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Advise and Help with Consumer problems
| The Clark Howard Show
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| This is a very good radio show
for consumers. locally it airs on : WEEB 990 3-6pm |
| NORTH CAROLINA |
| Asheville - |
WISE |
1310 |
10p-1a |
| Charlotte
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WJRI |
1340 |
5-7p |
| Southern Pines |
WEEB |
990 |
3-6p |
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Raleigh/Durham |
WPTF |
680 |
9a-12p |
| Greensboro/High Point |
WMFR |
1230 |
2-3p |
| Wilmington
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WLTT-FM |
103.7 |
1-4p |
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| This is a link to the Clark
Howard site, if you can't find the help you need in the links below try it!
http://clarkhoward.com/ |
A-Z of Useful Consumer Links
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Accounting:
www.moneybulletin.com - (Mike
Kavanaugh's site)
Appraisals:
www.money.org - American Numismatic
Association
www.collectors.com - access to
various collectibles)
Automotive:
autopedia.com - (automotive-related
information)
www.autosafety.org - (general info
on auto lemons)
www.carsdirect.com - (buying new
cars over the Internet)
www.intellichoice.com - (auto
buying info)
www.edmunds.com - (car values)
www.kbb.com - (Kelley blue book, car
values)
www.carfaxreport.com - (to find
out if a car was wrecked)
www.wreckcheck.net - (safety and
repairs report)
www.state.ga.us/gaoca - (lemon
law info)
www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ - (National
Highway Traffic Safety Adminstration)
www.recalls.org - (auto recalls)
www.alldata.com - (Auto Service
Bulletin)
www.nhtsa.gov/airbags/weblist.html - (airbag removal)
www.hwysafety.org - (for safest
autos on road)
www.ftc.gov/ - (for info on suing auto
manufacturers for lemons)
www.insweb.com - (Auto Insurance
comparisons)
www.ganet.org/dps - (drivers
license questions)
www.cleanairforce.com -
(emissions)
www.carsdirect.com - (car buying)
www.autobyteldirect.com -
(car buying)
www.carfax.com - (car history)
www.nada.com - (official used car guide
company)
www.leaseguide.com - (advice &
info on leasing a car)
www.epa.gov - (US
Environmental Protection Agency - Green Vehicle Guide)
Banks & Banking:
www.ganet.org/services/dbf
- (list of regulated institutions)
www.frbatlanta.org - (Federal
Reserve Bank, Atlanta)
www.mbag.org - (Mortgage Bankers
Association)
www.fdic.gov - (Federal Deposit
Insurance consumer news)
www.ots.treas.gov - (Office of
Thrift Supervision, savings bank info)
www.ustreas.gov - (fund value of
savings and bonds)
www.savingsbonds.gov - (buying
bonds on line)
www.ncua.gov - (National Credit Union
Administration)
www.cuna.org - (Credit Union National
Association)
Businesses & Franchises:
www.fatbrain.com - (amateur authors
can publish own works)
www.score.org - (Service Corps of
Retired Executives)
www.score.org - small business
counseling
Charities & Fundraising:
www.give.org - (to find charities that
accept donations like autos)
www.guidestar.org - (tax returns of
charities)
www.bbb.org - (to find legitimate
local charities)
www.salvationarmy.org -
donation valuation guide for tax deductions
Computers/Internet:
www.hotmail.com - free email
www.juno.com - free email
www.namezero.com
- free and discounted web domain address
www.networksolutions.com -
web domain search
www.dslreports.com - fast internet
access
www.direcpc.com - fast internet
access
www.cable-modem.net - cable modem
www.freedsl.com - free dsl
www.ifccfbi.gov - Internet Fraud
Complaint Center
www.freebytes.org - donate old
computers
Credit reports & agencies:
www.experian.com - to get
copy of your credit report from Experian
www.tuc.com/ - (to get copy of your
credit report from Trans Union)
www.equifax.com/ - (to get copy of
your credit report from Equifax)
www.privacyrights.org - (about
privacy of your credit information)
www.fairisaac.com - (credit score
information)
www.zdnet.com - (click
on PayEmOff for info on paying off debt)
www.cuna.org - (Credit Union National
Association)
www.ftc.gov - (Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act)
Credit cards:
www.cardtrak.com - (best deals on
credit cards)
www.cardweb.com - (best deals on
credit cards)
www.ramresearch.com - (best deals
on credit cards)
Credit counseling services:
www.cccsatl.org - (consumer credit
counseling, Atlanta)
www.cccssoutheast.org -
(consumer credit counseling, Orlando)
www.nfcc.org -
(national consumer credit counseling)
Consumer fraud:
www.ftc.gov - (consumer fraud,
misleading advertising)
www.privacyrights.org -
(privacy rights clearing house
www.consumer.gov
- (Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act)
Day care:
www.careguide.com - (to find day
care centers and help)
www.nsaca.org - (represents after
school care providers, not consumers)
Divorce & Child support:
www.acf.dhhs.gov -
(child support enforcement)
Dry cleaning:
www.ifi.org - (international fabricare
institute)
www.dryel.com/ - (do-it-yourself dry
cleaning)
Education & student loans:
www.ed.gov/directloan -
(refinance student loans)
www.loanconsolidation.ed.gov
-(refinance student loans)
www.finaid.com - (financial aid for
college)
www.collegeboard.org - (info on
schools)
www.fastweb.com - (scholarships,
loans, college costs)
www.collegesavings.org -
(prepaid college costs)
www.savingforcollege.com -
(college saving)
www.degree.net - (distance learning)
www.collegeispossible.com -
(financial aids)
Elderly & aging
www.aarp.org - (free
newsletter on sweepstakes)
www.careguide.com - (for senior day
care, senior centers, nursing homes,etc)
www.score.org - (Service Corps of
Retired Executives)
www.caremanager.org - (Nat'l
Assoc of Professional Geriatric Care Managers)
www.nahc.org - (Nat'l Assoc for Home
Care )
www.aahsa.org - (American Assoc of
Homes and Services for the Aging)
www.medicare.gov - (Medicare Nursing
Home Comparisons)
www.aoa.dhhs.gov -
(Administration on Aging, Long Term Care Ombudsman)
www.ltcibuyersadvocate.com
- (long term care insurance buyers advocate)
Government - states of Ga. and Fla.:
www.state.ga.us - (Georgia State
site)
www.ganet.org/services/corp/corpsearch.shtml - (find county of any
company for suing)
www.sos.state.ga.us - (Georgia
licensing and examining boards)
www.ganet.org/ago - (Georgia
Attorney General office)
www.unclaimed.org - (unclaimed
property - all states)
www.missingmoney.com -
(unclaimed monies)
www.leg.state.fl.us - (Florida
legislators)
www.psc.state.ga.us - (Georgia
Public Service Commission)
www.ezgov.com - (anything about
government)
Government - Georgia:
www.cpsc.gov - (product safety
commission)
www.nhtsa.dot.gov/hotline/hotline.html -
(highway traffic safety administration)
www.pueblo.gsa.gov - (government
printing office - consumer info pamphlets)
www.ssa.gov/pebes - (Social
Security benefits & earnings statements)
www.ezgov.com - (anything about
government)
www.unclaimed.org - (Georgia
Division of Unclaimed Property)
www.missingmoney.com - (for
unclaimed monies)
www.hud.gov - (HUD or FHA loan refunds)
Homes, inspections and remodeling:
www.cpsc.gov - (consumer product safety
commission)
www.recalls.org - (info on recalls)
www.iicrc.org - (inspection
certification)
www.gahi.com - (Georgia Home inspectors)
www.homeinspectors.org -
(American Society of Home Inspectors)
www.nahb.com - (National Association of
Home Builders)
www.remodel.com - (Remodel and
Maintain)
www.nari.org - (National Association of
the Remodeling Industry)
www.nkba.org - (National Kitchen and
Bath Association)
Home improvements & Repairs:
www.gpclaims.com - (Georgia Pacific
siding claims)
www.hunt.com/lpsiding.htm -
(Louisiana Pacific siding claims)
www.masoniteclaims.com - (Masonite
siding claims)
www.nadca.com - (duct cleaning info)
www.pbpipe.com - (plumbing recover
center - blue pipe)
www.recalls.org - (recalls)
www.spencerclass.com - (Spencer
settlement)
www.nrca.net - (National Roofing
Contractors Assn.)
www.agr.state.ga.us
- (termite info)
www.gpca.org - (list of termite
companies)
Insurance:
www.ambest.com - (insurance ratings)
www.standardandpoors.com - (insurance ratings)
www.insure.com - (insurance info)
www.directquote.com - (insurance
quotes)
www.quotesmith.com - (insurance
quotes)
www.quickquote.com - (insurance
quotes)
www.bestquote.com - (insurance
quotes)
www.insweb.com - (insurance quotes)
www.msacentral.com - (medical
savings accts - self insured only)
www.ihps.org - (health insurance leads)
www.healthaxis.com - (health
insurance)
www.ehealthinsurance.com -
(health insurance)
www.ltcibuyersadvocate.com
- (long term care insurance buyers advocate)
www.iiaa.org -(independent insurance
agents of america)
Inventing & publishing:
www.uspto.gov - (patents and
trademarks)
www.fatbrain.com - (publishing)
Investing: Brokers & Financial planning:
www.calcbuilder.com - (financial
calculator)
www.edgar.sec.gov/consumer/b-alert.htm - (signs of investment fraud)
www.edgar.sec.gov/consumer/cyberfr.htm - (info about companies)
www.edgar.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm -
(SEC filings)
www.incomechoices.com
www.nasdaq.com - (info about stocks on
Nasdaq)
www.nasdr.com/1000.asp -
(disciplinary history of registered brokers)
www.nasaa.org - (broker information)
www.rothira.com -(Roth IRA)
www.ragingbull.com - (message
boards for investors)
www.sec.gov - (SEC
site)
www.smartmoney.com/si/brokers/online - (best & worst online brokers)
www.vanguard.com - (broker)
www.better-investing.org -
(National Association of Investors Corporation)
Investing: Stocks, bonds, mutual funds, IRAs:
www.bankrate.com - (CD rates)
www.betterinvesting.org/regions/atlanta.html - (NAIC site)
www.fidelity.com - (annuity info)
www.fool.com - (Motley Fools site)
www.fundalarm.com - (Links to
dozens of other investment sites)
www.hoovers.com - (Hoover)
www.imoneynet.com (money markets,
CD's, loan rates,etc)
www.investorama.com - (NAIC site)
www.morningstar.net - (Mutual
fund information)
www.netstockdirect.com - (Buy
stocks direct from companies)
www.pbgc.gov - (forgotten pension money)
www.savingsbonds.gov - (Buy
savings bonds online)
www.schwab.com - (annuity info)
www.retirement-information.com -(self employed IRA)
www.sdinews.org - (Buy stocks direct
from companies)
www.sfnb.com - (CD rates)
www.strong-funds.com - (Strong
funds)
www.troweprice.com - (annuity
info)
www.vanguard.com - (annuity info)
www.thinkglink.com (Ilyce Glink's
site)
TIAA-CREF
www.mfea.com - (info about mutual funds
and other investments)
www.better-investing.com -
(Investment education for individuals and clubs)
Landlords, tenants & commerical leases:
www.dca.state.ga.us - (landlord
tenant handbook)
www.cybersettle.com - (online
mediation)
wfaa.findlaw.com -
(The Consumer Law Center)
Legal:
www.gabar.org - (State Bar of Georgia)
www.nolo.com - (wills and estate
planning)
www.notice.com/classactions
- (class action suits)
www.freeadvice.com -(legal advice)
www.lawguru.com -(legal advice)
www.findlaw.com - (legal advice)
www.ncourt.com/claims.htm -
(Small claims court in Cherokee County)
Medical:
www.sos.state.ga.us/ebd-medical/medsearch.htm - (board of medical
examiners)
www.hcfa.gov - (medicare)
www.healthmarket.com - (evaluate
doctors and find prices)
www.iiaa.org - (medical savings
accounts)
www.msapage.org/ - (medical savings
accounts)
www.personalmd.com - (life saving
medical info)
www.nih.gov - (National Institutes of
Health)
www.themedicineprogram.com/info.html - (The Medicine Program -
affordable drugs)
www.phrma.org/publications/
- (PHRMA Public Affairs Division - affordable drugs)
Missing persons:
www.anywho.com - (find CEO info)
www.555-1212.com/telephone
- (people locator)
www.bigfoot.com -(people locator)
www.four11.com - (people locator)
www.iaf.net - (address finder)
www.infospace.com - (people
locator)
www.switchboard.com - (people
locator)
www.whitepages.com - (people
locator)
www.whowhere.com - (people locator)
Mortgages:
www.countrywide.com -(mortgage
rates)
www.norwest.com
www.homeadvisor.com - (Atlanta
Center for Home Ownership)
www.homepath.com -(Fannie Mae info)
www.hud.gov - (Hud refunds)
www.AmericanLoanSearch.com
- (mortgage rates) www.bankrate.com -
(mortgage rates)
www.eloan.com -(mortgage rates)
www.hsh.com - (mortgage rates)
www.iown.com - (mortgage rates)
www.loansdirect.com - (mortgage
rates)
www.microsurf.com - (mortgage
rates)
www.monstermoving.com -
(mortgage rates)
www.mortgagequotes.com -
(mortgage rates)
www.quicken.com - (mortgage rates)
Moving:
www.moving.org - (American moving &
Storage Association)
www.psc.state.ga.us - (for
licensed and unlicensed movers)
Real Estate & Timeshares:
www.homefair.com - (relocation info
on cities)
www.homegain.com - (check home
prices, schools, etc.)
www.owners.com - (Search for a home)
www.nearmyhome.com - (Search for a
home)
www.econobroker.com (discount
real estate services, MLS listings, realtor referrals)
www.ziprealty.com - (home sellers,
home buyers)
Recalls:
www.cpsc.gov/ - (consumer product
safety commission)
www.recalls.org -(recall info)
Taxes:
www.taxplanet.com - Education
IRAs, filing, new tax laws
www.turbotax.com - (tax prep
software)
www.HDBest.com - (tax forms)
www.salvationarmy.org -
(donation valuation guide for tax ductions)
Telemarketing:
www.aarp.org - (elder fraud)
www.fraud.org - (to check on
telemarketers)
www.ftc.gov - (federal trade commission)
www.junkbusters.com - (to get off
telemarketing lists)
www.usdoj.gov - (department of justice)
www.usps.gov - (postal fraud)
www.best.com - (get off call list)
Telephones:
www.callatn.com - (American Telecom
Network, long distance)
www.CallingForCompetition.com - (local phone companies)
www.evoice.com/home.html -
(free voice mail in home)
www.ftc.gov - (federal trade commission,
fraud info center)
www.ureach.com - (free voice mail)
www.onebox.com - (free voice mail)
www.telebot.com - - (free voice mail)
www.consumer-action.org -
(shop for long distance rates)
www.point.com - (shop for wireless
rates)
www.psc.state.ga.us - (Georgia
Public Service Commission)
www.nclnet.org/phonebill/index.html - (Understanding your phone bill)
www.getconnected.com - (compare
wireless phone plans)
www.letstalk.com - (compare
wireless phone plans)
www.myrateplan.com - (Compare
wireless phone plans)
www.cellmania.com/cgi-bin/cm_store/homepage.jsp - (compare wireless
phone plans)
Travel:
www.travel.state.gov/get_forms.html - (passport questions)
www.bestfares.com - (airfares)
www.expedia.com - (airfares)
www.thetrip.com - (tracking flights)
www.travelocity.com - (airfares)
www.clarksescapes.com - (Clark
Howard travel newsletter)
www.atlantatheaters.org -
(Atlanta theaters)
www.onetravel.com - (air travelers'
rights)
www.passengerrights.com -
(air travelers' rights)
www.dot.gov/airconsumer -
(DOT aviation consumer protection)
www.800helpfla.com - (for Florida
travel problems)
www.astanet.com - (American society
of travel agents)
www.1travel.com - (bargin travel)
www.FairAir.com - (transferable
airline tickets)
Unclaimed money:
www.unclaimed.org - (Georgia
Division of Unclaimed Property)
www.missingmoney.com - (for
unclaimed monies)
www.hud.gov - (HUD or FHA loan refunds)
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