Consumer Services Guide (CSG)
Consumer Action Edition
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.
Records Found: 414
- Missouri - Department of Insurance
The mission of the Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration is to efficiently and effectively encourage a fair and open market for consumer service industries. The Consumer Affairs Division: * Helps the public resolve complaints, provides information on insurance policies and investigates insurance fraud. * Provides insurance education and outreach activities to Missouri consumers. - Missouri - Public Service Commission
The Missouri Public Service Commission regulates investor-owned electric, steam, natural gas, water and sewer and telephone companies. Its mission is to ensure Missouri consumers have access to safe, reliable and Color sealreasonably priced utility service while allowing those utility companies under our jurisdiction an opportunity to earn a reasonable return on their investment. The PSC also regulates manufacturers and retail dealers who sell new and… - Montana - Attorney General
The Office of Consumer Protection enforces Montana's consumer protection laws and regulations related to: * deceptive and misleading advertising, including "bait and switch" and false claims * unfair acts by a business, including changing a contract after a sale, abusive arbitration and debt collection misconduct * door-to-door sales * telemarketing, including running Montana's do-not-call list * car and truck sales and repair, including the New… - Montana - 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. - Montana - Department of Insurance
The Consumer Services Division is responsible for gathering and responding to consumer inquiries regarding insurance company or producer activities. - Montana - Division of Banking & Financial Institutions
The mission of the Division of Banking and Financial Institutions is to protect Montanans by regulating state-chartered and licensed financial institutions under its supervision. - Montana - Public Service Commission (PSC)
The Montana PSC is to ensure that public utilities in Montana provide adequate service to customers at reasonable rates. In its decisions, the commission tries to balance the interests of ratepayers who are concerned about utility costs with the utilities’ need to have the opportunity to earn a fair rate of return on their investment. - Napa County District Attorney
The Consumer and Environmental Protection Division of the Napa County District Attorney’s Office protects consumers and honest businesses from unfair business practices, ranging from a deceptive sales pitch by a local car dealer to false advertising by national corporations. It also serves to protect the environment and consequently, the health and safety of Napa County’s citizens. - National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG)
Find the name and contact information of the Attorney General of any state. - National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE)
The National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) is the principal testing agency for the chiropractic profession. Established in 1963, the NBCE develops and administers standardized national examinations according to established guidelines. Among the benefits of the NBCE exams are: * promoting high standards of competence * assisting state licensing agencies in assessing competence * facilitating the licensure of incoming practitioners * enhancing professional credibility - National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC)
NCRC’s goal is to end discriminatory banking practices and increase the flow of private capital and credit into underserved communities across the country. - National Consumers League
The National Consumers League is America’s oldest consumer organization, representing consumers and workers on marketplace and workplace issues since our founding in 1899. NCL provides government, businesses, and other organizations with the consumer’s perspective on concerns including child labor, privacy, food safety, and medication information. - National Consumers League's Fraud Center
National Fraud Information Center (NFIC) provides recorded information on current frauds; tips on how to avoid becoming a victim; consumer publications you can order; and access to staff who provide referral services and assistance in filing complaints. - National Fraud Information Center (NFIC)
Use their "Online Incident Report Form" to report phone or mail fraud, fraudulent advertisements in magazines, newspapers, and television, or fraud via commercial online services or the Internet. - National Health Information Center (NHIC)
A health information referral services which links consumers and health professionals who have health questions with organizations best able to provide answers. - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA)
NIFA is one of four USDA agencies that make up its Research, Education, and Economics (REE) mission area. The other three agencies include: Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Economics Research Service (ERS), and National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The USDA-REE agencies provide federal leadership in creating and disseminating knowledge spanning the biological, physical, and social sciences related to agricultural research, economic analysis, statistics, extension, and higher… - National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
The mission of NIMH is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery and cure. - National Passport Information Center - U.S. Department of State
For information on U.S. passports, including the status of pending applications, as well as locations of the over 4,500 passport acceptance facilities. - National Runaway Switchboard (part of Health and Human Services)
The mission at the National Runaway Switchboard is to help keep America’s runaway and at-risk youth safe and off the streets. Their services are provided in part through funding from Family and Youth Services Bureau in the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. - Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
NRDC is a national advocacy, research and lobbying organization whose work involves the preservation of national resources and the protection of the public’s health. It also provides information on environmental issues. - Nebraska - Attorney General
The Consumer Protection Division (CPD) protects consumers from fraud and deceptive trade practices, as well as, ensures fair competition between businesses. The division enforces laws that protect consumers from false, misleading and undesirable sales practices. - Nebraska - 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. - Nebraska - Department of Insurance
The mission of the department is to safeguard those affected by the business of insurance through the fulfillment of our statutory obligations and by promoting the fair and just treatment of all parties to insurance transactions. - Nebraska - Director of Banks
The Department of Banking was created by Nebraska legislators to regulate state-chartered banks and other financial industries within the state. In 1939, regulation of state securities laws was also placed under the jurisdiction of the Department of Banking. Today, the Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance regulates and supervises various financial industries on behalf of the State of Nebraska and its residents. - Nebraska - Public Service Commission
The mission of the Nebraska Public Service Commission is to assure Nebraskans receive high quality, safe and reliable public services at fair and affordable rates.
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