Annual Credit Report.com
www.annualcreditreport.com
This central site allows you to request a free credit file disclosure, commonly called a credit report, once every 12 months from each of the nationwide consumer credit reporting companies: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.

Better Business Bureau
http://rhodeisland.bbb.org/

Federal Trade Commission - Identity Theft
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/
This website is a one-stop national resource to learn about the crime of identity theft. It provides detailed information to help you deter, detect, and defend against identity theft.

Massachusetts Abandoned Property List
http://abpweb.tre.state.ma.us/abp/abp.htm

National Do Not Call Registry
https://www.donotcall.gov/

National Political Do Not Call Registry
http://www.stoppoliticalcalls.org

Opt Out Prescreen.com
www.optoutprescreen.com
OptOutPrescreen.com is a centralized service to accept and process requests from consumers to "Opt-In" or "Opt-Out" of firm offers of credit or insurance. OptOutPrescreen.com is a joint venture among Equifax Information Services, LLC, Experian Information Solutions, Inc., Innovis Data Solutions, Inc., and TransUnion, LLC (collectively the "Consumer Credit Reporting Companies").

Recalls.gov
www.recalls.gov
To provide better service in alerting the American people to unsafe, hazardous or defective products, six federal agencies with vastly different jurisdictions have joined together to create www.recalls.gov -- a "one stop shop" for U.S. Government recalls.

Rhode Island Attorney General Consumer Protection Unit
http://www.riag.ri.gov/civilcriminal/consumerprotection.php

Rhode Island Unclaimed Property List
http://www.treasury.ri.gov/unclaimedproperty/

Where's The Note?
http://action.seiu.org/page/speakout/wheresthenote
When Wall Street banks securitized, packaged, sold, and resold our mortgages, they created a system where it is often impossible to figure out who actually owns mortgage notes and therefore has the authority to foreclose on properties. This site allows you to request a copy of your mortgage note from your lender.

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