AnnualCreditReport.com : http://www.annualcreditreport.com
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires each of
the nationwide consumer reporting companies – Equifax, Experian, and
TransUnion – to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, at
your request, once every 12 months. Annualcreditreport.com is the
ONLY Web site is authorized to fill orders for the free annual credit
report you are entitled to under law. Please be wary of
"imposter" Web sites.
Better Business Bureau : http://www.bbb.org
The Better Business Bureau provides contact information
for your local
bureau by zip code, access to business and consumer alerts, business
charity
reports, and a way to file a complaint online.
ConsumerSearch : http://www.consumersearch.com/index.html
This site helps consumers find quick answers on which
products are top-rated
in their class.
Cost Of Living Calculator
: http://www.newsengin.com/neFreeTools.nsf/
This site uses the Consumer Price Index to calculate the buying power
of any amount of U.S. dollars from one year compared to another
year. The years covered are 1913 to the present, for the U.S.
city average. Regional calculators are also available, with
different date ranges.
Edmunds Automobile Buyer's Guide : http://www.edmunds.com
Offers used car prices back to 1990, as well as safety
information and
updates on new vehicles.
Federal Citizen Information Center : http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov
Provides full-text versions of hundreds of federal
consumer publications
available from the Federal Citizen Information Center of the U.S.
General
Services Administration in Pueblo, Colorado.
FirstGov for Consumers : http://www.consumer.gov
A "one-stop" link to a broad range of federal
information resources
available online. Information is browsed by category or
searchable
by keyword.
Household Products Database : http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov
This database has information on over 4,000 brands of
household products.
Find out what's in these products and what are the potential health
effects,
as well as who manufactures a specific product and how to contact
them.
This database is browsable and searchable by product type or by
specific
chemical name.
Intellichoice : http://www.intellichoice.com
From the publishers of The Complete Car Cost Guide, this
site provides
information on new and used cars, trucks, vans, and sport utility
vehicles.
Information on all makes and models includes detailed dealer pricing,
used
car value, best values, comparisons, recalls, and much more.
Kelley Blue Book Official Guide : http://www.kbb.com
This site allows users to determine the value of their
used automobiles
and motorcycles, or research a fair price for a vehicle they are
interested
in buying. Also includes information on new car pricing as well
as
links to resources on automobile buying and selling.
NADA Used Vehicle Values & Appraisal Guides
: http://www.nadaguides.com
Provides price information for used cars, trucks, boats,
recreational
vehicles, motorcycles, all terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, motor homes,
trailers, campers, and personal watercraft. Prices are determined
by type of vehicle, make, model, year, and take into consideration
major
options. Five free values are allowed daily.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov
Search for automobile recalls, crash test results,
compliance testing,
consumer complaints, and more.
Recalls.gov : http://www.recalls.gov
Six federal government agencies have joined together to
create www.recalls.gov
-- a "one stop shop" for U.S. Government recalls. Use this site
to
find recalls on consumer products, motor vehicles, boats, food,
medicine,
cosmetics, and environmental products.
UPC Database : http://www.upcdatabase.com
Type in the digits of a Universal Product Code to find a
product description
and manufacturer name.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission : http://www.cpsc.gov/index.html
Use this site to search the latest product recalls,
report an unsafe
product, or access the full-text of CPSC publications.
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