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General Consumer Sites

Consumer World - Consumer World has a collection of more than 1,500 consumer resource sites focusing on links to shopping, bargains, product reviews and financial information.
Product ReviewNet - This site is a collection of product reviews.
Catalog Site - You can search for catalogs either by category, or by entering a catalog name, and if you cannot wait for the paper copy, select Catalogs Online.

Home Purchase, Sale & Refinance

Homepath - Sponsored by Fannie Mae, this comprehensive site consists of different paths to successful home buying or refinancing.
Mortgage-Net - This site could ease the burden of shopping for a new home mortgage by featuring a large lender database, calculators, interest rate trends, and more.
Cyberhomes - With this site you can search for a home online.
Harmon Homes Online - With this site you can conduct an online search across the United States by area and price range.
Manufactured Housing Institute - This is the official site for the MHI, the leading national trade association for manufactured housing in the United States.

Insurance

Insurance News Network - This site is impressive and is considered the leading provider of consumer insurance information on the internet.
Insurance 101:Los Angeles Times - This site is an excellent ten-part guide to life insurance.
Insurance Information Institute - This is the official site for the I.I.I. for the purpose of educating consumers about what insurance is and how it works.

Automobile
For more information visit the Automotive page.

Edmund’s Automobile Buyer’s Guide - For consumer information on purchasing an automobile, truck, or used vehicle, this site is hard to beat.
Kelly Blue Book- If you are in the market for a used vehicle, or planning to purchase a new one, check out this site for values.
N.A.D.A - Check here for used car values as well as value guides for used boats, truck campers, and recreational vehicles too.
Cartalk - This is the site for National Public Radio’s popular automotive show Cartalk.
A Woman Motorist - This site is an automotive online magazine for women (and men).
LeaseSource - If you are considering leasing a vehicle rather than buying, check this site for information.
NHTSA - You can search for important information on auto safety, such as recalls, defect investigations, or how to buy a safer car.
Fatality Analysis Reporting System - Created by the N.H.T.S.A., the FARS site contains data and reports on all automobile crashes involving a fatality that occurred on a U.S. public roadway.
Crashtest.com - Provides crash-test data and safety ratings for every new and used car and truck produced by over 40 different manufacturers.

Personal Finances

Bank Rate Monitor - Primarily, this site monitors interest rates on home mortgages, credit cards, auto loans, and savings and home equity loans.

Consumer Fraud

National Fraud Information Center - This site includes a nationwide toll-free hotline where consumers can get advice about fraud.
United States Postal Inspection Service - This site offers tips on avoiding various types of fraudulent schemes.

Consumer Organizations

National Consumers League - This organizations represents consumers on issues such as fair labor standards, fraud, health care, financial services, environment, and telecommunications.
CPSC - The official site for the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC is a federal regulatory agency organized to help keep Americans safe from the risk of injury or death from consumer products.
Consumer Information Center - This site lists hundreds of federal consumer publications.
The Better Business Bureau - The stated aim of the BBB is to promote ethical relationships between businesses and the general public.

Posted/Updated: 06/11/2008
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