Other Places to Get Help
Guide to government and private groups that can help you.
— -- If your problem isn't chosen by the ABC News Fixer, don't despair – there are lots of other places to get help. Check out the links below for federal, state and local consumer agencies, as well as private consumer resources.
Federal Agencies
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Internet Crime Complaint Center
Consumer Product Safety Commission
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
States and District of Columbia
ALABAMA
ALASKA
ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
CALIFORNIA
Department of Consumer Affairs
Contractors State License Board
Regional/Local
Contra Costa County District Attorney, Consumer Protection
Fresno County District Attorney, Consumer and Environmental Protection
Kern County District Attorney, Fraud-Related Services
Los Angeles City Attorney, Consumer Protection
Los Angeles County Consumer Affairs
Marin County District Attorney, Consumer Protection
Monterrey County District Attorney, Consumer and Environmental Protection
Napa County District Attorney, Consumer Affairs
Orange County District Attorney, Consumer Protection
San Diego City Attorney, Consumer and Environmental Protection
San Diego County District Attorney, Consumer Protection
San Luis Obispo County District Attorney, Consumer Protection
San Mateo County District Attorney, Consumer and Environmental Protection
Santa Clara County District Attorney, Consumer Protection
Santa Cruz County District Attorney, Consumer Affairs
Santa Monica Consumer Protection
Solano County District Attorney, Consumer and Environmental Crimes
Ventura County District Attorney, Consumer and Environmental Protection
COLORADO
CONNECTICUT
Department of Consumer Protection
DELAWARE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
FLORIDA
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Department of Financial Services
Regional/Local
Broward County Consumer Protection
Hillsborough County Consumer Protection
Palm Beach County Consumer Affairs
Pinellas County Consumer Services
GEORGIA
HAWAII
Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, Office of Consumer Protection
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
Regional/Local
Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection
Cook County State's Attorney, Consumer Fraud
INDIANA
IOWA
KANSAS
Regional/Local
Douglas County District Attorney, Consumer Protection
Johnson County District Attorney, Consumer Protection
Sedgwick County District Attorney, Consumer Division
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA
MAINE
Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection
MARYLAND
Regional/Local
Howard County Consumer Affairs
Montgomery County Consumer Protection
MASSACHUSETTS
Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation
Regional/Local
Boston Consumer Affairs and Licensing
Norfolk District Attorney, Consumer Protection
Springfield Office of Consumer Information
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
Regional/Local
Minneapolis Business Licenses and Consumer Services
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
Department of Business and Industry
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
Regional/Local
Cape May County Consumer Affairs
Cumberland County Consumer Protection
Gloucester County Consumer Affairs
Hudson County Consumer Affairs
Hunterdon County Consumer Affairs
Mercer County Consumer Affairs
Middlesex County Consumer Affairs
Monmouth County Consumer Affairs
Passaic County Consumer Protection
Somerset County Consumer Protection
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
Department of State, Division of Consumer Protection
Regional/Local
Albany County Consumer Affairs
Ulster County Consumer Affairs
Nassau County Consumer Affairs
New York City Department of Consumer Affairs
Orange County Consumer Affairs
Putnam County Consumer Affairs
Rockland County Consumer Protection
Schenectady County Consumer Affairs
Westchester County Consumer Protection
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
Regional/Local
Summit County Consumer Affairs
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
Regional/Local
Bucks County Consumer Protection
Delaware County Consumer Affairs
RHODE ISLAND
SOUTH CAROLINA
Department of Consumer Affairs
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
Department of Commerce and Insurance, Division of Consumer Affairs
TEXAS
UTAH
Department of Commerce, Division of Consumer Protection
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
Regional/Local
Fairfax County Consumer Protection
WASHINGTON
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
WYOMING
Private Consumer Agencies and Websites
