Banking

• Check 21
• Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act (FRB)
• Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Administrator of National Banks
• Conference of State Bank Supervisors
• FDIC Consumer News - consumer guidance and information on managing finances
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC): Financial institution directory
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC): Site map
• Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC): Call Report User Guide
• Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
• Internet Pirates are Trying to Steal Your Personal Financial Information - anti-phishing publication
• Is My Bank Insured? See if a particular active institution has FDIC deposit insurance
• National Information Center (FRB): Provides comprehensive information on banks, credit unions, holding companies, savings and loans, and U.S. branches of foreign banks
• Office of Thrift Supervision Regulator for federally chartered savings and loans
• Oregon Bankers Association
• Reports of Condition and Income (Calls) and Thrift Financial Reports
• Uniform Bank Performance Reports (UBPR)

Consumer information program

• American Financial Services Association - Nonprofit organization to raise awareness of personal financial responsibility
• Annual Credit Report - obtain free annual credit report
• Construction Contractors Board
• Fannie Mae Homepath - Finding a mortgage loan and becoming a homeowner
• Federal consumer protection laws
• Housing and Urban Development - Q & A about buying a new home
• Interest-Only Mortgage Payments and Payment-Option ARMs -- Are They For You? - a publication from The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
• International Web site for consumer protection - International web site for consumer protection Joint project of agencies from 17 nations
• JumpStart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy for young adults
• Mortgage Comparison Calculator
• Mortgage Professor - mortgage advice
• Mymoney.gov (Financial Literacy and Education Commission) - Web site dedicated to helping Americans understand more about their money
• Oregon Housing & Community Services - Homebuying brochures
• Oregon Real Estate Agency - Oversees education, examination, licensure and regulation of Oregon's RE professionals
• Reverse mortgage information - AARP site
• Your Credit Scores - a brochure explaining credit scores and how to obtain them

Consumer protection

• Identity theft
• Spam e-mail

Credit unions

• Credit Union Association of Oregon
• National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors (NASCUS)
• National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Web site
• National Credit Union Administration (NCUA): Credit Union Data: Call report information
• Risk assets definition

Debt consolidating

• Federal Trade Commission - Credit Repair: Self-Help May Be Best
• Federal Trade Commission - Fiscal Fitness: Choosing a Credit Counselor
• Federal Trade Commission - For People on Debt Management Plans: A Must-Do List

Franchises

• California Department of Corporations
• Federal Trade Commission
• International Franchise Association
• Oregon Secretary of State Corporation Division
• Washington Secretary of State Corporations

International trade consultants

• International Division of the Oregon Department of Economic & Community Development

Licensed money transmitters

• Financial Crime Enforcement Network (FinCEN) - Money service businesses
• Money Transmitter Regulators Association

Mortgage lending

• Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Administrator of National Banks
• Criminal records checks (National Association of Professional Background Screeners)
• Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
• How to advertise consumer credit correctly
• Industry FAQs about Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA)
• Mortgage Lending Education Board
• National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers
• Office of Thrift Supervision Regulator for federally chartered savings and loans
• Oregon Association of Mortgage Brokers (OAMB)

Prearranged funeral plans, endowment care cemeteries, and master trustees

• Oregon Funeral Directors Association - Handles consumer questions

Registering a business

• Assumed business names
• Business registry
• List of known agents for service of process

Securities

• Check out your broker
• Financial Literacy 2010 - a national campaign to increase the average high school student's savvy about personal finance and investment
• Investing online: Tips from the State of Washington's Investor Information Program
• Investment Advisor Public Disclosure Web site (IAPD) - Public information about firms on IARD
• National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD): Regulation
• National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD): Web site
• North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA)
• Office of Administrative Hearings
• Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)