Consumer Services Guide (CSG)

Consumer Action Edition

The Consumer Services Guide is searchable directory of resources which can help you with consumer problems and questions. There are multiple editions of the ‘Guide’, some which deal with specific issues such as housing or credit. The full directory, the Consumer Service Guide Edition, provides access to all the resources collected by Consumer Action.

Listings for Montgomery County

These are the results for consumer specific consumer resources for Montgomery County. The listing is grouped by primary service category, then sorted alphabetically.

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Attorneys General

• Alabama - Attorney General
  As the state's attorney, he provides legal representation for the state of Alabama, its officers, departments, and agencies. The Attorney General defends the state in all lawsuits in which the state is named as a defendant. He represents the state in all court proceedings wherein the constitutionality of a state statute is challenged. In addition to defending the state, the Attorney General may initiate court… (Montgomery, AL)
  

Auto

• Alabama - Motor Vehicle Divison
  The division is responsible for issuing motor vehicle titles, maintaining vehicle registration information and enforcing the Mandatory Liability Insurance Act. In addition, the division administers the International Registration Plan (IRP) and International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA). (Montgomery, AL)
  

Banking Authorities

• Alabama - Superintendent of Banks
  The State Banking Department is the state agency that charters, regulates, and examines banks, and trust companies chartered by the State of Alabama. The Department also has regulatory and licensing authority over lenders, mortgage brokers, payday lenders, and pawnshops conducting business in Alabama. The State Banking Department regulates all state chartered banks, trust companies, and various providers of consumer credit. A primary objective of the… (Montgomery, AL)
  
• Alabama Credit Union Administration (ACUA)
  This site is designed to provide you with information regarding this agency’s statutory responsibilities, the laws governing state chartered unions and other related information. This site offers access to frequently requested forms and links to other related websites. For information regarding membership in a credit union or formation of a credit union, contact the Credit Union Administration. (Montgomery, AL)
  

Consumer Information

• Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA)
  HLAA provides assistance and resources for people with hearing loss and their families to learn how to adjust to living with hearing loss. HLAA is working to eradicate the stigma associated with hearing loss and raise public awareness about the need for prevention and the importance of regular hearing screenings throughout life. (Bethesda, MD)
  
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  The mission of NIMH is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery and cure. (Bethesda, MD)
  
• National Institute of Standards and Technology - The Metric Program (NIST)
  The Metric Program seeks to accelerate the Nation's transition to the metric system, the preferred system of weights and measures for United States trade and commerce. Implementing the 1988 amendments to the Metric Conversion Act of 1975, the Metric Program helps foster the metric transition activities of all Federal agencies. The Program provides leadership and assistance on the adoption and use of the metric language… (Gaithersburg, MD)
  
• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
  NIDCD is a division of the National Institutes of Health. Site features information on a number of communication disorders, with updates on research being done on these disorders. (Bethesda, MD)
  
• President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, (HHS)
  The President’s Council engages, educates, and empowers all Americans to adopt a healthy lifestyle that includes regular physical activity and good nutrition. The President’s Council is made up of athletes, chefs, physicians, fitness professionals, and educators who are appointed by the President and serve in an advisory capacity through the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (Rockville, MD)
  

Consumer Protection

• Alabama - Attorney General
  As the state's attorney, he provides legal representation for the state of Alabama, its officers, departments, and agencies. The Attorney General defends the state in all lawsuits in which the state is named as a defendant. He represents the state in all court proceedings wherein the constitutionality of a state statute is challenged. In addition to defending the state, the Attorney General may initiate court… (Montgomery, AL)
  
• Alabama - Public Service Commission
  The Public Utilities Commission (RIPUC) and the Division of Public Utilities and Carriers (DPUC) are independent regulatory bodies whose mission is to ensure that safe, reliable, quality utility service is provided at a fair and reasonable cost. (Montgomery, AL)
  
• Alabama - Superintendent of Banks
  The State Banking Department is the state agency that charters, regulates, and examines banks, and trust companies chartered by the State of Alabama. The Department also has regulatory and licensing authority over lenders, mortgage brokers, payday lenders, and pawnshops conducting business in Alabama. The State Banking Department regulates all state chartered banks, trust companies, and various providers of consumer credit. A primary objective of the… (Montgomery, AL)
  
• Alabama - Weights and Measures Office
  State Weights and Measures Offices enforce laws and regulations about the labeling, weight, measure or count of packaged items including food and household products. These offices also regulate the accuracy of weighing and measuring devices in supermarket, gas stations, taxicabs, etc. Some city and county offices have weights and measures functions in addition to the state offices listed below that might be listed under either… (Montgomery, AL)
  
• Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children. The CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products… (Bethesda, MD)
  
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  The mission of NIMH is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery and cure. (Bethesda, MD)
  

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