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Federal Agencies
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- 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
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
- Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
- Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS)
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Complaint Resources
- Better Business Bureau
- Direct Marketing Association (DMA)
- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
- National Fraud Information Center (NFIC) Online Incident Report Form
- Private Complaint Sites
Advocacy Campaigns
- Americans for Fairness in Lending (AFFIL)
- Americans for Financial Reform
- Do Not Mail
- Single Payer Action
California Agencies
- Board of Accountancy
- California Attorney General
- 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 Real Estate Appraisers
- California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
- California Structural Pest Control Board (SPCB)
- CALPIRG (California Public Interest Research Group)
- State of California Home Page
Consumer Resources
- American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
- Appleseed
- Better Business Bureau - Resource Library
- California Department of Consumer Affairs
- Call for Action
- Consumer Federation of America Foundation
- Consumer Reports
- Consumer World
- Federal Citizen Information Center
- Federal Trade Commission
- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
- Lower My Bills
- National Fraud Information Center
- State PIRG Consumer Protection Pages
- The Community Investment Network
Global Advocacy
- Idealist
- Knowledge Ecology International (KEI)
- Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue
Blogs
- 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
- 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
- Bankrate.com
- Federal Reserve
Charity
- American Institute of Philanthropy
- Charity Navigator
- FTC's Guide to Giving Wisely
- Give.org
- GuideStar
Children/Families
- Healthy Child, Healthy World
Credit/Debt
- Annual Credit Report
- Control Your Credit (Bad Credit Hotel)
- My Fair Credit
- Myvesta.org
- Credit Cards
- Credit Counseling
- Credit Scoring
- Predatory Lending
  - PayDay Loan Info
Workers Rights
- National Workrights Institute
Education Loans
- Saving for College
Fraud and Scams
- BrokerCheck
- Coalition Against Insurance Fraud
- Cyber Streetmart
- FBI - Common Fraud Schemes
- Looks Too Good to be True
- National Fraud Information Center
- Quatloos Cyber Museum of Scams & Frauds
- Scambusters.org
- Snopes
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
- Appleseed
- 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
- Healthfinder
- Institute of Molecular Virology (at the University of Wisconsin at Madison)
- Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
- 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
- Qvisory
- Society for Healthcare Consumer Advocacy
- US Health & Human Services Office of Civil Rights
- World Health Organization
- Hearing Impaired
Homeowners
- Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- Fannie Mae
- The Community Investment Network
- Reverse mortgages
Do It Yourself
- Do It Yourself
- Do It Yourself Network
- Do It Yourself.com
- DYI Network
- How Stuff Works
- MonkeySee
- Viewpoints.com
Insurance
- Coalition Against Insurance Fraud
- HealthInsurance.org
- Insurance Information Institute
- Insurance News Network
- National Association of Insurance Commissioners
- New Choice Health
- Physicians for a National Health Program
- Qvisory
- The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) Database
- United Policyholders
- Insurance Quotes
Media Fairness
- FAIR - Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
- Free Press
- Media Access Project
- PR (Public Relations) Watch
- The Center for Digital Democracy
Investing
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- Federal Trade Commission
- Morningstar
- Nightly Business Report
- Pro Money Talk
- Ric Edelman Radio Show
- SEC - Your Money
- Securities Investor Protection Corporation
- 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
- Leiff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
- Lerach Coughlin Stoia & Robbins LLP
- Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP
- National Association of Attorneys General
- Nolo
- SeniorLaw
- Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller and Shaw, LLP
- Stanford Law School Securities Class Action Clearinghouse
- The Consumer Law Page
- Arbitration
  - Arbitration Justice
  - Fair Arbitration Now (FAN)
- Class Action Lawsuits
- National organizations
Personal Finance
- American Bankers Association
- American Savings Education Council
- 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)
- Gezeo
- Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
- Money Girl
- MoneyLife
- Mymoney.gov
- PayDay Loan Info
- Practical Money Skills for Life
- Pro Money Talk
- Qvisory
- 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 DCA Legal Guide for Credit Identity Theft
- CALPIRG Privacy Rights Program
- Center for Media Education
- Financial Institution Opt-Out Contact Information
- National Workrights Institute
- NCL Focus on Privacy
- Privacy International
- Privacy.org
- The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and the Privacy of Your Credit Report
- Children/Kids Privacy
- ID Theft
  - Do Not Mail
  - 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
- FCC-Spanish-Language Homepage ('Bienvenidos')
- Federal Communications Commission - Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau
- Universal Service Administrative Companies
- Cell Phones/Wireless Phones
  - Cellmania
  - Point.com
- Dial Around Long Distance (10-10s)
  - 10-10PhoneRates.com
- Long Distance
- Spam E-Mail
  - CAUCE
  - Spamhaus Project
Travel
- Coalition of Airline Passengers Bill of Rights
- Fly-Rights: A Consumer Guide to Air Travel
National Advocacy
- ACORN
- Alliance for Justice
- AlterNet.org
- Appleseed
- 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
- Junkbusters
- Media Access Project
- National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC)
- National Consumer Law Center
- National Fraud Information Center
- Physicians for a National Health Program
- Privacy International
- Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
- Privacy.org
- Public Citizen
- The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights
- The Identity Theft Resource Center
- The National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
- The Utilities Reform Network (TURN)
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
- U.S. PIRG (U.S. Public Interest Research Group)
- Utility Consumers' Action Network (UCAN)
- WebActive
- World Privacy Forum

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