Consumer Resources

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Consumer Action - Consumer education and advocacy - site is in English and Spanish
Consumer Reports - An independent, nonprofit testing and information organization
Consumer Review - Product reviews and ratings written by consumers

Credit Guide - Multi-lingual guide to knowing and understanding your credit
Equifax - Provider of credit information
Experian - Provider of credit information
Trans Union - Source of credit information, offers risk and portfolio-management services

ASHI - National professional organization of home inspectors in the US and Canada
CSLB - Contractors State License Board licenses and regulates contractors
Code Check - Guide to the most commonly cited code violations for one and two family dwellings.
Home Inspector Locator - Searchable database of over 3,000 experienced Home Inspectors all across the US.
House Detective - "Ask the Inspector," a public awareness forum
Pest World - Why you need to inspect a home for termites before buying or selling

Attorney Directory - Search for an attorney based on location practice
Better Business Bureau - BBB report can help you determine if a company has a good record
Consumer Law Page - A "know your rights" consumer law resources site
Find an Attorney - Categories of lawyers across the US and around the world
FindLaw - Provides access to a comprehensive and fast-growing online library of legal resources for use by legal professionals, consumers and small businesses
LegalZoom.com - Do-it-yourself legal resources for consumers
LectLaw - Material on problems and questions consumers run into
Legal Survival - Extensive information on consumer, debtor/creditor, divorce/family, traffic, e-commerce, elder, estate planning, health care, immigration, landlord/tenant, municipal, personal injury, real estate, small business and tax law

Multi-lingual Mortgage Guide - Download a free guide to choosing the right mortgage, in Spanish and English
Daily Mortgage Rates - Mortgage rate updates by mortgage market information services
Fannie Mae - Financial services make it possible for low, moderate, and middle-income families to buy homes
Freddie Mac - corporation chartered by Congress to create a continuous flow of funds to mortgage lenders in support of homeownership and rental housing
Mortgage Daily - Latest news in the mortgage industry

Click and Move - They've compiled a directory of over 1,000,000 moving and relocation related services

American Land Title - ALTA represents the interests of the land title industry on a national level
The Title Report - Market information for the Title Industry
California Land Title Association - Representing the entire title industry for California