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General
- Healthy Travels: Tips for Wellness Abroad (Consumer Reports on Health 2003)
- Decoding Your Hospital Bills (Consumer Reports January 2003)
- Summer Health Tips: How to Avoid Heat Emergencies (Consumer Reports 2003)
- How to Research a Medical Topic Online (Special Report, Consumer Reports)
- Summer Health Tips: A New Way To Prevent Lyme Disease And Proven Ways To Avoid Catching It (Special Report, Consumer Reports)
- Summer Health Tips: How To Avoid Heat Emergencies (Special Report, Consumer Reports)
Plans and Managed Care
- Choosing A Health Plan (tips sheet, 2001)
- Consumers Union Offers Tips To Choose A Health Plan In California (press release, September 2, 1999)
- Choosing a Health Plan (September, 1999)
- Tips to Avoid Being Underinsured (tips sheet, March 24, 1998)
- Open Enrollment: " How To Choose A Health Plan"(op/ed, September 2, 1997)
Banking
Credit
- Credit
and Your Consumer Rights (FTC) [PDF]
- Credit
and Divorce (FTC) [PDF]
- Easy
Credit? Not So Fast. The Truth About Advance Fee Loan Scams (FTC)
[PDF]
- Getting
Credit: What You Need to Know About Your Credit (FTC) [PDF]
- Getting
Credit When You're Over 62 (FTC) [PDF]
- Payday
Loans = Costly Cash
(FTC) [PDF]
Credit Reports and Credit
Scores
- Building
a Better Credit Record (FTC) [PDF]
- How
To Dispute Credit Report Errors (FTC) [PDF]
- Negative
Credit Can Squeeze a Job Search
(FTC) [PDF]
- Credit
Scoring (FTC) [PDF]
Debit Cards
- Tips For Consumers: "Unsecure" Debit Cards (press release, August 4, 1997)
Debt
- Fair
Debt Collection (FTC) [PDF]
- Knee
Deep in Debt (FTC) [PDF]
- Fiscal
Fitness: Choosing a Credit Counselor (FTC) [PDF]
- " What
to do if You Receive a Demand for Payment from a Creditor or a Debt
Collection Agency (California Department of Consumer Affairs)
[PDF]
- Summary
of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Statutes
(California Department of Consumer Affairs) [PDF]
Electronic Money
-
How to Correct a Credit Card Billing Error (CR-8) (California Department of Consumer Affairs) [PDF]
Home Loans
-
Take Charge of Your Credit (FTC) [PDF]
Homeownership
- Consumers
Union's Manufactured Home Warranty Tips (tips sheet, December
2002)
- Tips
for Consumers to Avoid High-Cost Loans (tips sheet, October
2002)
- Consumers
Union Dealing with Dealers and Financiers: A Manufactured Home Buyers
Guide (tips sheet, December 2002)
Holdiay Tips
- Online
Shopping: Avoid Holiday Hassles (Consumer Reports December
2002)
- Consumers
Facing Uncertainty, Shorter Holiday Shopping Season In 2002 (press
release, November 14, 2002)
Identity Theft
- ID
Theft: When Bad Things Happen To Your Good Name
(FTC) [PDF]
- Credit,
ATM and Debit Cards: What to do if They're Lost or Stolen (FTC)
[PDF]
- Credit
Identity Theft: Tips to Avoid and Resolve Problems (California
Department of Consumer Affairs) [PDF]
- Privacy:
Tips for Protecting Your Personal Information (FTC)
- Keep
Documents Safe (Consumer Reports March 2003)
- Identity Theft: Action and Prevention for Consumers (tips, March 2003)
Internet Consumers
- Consumer information from
Consumers Union's Web Watch
- Top Ten Dot Cons: Consumer Information (FTC)
Other Money and Credit Consumer Tips
- Look
Before You Lease
(FTC) [PDF]
- Understanding
Consumer Vehicle Leases (California Department of Consumer Affairs)
[PDF]
For more consumer tips and information, see www.ftc.gov/bcp/menu-credit.htm
E-Consumer
tips from the California Department of Consumer Affairs
En Español
Crédito
- El
Crédito y sus Derechos como Consumidor (FTC) [PDF]
Credit and Your Consumer Rights
- ¿Crédito Fácil? ¡No Tan Rápido! La Verdad sobre los Créditos con Cargo Adelantado Easy Credit? Not So Fast! The Truth About Advance-Fee Loans
Deuda
- Cobranza
Imparcial de Deudas (FTC) [PDF]
Fair Debt Collection
- Endeudado
hasta el cuello (FTC) [PDF]
Knee Deep In Debt
Robo de la Identidad y la Privacía
- Robo
de Identidad (FTC) [PDF]
Algo malo puede pasarle a su buen nombre
- Su
Información Privada: Sugerencias para Proteger su Información
Personal (FTC)
Privacy: Tips for Protecting Your Personal Information
Prestamos
- ¿Buscando
la hipoteca más favorable? (FTC)
Looking for the Best Mortgage?
- Préstamos
con Garantía Hipotecaria: ¡Atención Prestatarios!
(FTC) [PDF]
Home Equity Loans: Borrowers Beware!
- Utilizar
su Hogar Como Garatiá para Un Préstamo es Arriesgado
(FTC) [PDF]
Putting Your Home on the Loan Line Is Risky Business
Food Safety Tips (tips sheet, August 20, 1998)
Pesticides
- 7 Pesticide Safety Tips (tips sheet, September 14, 1998)
Pesticides and Integrated Pest
- CU Marks Second Anniversary of Food Quality Protection Act: Chides EPA for Delay, Offers Parents Pesticide Safety Tips (press release, August 3, 1998)
Travel
- Consumer Reports Tips to Airlines, Telephone, Electric, Banking, and Cable Customers in A Deregulated Marketplace (June 2002)
- Holiday Travel Tips (Consumer Reports November 2001)
- Travel Safety Tips (Consumer Reports November 2001)
Moving
Sweepstakes and Contests
- Tips for Moving: Several Estimates Save a Bundle While Preparation And An Inventory Averts Trouble (tips sheet, 1998)
- CU Warns Consumers: Recognize Fraudulent Sweepstakes (tips sheet, July 1998)
Automobiles
- Tips on Dealing With the Dealer (Consumer Reports May 2003)
- Car Buying Tips in a Slow Economy (Consumer Reports 2003)
- Winter Driving Tips (Consumer Reports November 2003)
- SUV Safety: How To Avoid A Rollover (Special Report, Consumer Reports)
- Tips On Dealing With The Dealer (Special Report, Consumer Reports)
General Products
- Water Savers: 50 Ways To Live With Less (Special Report, Consumer Reports)
- West Nile Bug Repellent Consumer Tips (Consumer Reports May 2003)
- Water Savers: 50 Way to Save with Less (Consumer Reports June 2002)
Children's Products
- Child Car Seat Fact Sheet (fact sheet, 6/12/03)
- Child Car-Seat and Stroller Safety Tips (Consumer Reorts May 2003)
- Consejos De Seguridad Sobre Cochecitos Y Sillas De Auto Para Niños (Consumer Reports, mayo de 2003)
- Tips for Toy Shopping (Consumer Reports December 2002)
Cable
Telemarketing
- Court Slams Consumer Protections (press release, April 15, 2003)
Telephone
Utilities
- Consumer Reports Tips to Airlines, Telephone, Electric, Banking, and Cable Customers in A Deregulated Marketplace (June 2002)
- What to do if the Llights Go Out (Consumer Reports March 2002)
Wireless
- Shopping (2003)
- 15 Questions to Ask When Shopping For Wireless Service (2003)
- 15 Preguntas Para La Compra De Un Servicio Telefónico Inalámbrico (2003)
- Safety (2003)
- How to Complain (2003)
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