This membership organization offers consumer protection information, news, advocacy and discounts for people 50 and older. A $12.50 annual membership fee is charged per person or couple.

Information about predatory lending of all kinds.

This Consumer Reporting Agency provides reports including tenant reports, employment reports and C.L.U.E. reports on insurance claims you have made. Landlords, potential employers and insurance companies can use these reports. The same site also allows you to order reports to check on medical providers, nursing homes, and run a background check on a variety of service providers such as child care workers or contractors.

Consumer Action is a national non-profit education and advocacy organization engaged in financial literacy and consumer protection. Its site provides consumer alerts, resources and other valuable information.

Consumer advocacy and education from the Consumer Federation of America, a non-profit.

See how law enforcement all over the world work together to fight fraud, using Consumer Sentinel, an innovative, international law enforcement fraud-fighting program.

Know about the qualifications of those you are dealing with! This web site lets you access, by state, the governmental bodies and private associations that regulate and certify people in various professions including accounting, nursing, medicine, insurance, social work, marriage counseling, funeral services, real estate and insurance, to name just a few. Click on resources, then click on Directory of Regulatory Boards and Colleges.

Information for consumers from the US government.

The most complete government source for consumer protection information including your legal rights and how to dispute your credit report.

Government site offering information and trusted resources on a wide range of physical and mental health topics including how to find medical care, fraud, insurance, support groups, patient privacy rights and much more.

Inner City Press does investigations and reporting about human rights, transparency, corporate accountability, community reinvestment, predatory lending, environmental justice, fair housing, social exclusion and related topics.

Gives you contact information for the Attorney General of your state. Each State’s Attorney General’s office has a consumer protection department. This site also offers Consumer Protection information from the Attorney Generals’ organization.

National Consumer Law Center offers information and publications.

This non-profit organization provides many free publications about workers' rights and unemployment benefits.

This non-profit consumer information and Advocacy organization educates regarding privacy issues including Identity theft and offers sample dispute letters.

Consumers Union (CU) is an expert, independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a reliable source of information consumers can depend on to help distinguish hype from fact and good products from bad ones. The CU is the publisher of Consumer Reports and its site offers a wealth of information on a variety of topics of interest to all consumers.

Consumer help index by topic.