Banking
- bankrate.com
- "The nation's leading source for consumer bank rates and
personal finance."
Cars
- Auto Buying Guides
- From NewBuyer.
- From the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Report auto safety defects as well as find information on recalls and
other safety concerns.
- Automobile pricing services:
- CarParts.com
- 1.5 million parts, fast delivery, everything for cars, trucks, vans and
SUVs. Order online.
- Crashtest.com
- Information on crash test results by make and model.
- www.fueleconomy.gov
- Federal government information on fuel economy, gasoline prices, fuel-efficient vehicles, and
more.
Consumer Purchases
Home Maintenance
Miscellaneous
- A.M. Best Ratings
- "A.M. Best's extensive database of nearly 6,000 life/health, property/casualty, and international
insurance
company's
Best's
Ratings is now available online." Easy registration required.
- DTV (Digital TV)
- See this site from the
Federal Communications Commission to read about why the 2009 switch to all-digital broadcasting is being
made and how you can get help purchasing a digital converter box.
- eHow
- "The fast and easy way to find out how to do just about anything."
- Funeral Consumers
Alliance
- Homepage of a nonprofit consumer organization dedicated to a consumer's
right to choose a meaningful, dignified, affordable funeral.
- ID Theft
- "The U.S. government's central website for information about identity
theft."
- Identity Theft
Resources
- From the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse.
- Internet Lost and Found
- An online listing of lost and found items worldwide.
- National Association of Unclaimed
Property Administrators (NAUPA)
- Find out if you have unclaimed property in Louisiana or another state.
- Pension Search
- Search to see if you, or someone you know, are due a pension benefit. From the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
- Searchsystems.net
- Many of the databases will be useful to consumers.
- Stain
Guide
- How to remove all kinds of stains.
- This to That
- How to glue fabric to glass, or glass to metal, or ...
Real Estate
- HomePath
- Information from Fannie Mae to help potential homebuyers realize their dream.
- GeoProperty
- "A free guide to help you purchase, sell, repair, rent, or build a home.
Get help with finding a realtor, check out listings, financing,
remodeling, closing and more."
- HUD Homes On Line
- View lists of homes foreclosed for failure to pay on HUD-insured
mortgages. And make an online bid if you find something you really like!
- Orleans Parish Real Estate
Auctions
- From the Office of the Civil Sheriff. Also includes automobile auctions.
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Updated 1/7/2008
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