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 Richland County

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

Attorneys General

• South Carolina - Attorney General
  The South Carolina Attorney General’s Department of Consumer Affairs was established to regulate the consumer credit marketplace, to resolve any complaint arising out of the production, promotion or sale of consumer goods or services in South Carolina, whether or not credit is involved, and to promote a healthy competitive business climate with mutual confidence between buyers and sellers. (Columbia, SC)
  

Auto

• South Carolina - Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
  South Carolina DMV site has been created to help you renew or register for a drivers license, find DMV forms, practice tests, drivers ed & traffic schools, auto insurance, or just about anything else related to South Carolina DMV. (Blythewood, SC)
  

Banking Authorities

• South Carolina - Commissioner of Banking
  The Office of the Commissioner of Banking regulates State chartered banks, savings banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions and trust companies. They determine compliance with the laws and regulations of the State of South Carolina and monitor the operations of these institutions. (Columbia, SC)
  

Better Business Bureau

• South Carolina - Better Business Bureau (BBB)
  Contact for pre-purchase inquiry and complaint information on local businesses. Takes complaints on companies and arbitrates problems and disputes. Monitors and reviews local advertising and tracks and reports on charitable organizations. BBB of Southeast Atlantic serves 34 southeastern Georgia counties and 4 southeastern South Carolina counties. (Columbia, SC)
  

Consumer Information

• South Carolina - Attorney Generals Office Securities Section
  The Securities Division of the Attorney General's office exists to ensure as fair a marketplace as possible in the trading of securities by protecting South Carolina investors from investment fraud, serving as a source of information for investors, regulating professionals in the securities industry and by providing a mechanism for registering complaints. (Columbia, SC)
  

Consumer Protection

• South Carolina - Attorney General
  The South Carolina Attorney General’s Department of Consumer Affairs was established to regulate the consumer credit marketplace, to resolve any complaint arising out of the production, promotion or sale of consumer goods or services in South Carolina, whether or not credit is involved, and to promote a healthy competitive business climate with mutual confidence between buyers and sellers. (Columbia, SC)
  
• South Carolina - Attorney Generals Office Securities Section
  The Securities Division of the Attorney General's office exists to ensure as fair a marketplace as possible in the trading of securities by protecting South Carolina investors from investment fraud, serving as a source of information for investors, regulating professionals in the securities industry and by providing a mechanism for registering complaints. (Columbia, SC)
  
• South Carolina - Better Business Bureau (BBB)
  Contact for pre-purchase inquiry and complaint information on local businesses. Takes complaints on companies and arbitrates problems and disputes. Monitors and reviews local advertising and tracks and reports on charitable organizations. BBB of Southeast Atlantic serves 34 southeastern Georgia counties and 4 southeastern South Carolina counties. (Columbia, SC)
  
• South Carolina - Commissioner of Banking
  The Office of the Commissioner of Banking regulates State chartered banks, savings banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions and trust companies. They determine compliance with the laws and regulations of the State of South Carolina and monitor the operations of these institutions. (Columbia, SC)
  
• South Carolina - 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. (Columbia, SC)
  

Investing

• South Carolina - Attorney Generals Office Securities Section
  The Securities Division of the Attorney General's office exists to ensure as fair a marketplace as possible in the trading of securities by protecting South Carolina investors from investment fraud, serving as a source of information for investors, regulating professionals in the securities industry and by providing a mechanism for registering complaints. (Columbia, SC)
  

Investor Protection

• South Carolina - Attorney Generals Office Securities Section
  The Securities Division of the Attorney General's office exists to ensure as fair a marketplace as possible in the trading of securities by protecting South Carolina investors from investment fraud, serving as a source of information for investors, regulating professionals in the securities industry and by providing a mechanism for registering complaints. (Columbia, SC)
  

Utilities

• South Carolina - 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. (Columbia, SC)
  

Utilities Commissions

• South Carolina - 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. (Columbia, SC)