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.

Listings for New Castle County

These are the results for consumer specific consumer resources for New Castle County. The listing is grouped by primary service category, then sorted alphabetically.

Attorneys General

• Delaware - Attorney General
  The Delaware Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Unit handles matters when a business has engaged in unfair and/or deceptive practices directed toward a consumer. The Unit provides informal mediation services in order to resolve disputes without court intervention, enforces the landlord/tenant code, and provides a myriad of outreach and educational services for the consumer. (Wilmington, DE)
  

Auto

• Delaware - Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
  The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles is responsible for the licensing of Delaware Residents and the registration of motor vehicles. Cars, trucks, trailers, motor homes, mobile homes, boats, motorcycles, and other vehicular modes of transportation are required to be registered with the state in order to be used. (New Castle, DE)
  

Better Business Bureau

• Delaware - 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. (New Castle, DE)
  

Consumer Protection

• Delaware - Attorney General
  The Delaware Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Unit handles matters when a business has engaged in unfair and/or deceptive practices directed toward a consumer. The Unit provides informal mediation services in order to resolve disputes without court intervention, enforces the landlord/tenant code, and provides a myriad of outreach and educational services for the consumer. (Wilmington, DE)
  
• Delaware - 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. (New Castle, DE)
  
• Delaware - Department of Justice Division of Securities
  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… (Wilmington, DE)
  

Investing

• Delaware - Department of Justice Division of Securities
  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… (Wilmington, DE)
  

Investor Protection

• Delaware - Department of Justice Division of Securities
  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… (Wilmington, DE)