United States Governmental Help Advocacy and Protection

United States

Official United States government agencies that help citizens get redress for unethical or illegal practices in the marketplace.

• - Regional FDA's public affairs specialists who respond to consumers' questions about FDA and the products the agency regulates.
  
• - Listing of officials that regulate and supervise state-chartered banks.
  
• - Not exactly a complaint page, but does tell about help for problem situations in paying your taxes; from the Internal Revenue Service.
  
• - List of addresses and phone numbers for national and regional offices.
  
• - The OCC charters, regulates and examines approximately 2,600 national banks and 66 federal branches and agencies of foreign banks in the United States. Site has instructions on how to file a formal complaint.
  
• - Published by the U.S. Federal Consumer Information Center. Includes help and assistance information for consumers including shopping advice, tips about products and services, and contact information for governmental agencies, business bureaus, consumer a
  
• - Listing of a number of free and low cost booklets.
  
• - Among other questions answered, site lists where to file a complaint.
  
• - Consumer information, filing complaints, and laws about amateur and commercial radio, cable companies, public broadcasting, and telephone service.
  
• - Health Care Financing Administration's page that explains what Medicare fraud is, how to recognize it, and how to report it.
  
• - Security and Exchange Commission discusses how to handle a complaint against a stock broker.
  
• - Contact and web site information provided.
  
• - Helps with travel warnings, international adoption, passport and visa service and problems, Americans abroad.
  
• - FTC works to eliminate unfair or deceptive marketplace practices. Site includes areas of FTC involvement plus a complaint form for consumers.
  
• - Catalog of free and low-cost federal publications of consumer interest from the General Services Administration.
  
• - Consumer information and how to file a complaint housing discrimination, bad landlords in federal housing, violations of manufactured housing, land sale frauds, deceptive home improvement contractors, and other abuses and waste.
  
• - FAQs, how to file a defect report, information on the recall process, and links to safety information.
  
• - A list of links on how and where to report fraud, dangers, and violations on food and water safety to federal and state governmental agencies.
  
• - Public information and complaints page, with information about enforcement activities, consumer alerts, reparations program, and other links.
  
• - Listing of a number of free and low cost booklets.
  
• - Bureau of Consumer Protection's mandate is to protect consumers against unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent practices. The Bureau enforces a variety of consumer protection laws enacted by Congress, as well as trade regulation rules issued by the Commission.
  
• - Local, state and federal consumer services organized by zip code.
  
• - How to report environmental problems to the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
  
  

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