Consumer Help

We think the links below can be very helpful to you in your practice.
But Uncle Fed's Tax*Board makes no other representations about these sites.

Better Business Bureau
"Provide reports on business firms that will be helpful to you before making a purchase. The BBB system responds to millions of such inquiries each year; Provide information about charity groups and organizations; Help resolve consumers' disputes with businesses through telephone conciliation, mediation and arbitration; and Promote ethical business standards and voluntary self-regulation of business practices."

Consumer Information Catalog
"Consumer Information Center - catalog of free and low-cost federal publications of consumer interest."

Consumer Law Page
"We're the "help" key for individuals, injured workers, consumers and owners of small businesses who have suffered personal injuries, occupational cancer, property damage or financial losses caused by negligent misconduct, toxic chemicals, defective products, or fraud in the sale of products, services, stocks or bonds."

Consumer Product Safety Commission
"We're the "help" key for individuals, injured workers, consumers and owners of small businesses who have suffered personal injuries, occupational cancer, property damage or financial losses caused by negligent misconduct, toxic chemicals, defective products, or fraud in the sale of products, services, stocks or bonds."

Consumer World
Product price comparisons and links to helpful sites

Families USA Foundation
"A national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health and long-term care for all Americans. Working at the national, state and community levels, we have earned a national reputation as an effective voice for health care consumers for over 15 years."

National Consumers League
"Our mission is to identify, protect, represent, and advance the economic and social interests of consumers and workers. The National Consumers League is a private, nonprofit advocacy group representing consumers on marketplace and workplace issues. We are the nation's oldest consumer organization."

National Fraud Information Center
"The NFIC's award-winning web site not only enables consumers to get answers to their questions and report possible fraud, but it is a valuable educational tool. Check out the News & Views section, the Internet Fraud Watch section, the telemarketing tips, the special elder fraud information, and other features."

National Institute for Consumer Education
"The National Institute for Consumer Education is an outreach program of the Academic Affairs -- Extended Programs at Eastern Michigan University. It provides the following services: conducts courses, workshops, seminars and conferences; publishes educational materials including teaching guides, newsletters and resource lists; maintains a clearinghouse of videos, teaching guides, software, pamphlets and books; provides consultant services to organizations, agencies, and corporations regarding educational programs and materials; serves as a catalyst for public policy support of consumer, economic, and personal finance education."

Public Voice for Food and Health Policy
"As a Vermont-based non profit, we know that the most effective organizations are those with the ability to define their issues and project their values with utmost clarity. We're here to give you that power. Calling on a broad range of communications techniques and media, Public Voice will help define your public, then develop and implement the strong programs needed to educate and persuade them.Our services include advertising, public relations, direct marketing and graphics, as well as grant writing and strategic communications counseling. Think of us as a brainstorming partner, a resourceful friend, a member of your team. Or use us as the full-service marketing communications company you thought you couldn't afford."

Victims of Credit Reporting
"Credit reports and scoring generate more consumer complaints to the Federal Trade Commission than the next several categories combined. Despite this no other consumer organization has chosen to focus specifically on credit reports and their victims. There are literally hundreds of privacy web pages and dozens of privacy lobbying groups in the US, but their resources are scattered over topics ranging from encryption to cable TV access. The more generalized US consumer advocacy organizations find themselves tied up with everything from baby carriers to food product labels. VCR (Victims of Credit Reporting) is an attempt to fill that important niche without relying on the corporate funding that typically drives most US consumer groups."

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