Consumer Issues


General Consumer Information

The Better Business Bureau
www.bbb.org
City Departments: City of Jacksonville
www.coj.net/Departments
Consumer Action
www.consumer-action.org
Consumer Information Center
www.pueblo.gsa.gov
Consumer World
www.consumerworld.org/pages/htmsrch.htm
ConsumerReports.org
www.consumerreports.org
ConsumerSearch: Product Research
www.consumersearch.com
FirstGov for Consumers
www.consumer.gov
Florida Division of Consumer Services
www.800helpfla.com

Automotive

Edmunds Automobile Guides
www.edmunds.com
Kelley Blue Book
www.kbb.com
Motor Trend
www.motortrend.com
NADAguides.com
www.nadaguides.com
National Highway Traffic Safety
www.nhtsa.dot.gov

Buying a Home

BankRate.com
www.bankrate.com
HomePath
www.homepath.com
HUD: Buying a Home
www.hud.gov/buying/index.cfm
Mortgage-Net
www.mortgage-net.com
Move
www.move.com/?poe=move

Credit

AnnualCreditReport.com
www.annualcreditreport.com
Provided the federal government, this site allows users to obtain a free annual credit report.
Free Printable Budget Worksheets
www.budgetworksheets.org/
FACTA, the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act
www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs6a-facta.htm
Fact Sheet from Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
Identity Theft Prevention
www.consumer.gov/idtheft
National Foundation for Credit Counseling
www.nfcc.org

Cybersecurity

Secure Florida
www.secureflorida.org

Environment

eCycling Programs
www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/materials/ecycling/index.htm
Healthy Communities Environmental Maps
www.hud.gov/emaps
The Water Librarians Home Page
www.interleaves.org/~rteeter/waterlib.html

Health

Florida Department of Health License look-up
www.doh.state.fl.us/irmoopraes/praslist.asp
Florida Department of Health: Unlicensed Activity & Consumer Awareness Information
www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/unlicensed/unlic_home.html
Medicare
www.medicare.gov

Home Improvement

Do-It-Yourself Network.com
www.diynet.com
HGTV.com
www.hgtv.com

Insurance

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation: Consumer Guides
www.stateofflorida.com/Portal/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=20
Florida Office of Insurance Regulation: Company Directory
www.fldfs.com/data/companysearch/index.asp
Insurance Information Institute
www.iii.org

Online Shopping

eSmarts: Internet guide to bargain shopping
esmarts.com

Relocating

Moving.com
www.moving.com
Sperling’s Best Places
www.bestplaces.net

Telephone Services

10-10PhoneRates.com
www.10-10phonerates.com
FCC Consumer Information Bureau
www.fcc.gov/cgb
ABTolls: Long distance phone rate comparisons
www.abtolls.com