National Consumer Organizations

Offers information on housing, insurance, funeral practices, eligibility for public benefits, financial security, transportation, and consumer protection issues on behalf of midlife and older consumers.

Provides research-based information on topics of consumer interest. Provides information about consumer publications, policies, and resources.

A consumer education consortium concerned with issues related to food, nutrition, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, lifestyle, the environment, and health.

Raises public awareness about what is needed to ensure long-term personal financial independence.

Offers a variety of consumer services including educational materials, information on charities and other organizations seeking public donations, and mediation and arbitration services.

Founded by Consumers Union and Ralph Nader in 1970 to advocate for auto safety and quality.

Provides research, education, and advocacy on nutrition, health, food safety, and related issues.

Aids consumers in selecting doctors, hospitals, health plans, cars, and finding bargains.

Organization of consumers, government agencies, and insurers dedicated to combating all forms of insurance fraud.

An arm of Public Citizen, Congress Watch works for consumer-related legislation, regulation, and policies in such areas as campaign financing and health and safety.

Advocates for credit, finance, HMO, and telecommunications issues.

Composed of more than 260 organizations, CFA is a consumer advocacy and education organization. CFA focuses much of its advocacy in the areas of financial service, utilities, product safety, transportation, health care, and food safety.

Dedicated to keeping families and children safe from products and industries that are harmful or unregulated.

Publisher of Consumer Reports. Researches and tests consumer goods and services.

Advocates for high-quality, affordable health care.

Answers questions about federal agencies, programs, and services, and provides hundreds of consumer publications.

Offers information to help consumers avoid unwanted telephone solicitations and to report other abusive techniques.

Enforces a variety of federal antitrust and consumer protection laws.

Helps consumers handle their legal affairs.

Enforces federal laws and regulations that protect citizens from discrimination, fraud, and unscrupulous practices in buying and renting a home.

Provides victims of cyber crime a convenient, easy-to-use reporting mechanism that alerts authorities of a suspected criminal or civil violation. The IC3 is a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center.

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A guide on everything you need to know about nursing home abuse, the signs and statistics, and how to prevent this type of situation.

Allows members of the U.S. Armed Forces to enter consumer complaints directly into a database that is immediately accessible by over 500 law enforcement organizations throughout the United States, Canada, and Australia.

A national organization of 44 advocate offices in 42 states and the District of Columbia, NASUCA members represent millions of consumers served by investor-owned gas, telephone, electric, and water companies. Its members represent the concerns of utility consumers by testifying before Congress and federal regulatory agencies.

Works toward ending discriminatory banking practices and increasing the flow of private capital and credit into underserved communities.

Focuses on the interests of low-income consumers in court, before administrative agencies, and before legislatures.

Founded in 1899, NCL is America's pioneer consumer advocacy organization. It focuses on consumer health and safety protection as well as fairness in the marketplace and workplace.

Advocates for public policies and provides programs and services that aid older persons.

Provides assistance with stressful financial situations.

Helps to prevent telemarketing fraud and online and Internet fraud, and assists in filing complaints.

Helps low-income and older Americans with legal services.

Represents consumer interests in Congress, the courts, government agencies, and the media. Its divisions include Auto Safety, Congress Watch, Critical Mass (Energy & Environment Program), Global Trade Watch, Health Research Group, and the Litigation Group.

Advocates on issues such as the environment, product safety, financial privacy, and identity theft.

Advocates for work issues such as sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination, and child care.