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AOL's Gov Guide Consumer Services Center
http://www.governmentguide.com/consumer_services.adp?id=16101558
Local, state and federal consumer services organized by zip code.
Better Business Bureaus
http://consumeraction.gov/bbb.shtml
Contact and web site information provided.
Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. State Department
http://travel.state.gov/
Helps with travel warnings, international adoption, passport and visa service and problems, Americans abroad.
Commodities Futures Trading Commission
http://www.cftc.gov/cftc/cftccustomer.htm
Public information and complaints page, with information about enforcement activities, consumer alerts, reparations program, and other links.
Consumer Action Handbook
http://www.consumeraction.gov/
Published by the U.S. Federal Consumer Information Center. Includes help and assistance information for consumers including shopping advice, tips about products and services, and contact information for governmental agencies, business bureaus, consumer advocacy and protection offices.
Consumer Information Center
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/
Catalog of free and low-cost federal publications of consumer interest from the General Services Administration.
Consumer Information Center: Education Resources
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/results.tpl?id1=12&startat=1&--woSECTIONSdatarq=12&--SECTIONSw
Listing of a number of free and low cost booklets.
Consumer Information Center: Small Business Inform
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/results.tpl?id1=21&startat=1&--woSECTIONSdatarq=21&--SECTIONSw
Listing of a number of free and low cost booklets.
Department of Transportation Auto Safety Hotline
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/hotline/
FAQs, how to file a defect report, information on the recall process, and links to safety information.
Environmental Violations
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/violations.htm
How to report environmental problems to the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Federal Communications Commission's Consumer
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/
Consumer information, filing complaints, and laws about amateur and commercial radio, cable companies, public broadcasting, and telephone service.
Federal Trade Commission Consumer Protection
http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/consumer.htm
FTC works to eliminate unfair or deceptive marketplace practices. Site includes areas of FTC involvement plus a complaint form for consumers.
FirstGov for Consumers
http://www.consumer.gov/
US federal government consumer information gateway. Find federal government resources on food, product safety, health, financial services, and other consumer topics.
FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/bcp.htm
Bureau of Consumer Protection's mandate is to protect consumers against unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent practices. The Bureau enforces a variety of consumer protection laws enacted by Congress, as well as trade regulation rules issued by the Commission.
Housing and Urban Development, File a Complaint
http://www.hud.gov/concompl.html
Consumer information and how to file a complaint housing discrimination, bad landlords in federal housing, violations of manufactured housing, land sale frauds, deceptive home improvement contractors, and other abuses and waste.
Medicare's Program Integrity
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/providers/fraud/default.asp?
Health Care Financing Administration's page that explains what Medicare fraud is, how to recognize it, and how to report it.
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Customer
http://www.occ.treas.gov/customer.htm
The OCC charters, regulates and examines approximately 2,600 national banks and 66 federal branches and agencies of foreign banks in the United States. Site has instructions on how to file a formal complaint.
Reporting Illnesses and Product Complaints (Food S
http://www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/fsgprobs.html
A list of links on how and where to report fraud, dangers, and violations on food and water safety to federal and state governmental agencies.
SEC Complaint Center
http://www.sec.gov/complaint.shtml
Security and Exchange Commission discusses how to handle a complaint against a stock broker.
State Banking Authorities
http://consumeraction.gov/banking.shtml
Listing of officials that regulate and supervise state-chartered banks.
Taxpayer Advocate Service (IRS)
http://www.irs.gov/advocate/
Not exactly a complaint page, but does tell about help for problem situations in paying your taxes; from the Internal Revenue Service.
U.S. Department of Labor Public Affairs Offices
http://www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/offices.htm
List of addresses and phone numbers for national and regional offices.
U.S. Department of Transportation Frequently Asked
http://ntl.bts.gov/faq/index.html
Among other questions answered, site lists where to file a complaint.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Public Affairs S
http://www.fda.gov/ora/fed_state/dfsr_activities/dfsr_pas.html
Regional FDA's public affairs specialists who respond to consumers' questions about FDA and the products the agency regulates.