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.

Records Found: 7

Financial Services



• California - Housing Finance Agency (CHFA)
  CHFA finances below-market-rate loans to affordable rental housing and assists first-time home buyers.
  
  
• Consumer Credit Counseling Service
  A non-profit community service agency that provides help in planning debt payments, credit and budget counseling and education. Fees to administer debt repayment plan are on a sliding scale; free if you cannot afford to pay. HUD certified housing education includes pre-purchase information, landlord/tenant counseling, early delinquency intervention and default counseling.
  
  
• Consumer Credit Counseling Service (CCCS) of San Francisco
  Offers free money management, debt or housing counseling services and comprehensive workshops.
  
  
• Consumer Credit Counseling Service (CCCS) of the East Bay
  Web site of the Consumer Credit Counseling Service for Alameda, Contra Costa and Solano Counties. They offer free and low-cost counseling to aid consumers with credit and money management issues.
  
  
• Fannie Mae
  Fannie Mae provides financial products and services to help low-, moderate-, and middle-income families to buy homes. Site includes a calculator to help you figure out the total costs of a mortgage.
  
  
• Federal Reserve Consumer Help
  Contact about complaints against state-chartered banks that belong to the Federal Reserve System. Also answers questions about consumer credit protection laws and regulations.
  
  
• National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC)
  NFCC is a national, non-profit network of 1,450 credit counseling centers. Their site provides debt and credit resources, on-line counseling and budget calculators, as well as a way to locate the Consumer Credit Counseling Service nearest you.