Useful Links
Consumer Credit
consumercreditclaims.com - Your credit is the most valuable thing you own. Banks, credit card companies - and other organizations you may not even think of as lenders - can use the threat of adverse credit reporting against you. But consumers who experience credit injury can assert their rights.
Consumer Protection
Consumer.Gov - a resource for consumer information from the federal government.
Federal Communications Commission - comprehensive information relating to the telecommunications industry, with useful tips for consumers of long distance and local telephone service, including information on slamming, cramming and other illegal practices.
Federal Trade Commission - useful consumer-oriented information on the regulation of commerce and industry.
National Fraud Information Center - a wealth of information relating to unfair and fraudulent business practices, including telemarketing fraud, consumer fraud, investment fraud, and fraud against the elderly. The National Fraud Information Center maintains a toll-free Consumer Assistance Service, 1-800-876-7060, to provide consumers with answers to questions about telephone or mail solicitations, information about how and where to report fraud, referral services, and help in filing complaints.
The Better Business Bureau - Consumer and business information on topics such as Scam Alerts and Advisories, Truth and Accuracy in Advertising, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Charity Monitoring and Donor Education, Consumer and Business Education, and Marketplace Complaints and Inquiries. Lists addresses and phone numbers for BBB offices in the U.S. and Canada.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - a federal regulatory agency charged with keeping American families safe by reducing the risk of injury or death from consumer products. Database of information on unsafe products, and on-line forms for reporting unsafe products.
California Public Utilities Commission - The California PublicUtilities Commission (CPUC) regulatesprivately owned telecommunications, electric, natural gas, water, railroad, rail transit, and passenger transportation companies. The CPUC is responsible for assuring California utility customers have safe, reliable utility service at reasonable rates, protecting utility customers from fraud, and promoting the health of California''s economy.
Web Resources Related to Consumer Protection - useful links to many consumer protection organizations, published by the National Network for Family Resiliency.
Securities
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission - Regulations and information relating to investments in publicly traded corporations. Incorporates an Office of Investor Education and Assistance, providing useful information for the individual investor, and How to Avoid Internet Investment Scams, with warnings about current scams used to lure investors.
Stanford Securities Class ActionClearinghouse - The Stanford Securities Class Action Clearinghouse provides detailed information relating to the prosecution, defense, and settlement of federal class action securities fraud litigation.
Delaware Corporate Law Clearinghouse - The Delaware Corporate Law Clearinghouse provides detailed information relating to the prosecution, defense, and settlement of Delaware derivative and securities fraud litigation.
BigCharts - charting service providing free access to charts, reports, indicators and quotes for stocks, mutual funds and major market indices.
Bloomberg.com - high-quality, up-to-the-minute news and information drawn from the Bloomberg service and other Bloomberg media products.