Consumer Services Guide (CSG)

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The Consumer Services Guide is searchable directory of resources which can help you with consumer problems and questions. There are multiple editions of the ‘Guide’, some which deal with specific issues such as housing or credit. The full directory, the Consumer Service Guide Edition, provides access to all the resources collected by Consumer Action.

 

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  • Idaho - Attorney General
    The Office of the Attorney General provides legal representation to the State of Idaho. This representation is furnished to the State's agencies in the furtherance of the State's legal interests, not the personal interests of individual citizens.

  • Idaho - Better Business Bureau (BBB)
    Contact for pre-purchase inquiry and complaint information on local businesses. Takes complaints on companies and arbitrates problems and disputes. Monitors and reviews local advertising and tracks and reports on charitable organizations.

  • Idaho - Department of Finance
    Each state has its own laws and regulations for securities brokers and for all types of securities, including stocks, mutual funds, commodities, real estate offerings, uninsured investment products sold by banks and others. The officials enforce these laws and regulations. State securities agencies are responsible also for preventing fraud and abuse in the sale of all but the largest securities offerings. If you have a…

  • Idaho - Department of Insurance
    The Consumer Services Division is responsible for gathering and responding to consumer inquiries regarding insurance company or producer activities.

  • Idaho - Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
    Idaho DMV site has been created to help you renew or register for a drivers license, find DMV forms, practice tests, drivers ed & traffic schools, auto insurance, or just about anything else related to Idaho DMV.

  • Idaho - Public Utilities Commission
    The Public Utilities Commission (RIPUC) and the Division of Public Utilities and Carriers (DPUC) are independent regulatory bodies whose mission is to ensure that safe, reliable, quality utility service is provided at a fair and reasonable cost.

  • Idaho - Weights and Measures Office
    Idaho Weights & Measures Office's responsibilities and services include statewide: * Inspection of accuracy and suitability of commercial weighing and metering devices * Inspection of packaged products to ensure net contents meet labeled weight, volume or count * Investigation of short delivery and misleading advertising * Monitoring of octane labeling

  • Identity Theft Resource Center
    Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC) is a nonprofit, nationally respected organization dedicated exclusively to the understanding and prevention of identity theft. The ITRC provides victim and consumer support as well as public education. The ITRC also advises governmental agencies, legislators, law enforcement, and businesses about the evolving and growing problem of identity theft.

  • Illinois - Attorney General
    The Attorney General is the state's chief legal officer and is responsible for protecting the public interest of the state and its people. The job of the Attorney General is to: 1) Advocate on behalf of all of the people of Illinois; 2) Legislate with members of the General Assembly for new laws; and 3) Litigate to ensure state laws are followed and respected. 4)…

  • Illinois - Better Business Bureau (BBB)
    Contact for pre-purchase inquiry and complaint information on local businesses. Takes complaints on companies and arbitrates problems and disputes. Monitors and reviews local advertising and tracks and reports on charitable organizations.

  • Illinois - Commerce Commission
    The Public Utilities Commission (RIPUC) and the Division of Public Utilities and Carriers (DPUC) are independent regulatory bodies whose mission is to ensure that safe, reliable, quality utility service is provided at a fair and reasonable cost.

  • Illinois - Commissioner of Banks and Real Estate
    The State Departments of Banking regulate and supervise state-chartered banks. Many of them handle or refer problems and complaints about other types of financial institutions as well. Some also answer general questions about banking and consumer credit.

  • Illinois - Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
    The Illinois DMV site has been created to help you renew or register for a drivers license, find DMV forms, practice tests, drivers ed & traffic schools, auto insurance, or just about anything else related to Illinois DMV.

  • Illinois - Division of Insurance
    The Consumer Services Division is responsible for gathering and responding to consumer inquiries regarding insurance company or producer activities.

  • Illinois - Securities Department
    The Illinois Securities Department is responsible for the regulation of the securities industry in Illinois and protection of investors by ensuring compliance with the law and investigating any complaints of fraud or improper practices. Administrative action taken by the department can be used to assist the investor if a civil action is filed.

  • Illinois - Weights and Measures
    The Bureau of Weights and Measures serves a valuable consumer and commercial protection function within the Illinois Department of Agriculture. The bureau's pursuit of equity in the marketplace is evident by the variety of services provided to Illinois citizens. The bureau licenses anyone who sells, installs, or repairs commercially used weighing or measuring devices through the Registered Serviceperson Program. * Weights and Measures Programs *…

  • IndependenceFirst
    This non-profit organization provides education, advocacy, independent living services, independent living skills training, peer counseling, and information and referral services to persons with disabilities in the counties of Waukesha, Washington, Ozaukee, and Milwaukee. The website contains details about the organization’s programs and services, as well as news, disability-related information, and resources and links.

  • Independent Living Center of Southern California, Inc. (ILC)
    A non-profit 501 (c) (3) consumer-based, non-residential agency providing a wide range of services to a growing population of people with disabilities. The ILCSC is dedicated to providing the services which will offer persons with disabilities the opportunity to seek an individual course towards independence - while educating the community.

  • Independent Living Resource Center
    Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco (ILRCSF) is a disability rights advocacy and support organization. Their mission is to ensure that people with disabilities are full social and economic partners, within their families and within a fully accessible community. ILRCSF's mission is achieved by: systems change; community education; partnerships with business, community organizations and government; and consumer directed services. We work to empower individuals and…

  • Indiana - Attorney General
    The Office of the Attorney General is dedicated to protecting consumers from deceptive and predatory business practices. It is also committed to educating consumers to make wise choices when buying products or entering into contracts. The office administers a number of programs designed to help Indiana citizens become savvy consumers. By state law, the Attorney General’s Office cannot act as an individual's private attorney or…

  • Indiana - Better Business Bureau (BBB)
    Contact for pre-purchase inquiry and complaint information on local businesses. Takes complaints on companies and arbitrates problems and disputes. Monitors and reviews local advertising and tracks and reports on charitable organizations.

  • Indiana - Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV)
    Indiana BMV site has been created to help you renew or register for a drivers license, find MV forms, practice tests, drivers ed & traffic schools, auto insurance, or just about anything else related to Indiana BMV.

  • Indiana - Department of Financial Institutions
    The Department of Financial Institutions was created by the Indiana Financial Institutions Act of 1933. This act commissioned the Department with the responsibility for supervising commercial banks, trust companies, private banks, savings banks, building and loan associations, credit unions, and finance companies incorporated under the laws of the State of Indiana. The Department’s scope of regulatory responsibilities has since been broadened to include supervision of…

  • Indiana - Department of Insurance
    The Consumer Services Division is responsible for gathering and responding to consumer inquiries regarding insurance company or producer activities.

  • Indiana - Securities Division, Office of the Secretary of State
    The Secretary of State’s office oversees Indiana’s securities industry as well as the activities of mortgage brokers, collection agencies, franchisors and continuing care retirement centers. It is the state agency responsible for effective investor protection and efficient capital formation in the State of Indiana. The Secretary of State’s office seeks to protect Hoosier investors and consumers by bringing enforcement actions against companies and individuals accused…

 
 
 

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