Advocacy and Protection Websites

Dedicated to helping homeowners resolve their construction defects, and exposing the use, abuse, and unfair tactics of binding arbitration in new home contracts.

Offers a public complaint board, special reports and advice.

Gateway to complaints agencies and codes of practice.

Consumer advice and complaints information for consumers, includes a directory of consumer organisation contacts.

A consumer complaint site. Post and read complaints from other consumers.

Helps dissatisfied consumers get refunds and apologies.

Official federal agency website, including recalls, reports, and alerts.

Information and resources on contracting for and hiring home remodeling contractors.

Discusses how to deal with ecrooks or Internet con-artists, who do not deliver merchandise.

Buying portals of rated links in objective, easy to navigate buying guides to help buyers make confident buying decisions

A consumer information web site providing consumer tips, alerts, health and fitness notes, and private sector and public sector information. Additionally, consumers may post complaints and get answers to questions.

Consumers can access their personal credit report and insurance score. Also offers tools to find doctors, dentists or chiropractors, and research to verify professionals and businesses.

Florida Citizen Safety Center. Short text articles on many potential fraud situations.

Working to bring about reforms to the unregulated Texas home building industry to provide consumer protection for new home buyers and licensing of all Texas home builders.

Consists of all Commonwealth, State, Territory and New Zealand Ministers responsible for fair trading, consumer protection laws and credit laws.

Supports, links and represents consumer groups and agencies all over the world. It has a membership of over 250 organisations in over 100 countries. It strives to promote a fairer society through defending the rights of all consumers, especially the poor, marginalised and disadvantaged.

A nationally-recognized, California-based, non-profit consumer education and advocacy organization. Deals in insurance reform, healthcare reform, billing errors, and other issues.

An organisation for consumers and other organisations, who has the goal to increase the influence of the consumers on the market and in the politics.

A critical view of the health infomercial marketplace.

Informs consumers about the different types of scams involving concert and sporting event tickets.

Consumers WebWatch, a project of Consumers Union, publishes research and journalism on credibility issues that matter to consumers, and recommends Web-wide guidelines to address widespread problems of credibility and trust.

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Exposes the strings and catches in advertising fine print.

Retired adjuster created site where consumers receive tips on buying insurance as well as help in settling auto insurance claims, home insurance claims and personal injury claims.

Online self help from Citizens Advice. Provides information to help people solve their problems.

Consumer advice relating to holiday and travel complaints. Offers assistance to consumers who have suffered appalling holidays.