Consumer information sources on buying and credit rights
The article reviews consumer information sources from Consumer Reports and Consumers Union, noting finger cuff monitors are not recommended for accuracy. It lists agencies like the Kansas Attorney General, Better Business Bureau, and Telephone Preference Service, plus resources such as Consumer World, car values, credit reporting rules, and books on lemon laws and personal safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consumer Reports
Consumers Union
Consumers Research
Kansas Attorney General’s Office
Consumer World
Consumerworld.org
Experian
Trans Union Corporation
Equifax
Federal Trade Commission
Direct Mailing Association
P.O. Box
Farmingdale
NACA
Ralph Nader
Andrew Faglio
The
Foundation For Crime Prevention Education
Gavin DeBecker
US housing, lumber, and mortgage trends in mid 1997 report
The Federal Reserve notes a 0.3 percent July fall led by lumber and a 0.2 percent growth in Industrial Production due to auto manufacturing slowdowns. Regional home price gains exceed inflation in June, with notable rises in the South and West while the Northeast lags. Refinancing activity dips, ARMs rise drivers, and mortgage rates show modest changes amid ongoing industry mergers and manufactured home shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northeast
US Association of Realtors
South
West
Midwest
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp
Manufactured Housing Institute
Toothbrush used for escape at Minnesota juvenile center
A 16-year-old boy escaped from a juvenile detention center in New Ulm by pressing a sharpened toothbrush to a jailer's throat. He then attacked a man with a golf club before being recaptured. He was held on attempted murder charges for allegedly shooting a police officer at a high school on Sept 11, with investigators saying he may have aimed to kill or take hostages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Ulm, Minn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Better Business Bureau
BBB
Topeka
Bbb.org
Linda Stern
Rosemary
Ottawa
Federal Reserve
Hartford
Richard
Jackson
FHLMC
Robert van Order
Mortgage Bankers Association
Eckan
FORD
Shawnee Mission Parkway
Village Plaza
Sam
Village Plaza Assisted Living
Justin Howe
West 15Th Street
Sacred Heart
Billy Or Vicki Johnson
Rantoul
Sean Meadows
Dennis Ainsworth
Philip Palmer
Gardner
Rita Zeller
Overland Park
JoAnna Lewis
Old Depot
TOR
Capital Seekers, Inc
Beltone
Main Courou
Don F Clement
Bhis
Dale A. Pearson
F.C. Diet
Richmond
Modernoodmen
AP of
America
Eraternal Life Insurance Society
1St Avenue
Rock Island, TL
Modern-Woodmen.org
Arate Powerball
Kansas Cash Lotto
Keno
Sal
Pomona
Totino
Tostitos Asst
Nabisco
Great Northern
Shurfresh
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