Consumer Issues  

From the Federal Trade Commission, information on the new law that promotes access to free credit reports, including a link to a site for ordering your free report online.

Information and advice from HUD, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Check rates around the U.S. for mortgages, cd's, savings accounts, auto loans. Calculators, news and fina, and more.

From CNN/Money magazine.

Check out a business or charity. Find monthly listing of scams, pyramid schemes, gimmicks, and other fraudulent operations in the United States and Canada. Also includes tips for the smart shopper.

Advice, information and tips on bank accounts, credit cards, identity theft, mortgages, and personal finance

Monthly CPI data since 1913 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. See also What is a Dollar Worth? to calculate the historical value of goods in the U.S. back to 1913.

Recall notices include detailed CPSC Office of Public Affairs reports complete with model/serial numbers of affected products, color photographs, and more. Includes useful set of links to related Federal agencies in charge of recalls (e.g., National Highway Transportation Safety Administration for auto recalls.

One-stop shopping to a broad range of federal information resources available online, arranged by topic.

Brought to you by the Environmental Working Group and Stoneyfield Farm. See also EPA's Pesticides and Food page.

Calculate simple mortgages, mortgage refinancing, consolidation of debt, and more.

The Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program helps consumers and businesses make choices for healthy oceans. Our recommendations indicate which seafood items are "Best Choices," "Good Alternatives," and which ones you should "Avoid."

Search for home sales values (back to 1987) by location or by price range within a city. Database includes over 20 million homes from 22 states (including Virginia) and is updated weekly. New sales typically take 6 weeks to appear in the database.