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Automobiles

• Automobile Servicing and Repair • NAIC Consumer Alert: Used Car Buyers Beware of Hurricane Flood Damaged Vehicles  • Consumer's Guide to Vehicle Leasing • Spot Delivery

Banking

• Guide to Shopping for Bank Products and Services • Overdraft Rules for Debit and ATM Cards

Calculators

• Savings Bond Value Calculator

Credit

• A FREE Credit Report for Michigan Residents • Cosigning a Loan • Credit and ATM Cards: What To Do If They're Lost or Stolen • Credit and Debit Card Blocking • Credit Practices Rule • Credit Repair Companies  • Credit Repair: How to Help Yourself • Fair Credit Billing • Holiday Payment Waivers  • Secured Credit Card Marketing Scams

Credit Cards

• File a credit card complaint • Shopping for Credit Cards • Using Credit and Charge Cards Overseas

Credit Rights

• A Borrower's Bill of Rights • Consumer Rights

Credit Unions

• Find a Michigan State-Chartered Credit Union • What is a Credit Union? • Is My Money Safe? • National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors (NASCUS) • Michigan Credit Union League (MCUL) • National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)

Currency

• Dollars and Cents: Fundamental Facts About U.S. Money • U.S. Department of Treasury

Deposits

• Demand Drafts

Electronic Funds Transfer

• Direct Deposit

FDIC

• Consumer News • Insurance Estimator

Federal Trade Commission

• Consumer Information on a wide variety of products and services.

Financial Privacy

• Privacy Choices for Your Personal Financial Information

Fraud

• Internet Pirates are Trying to Steal Your Personal Financial Information  • Digital Phishnet • Don't Be A Victim of Loan Fraud • Fraud, Phonies and Scams • Scams and Identity Theft • National Fraud Information Center • Fraud Prevention

Home Services and Real Estate

• FloodSmart - National Flood Insurance Program info

Identity Theft

• Identity Theft (FTC site) • Internet Pirates are Trying to Steal Your Personal Financial Information  • Michigan Attorney General • Identity Theft Resource Center

Insurance

• Michigan Association of Health Plans • Michigan Auto Insurance Placement Facility (MAIPF) • Michigan Workers' Compensation Placement Facility • U.S. Dept. of Labor: Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration

Insurance Ratings

• AM Best • Demotech, Inc • Moody's

Internet Banking

• Tips for Safe Banking Over the Internet

Mortgages

• Conditional Closing  • Facing Foreclosure? • Financial Institutions FAQ on Rights of First Refusal  • Foreclosure looming? Don't Get Scammed  • Does HUD Owe You a Refund? • Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Data • Home Mortgages: 5 Tips for Shopping for a Mortgage • HUD on Your Side: Buying a Home • Mortgage Denial: What to Do if You Believe Race Was the Issue  • Mortgage Escrow Accounts  • Mortgage Payments Sending You Reeling? Here's What To Do • Rate Lock Agreements • Reverse Mortgages for Seniors • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Long Term Care Resources

• NAIC Long Term Care Shopper's Guide (572 KB)  • NAIC Consumer Alert: 10 Things You Should Know About Buying Long-Term Care Insurance  • NAIC Alerta para consumidores: 10 Cosas que debe conocerantes de adquirir seguro de cuidado prolongado de salud

Miscellaneous

• Consumer Action Handbook • Federal Reserve Education • Michigan eLibrary (Business, Economics and Labor Index) • Michigan Jump$tart

Resources for Seniors

• MiSeniors • NAIC Consumer Alert: New Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage • NAIC Aviso al consumidor: Nuevo Plan de Beneficio de Medicinas por Receta  • NAIC Consumer Alert: 10 Things You Should Know About Buying a Medigap Policy  • NAIC Alerta para consumidores: 10 Cosas que debe Saberal Adquirir una Poliza Complementario de Medicare ("Medigap")  • Your Medicare Rights and Protections