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Consumer Information


Better Business Bureau
Helping Web users find reliable, trustworthy businesses online. Reports on individual companies, online complaint forms, dispute resolution information, consumer news and alerts.
 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
The grants "bible" for the federal government.
 
Charity Watchdog Information
NEW! Help in determining legitimate and accountable charities.
 
Consumer Information Center, Pueblo, CO
Federal consumer information publications available here online and FREE!
 
Consumer Expenditure Survey
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
 
Consumer Price Index
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
 
Consumer Reports Online
Some of the reports are free. Thorough, easy to use Index.
 
ConsumerReview.com
Claims to offer the web's best consumer generated product reviews to help you make smart buying decisions.
 
Consumer World
A public service, non-commercial guide cataloging over 2000 of the most useful consumer resources.
 
Do Not Call Registry
National Do Not Call Registry site where consumers may block telemarketing calls at home.
 
Epinions.com
Both professional and volunteer-supplied reviews of a huge variety of consumer goods.
 
FBI Internet Fraud Complaint Center
New! IFCC provides a convenient and easy-to-use reporting mechanism that alerts authorities of a suspected criminal or civil violation.
 
HealthFinder
General health-related information from the US government.
 
HUD Consumer Information Publications
Healthy homes, mortgages, buying, renting or owning a home, links to other HUD sites.
 
ID Theft, When Bad Things Happen to Your Good Name
A very important publication from the FTC!
 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Children & airbags, crash test results, child safety seats, recalls, etc.
 
National Safe Kids Campaign
Recall alerts, safety tips, resource catalog, fact sheets, health-safety links, family safety checklist.
 
US-GPO Sales Product Catalog
Publications available for purchase from the Government Printing Office. One of the browseable subject lists (#2) is "Concumer Information".
 
Social Security Administration
Gateway to all the services and information available from this agency.
 
NumberWay
Telephone Directories on the Web. A listing of free, online phone directories from many countries around the world.
 
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Unsafe product warnings & recalls.
 
US Consumer Gateway
The main portal for most consumer oriented information sources from the federal government.
 
US Postal Service
USPS services, all basic forms, postal rates, and the new PosteCS, a secure electronic courier service.

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