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After a Disaster: Repairing Your Home
(Separate Website)
Learn how to avoid a rip-off.
By: Federal Trade Commission
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Attorney General's Consumer Protection Section
(Separate Website)
The Consumer Protection Section of the Attorney General's office is responsible for enforcing Louisiana's consumer protection laws. This site has information and other resources, including a link to the page where you can learn about how to file a complaint about a consumer issue.
By: State of Louisiana
Avoid Predatory Lending Tips for spotting a bad home loan, or a predatory lender.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
Avoiding Foreclosure
(Separate Website)
See this fact sheet from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, with information about what you may be able to do to avoid foreclosure.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Cellular Phones -- Information for Consumers
(Separate Website)
See this fact sheet from the Federal Communications Commission about cellular phone service and cellular phone issues.
By: Federal Communications Commission
Construction Liens and How to Avoid Them
(Separate Website)
See this informaiton about construction liens and what you can do to avoid them.
By: Louisiana Rebuilds
Consumer Information about Radio Service
(Separate Website)
See this fact sheet from the Federal Communications Commission for consumers with questions about radio broadcasts and service.
By: Federal Communications Commission
Digital Television Converter Box Government Coupon Program
(Separate Website)
See this site for information about the government's coupon program for digital TV converter boxes.
Digital TV Converter Box Coupon Program
(Separate Website)
See this government site to find out about the Digital TV Converter Box Coupon Program. This site has information about the switch to digital TV, tells you how to apply for a government coupon to help pay for a converter box, and where you can buy converter boxes in your area.
Read this in:
Chinese / 中文
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French / Français
,
Korean / 한국어
,
Spanish / Español
,
Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt
Digital TV is coming -- find out about the switch
(Separate Website)
This government web site tells you about the switch to digital television. If you have an older television read to find out what you need to do to make it work with digital broadcast signals.
Don't Lose Your Home to a Crooked Mortgage Company Take a look at these tips for avoiding a home loan that may be a bad deal for you.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
Facts about Telephone Service -- Federal Communications Commission
(Separate Website)
Find out what you can to about unwanted telemarketers, "slamming," and other telephone service issues. This is a basic fact sheet about telephone service from the Federal Communications Commission.
By: FCC -- Federal Communications Commission
Guía del Consumidor y Mas
(Separate Website)
"¿Tiene alguna pregunta o algún problema como consumidor? Usted ha venido al sitio correcto para obtener ayuda, ahora con más información en español."
By: Centro Federal de Información para el Público de la Administración de Servicios Generales de los EE. UU.
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Gustav -- GNOFHAC Gustav Resource Guide
(Separate Website)
See this guide from GNOFHAC, which has information about many disaster-related issues, like filing an insurance claim, mortgage issues, and dealing with contractors.
By: Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC)
Gustav -- How to Report Price Gouging and Contractor Fraud
(Separate Website)
See this information from Attorney General James D. "Buddy" Caldwell about how you can report price gouging or contractor fraud to the Attorney General's office.
Home Solicitation Sales
Your rights when things go bad.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
HUD -- Settlement Costs of Buying a Home
(Separate Website)
Here HUD explains settlement costs in buying a home.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD: Don't be a victim of loan fraud!
(Separate Website)
Find out from HUD how you can help protect yourself from loan fraud, including predatory lenders who may prey on the elderly, low-income people and others.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Identify Theft and Financial Scams Common scams and cons - protect your identity and your money. 26 pages,
By: David Szwak, Esq. of Bodenheimer, Jones, Szwak & Winchell, L.L.P
Insurance Fraud
(Separate Website)
Information about detecting and reporting insurance fraud.
By: Louisiana Department of Insurance
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