('Bienvenidos')
- Federal Communications Commission - Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau
- Universal Service Administrative Companies
- Cell Phones/Wireless Phones
- Dial Around Long Distance (10-10s)
  - 10-10PhoneRates.com
- Long Distance
Travel
- Fly-Rights: A Consumer Guide to Air Travel
- FlyersRights.ORG
Workers / Employment
- America's Service Locator
- National Workrights Institute
National Advocacy
- ACORN
- Alliance for Justice
- AlterNet.org
- American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
- Center for Democracy and Technology
- Center for Financial Privacy and Human Rights
- Center for Responsible Lending
- Center for Responsive Politics
- Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
- Center for Study of Responsive Law
- Coalition Against Insurance Fraud
- Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
- Consumers Union
- Electronic Frontier Foundation
- EPIC (Electronic Privacy Information Center)
- Families USA
- Media Access Project
- National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC)
- National Consumer Law Center
- National Consumers League's Fraud Center
- Physicians for a National Health Program
- Privacy International
- Privacy.org
- Public Citizen
- Public Justice Foundation
- The Identity Theft Resource Center
- The Institute for College Access and Success
- The National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
- The Utilities Reform Network (TURN)
- U.S. PIRG (U.S. Public Interest Research Group)
- Utility Consumers' Action Network (UCAN)
- World Privacy Forum
Global Advocacy
- Idealist
- Knowledge Ecology International (KEI)
- Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue

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