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CityBidz.com is a free and easy-to-use online service that enables consumers to find professionals in their region. Austin, Texas (January 20, 2012) — CEO Jason Bonham announced today the launch of CityBidz.com, an online strategy to assist consumers in their search for high-quality service professionals at reasonable prices. “As a homeowner and remodeler I used …

Fort Wayne, Indiana Loan Officer Recently Quoted in Bloomberg.com Article, Launches New Website Offering Free Guide to Homeowners Fort Wayne, IN – October 31, 2011 — After spending over 11 years serving local homeowners as a Mortgage Broker, Amy Haenner is launching a website offering a free guide for consumer considering a home loan or …

As gas prices continue to rise, one thing is becoming clear: consumers are choosing to stay home rather than drive even short distances. Fort Wayne, IN – July 13, 2011 — However, rather than curb spending, the opposite is true. Consumers are shopping online, and Internet sales are up for many small businesses that have …

 NEW YORK, N.Y., May 26, 2011 – Online targeting platform leader [x+1], www.xplusone.com, today announced a new research initiative designed to help marketers in select industries reach consumers more effectively as they move through the purchase funnel. Preliminary results show online to be the preferred channel for consumers in the market for auto insurance …

Rockville, MD – December 27, 2010 — The Arkansas Appraisal Management Board has issued Coester Appraisal Group a Rockville, MD based appraisal management company the authority to act as an appraisal management company in the state of Arkansas. Coester is 100% compliant with all current state regulations and has licenses in the required states as …

Coester Appraisal Group is a nationwide appraisal management company specializing in high quality appraisal reports that comply with all industry guidelines and regulations. Rockville, MD – December 15, 2010 — Coester Appraisal Group an appraisal management company which helps mortgage lenders with their valuation needs nationally has been busy the past few months assisting its …

New research from the UK’s leading discount website has revealed that 1 in 3 Britons only buy free-range produce ‘when they can afford to financially;’ with eggs proving the most popular free-range product amongst consumers. New research conducted into the attitudes of consumers towards free-range food has revealed that although over half, 54%, of consumers …

Free webinar will focus on lender compliance and address most common lender issues Rockville, MD – October 25, 2010 — Coester Appraisal Group, a nationwide appraisal management company, has announced that it will be hosting an online educational webinar training session on lender requirements mandated in the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act …

Rockville, MD – September 27, 2010 — Coester Appraisal Group a national appraisal management company is to offer free training classes for mortgage lenders over the next several months. The topics to be covered are appraisal reviews, FHA property standards, value reconsideration’s, value estimates and more. The classes which will be taught by CEO Brian …

Door-to-door salespeople are peddling phony health insurance, claiming the policies are related to health care reform legislation Connecticut Better Business Bureau is alerting consumers about con artists selling phony health insurance policies. While Connecticut BBB has not received any complaints about these kinds of schemes, there has been a proliferation of fake health insurance operations …

The release of the first quarter figures came as a pleasant surprise to investors who are anticipating a better than expected earnings season. According to Mark Cambrea, VP of Finance at Rome Based Palatine Financial, “The strong results from Intel (INTC) are a good sign for investors. The Asian stock markets have responded positively to …

Tens of thousands of dollars stolen from victims Wallingford, CT – February 2, 2010 – Better Business Bureau warns that a new scam is fraudulently using the organization’s name in order to steal tens of thousands of dollars from victims who are led to believe they have won a lottery. So far, one victim lost …

Better Business Bureau explains what the changes mean to consumers New legislation comes into effect on Monday, February 22, 2010 that will drastically restrict some of the credit card industry’s most unpopular practices. That’s when phase II of the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act (CARD) goes into effect. The changes are aimed at …

This week the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice once more contradicted the will of the European Commission by declaring that member states have the right to impose gambling monopolies on their citizens. The decision was made in response to a challenge against the Dutch government’s refusal to allocate betting licences to private …

Retailers are trying to help families layaway plans to avoid increasing their credit card debt.

Consumers are finding out “free” teeth whitening offers are not what they appear to be.

Customers falsely claim they never received an order, received the wrong item or had their credit card stolen and were charged for items they didn’t order.

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BBBs across the country have heard from victims who look in online classified ad Web sites for rental properties, wire money to a prospective landlord and turn up at the would-be rental property ready to move in, only to discover the home is already occupied – by the home’s owners.

The incidence of identity theft in the United States continues to increase, despite consumer education efforts.

According to the Javelin Strategy & Research Center, nearly 10 million Americans were victims of ID theft in 2008, a 22 percent increase over the previous year.

n light of the recent arrest of two New York men who tried to cheat a Milford homeowner, Connecticut Better Business Bureau is warning consumers about chimney cleaning scams.

The arrests followed an investigation by the Department of Consumer Protection (DCP), which alleges the men turned a $39.95 chimney cleaning estimate into a recommendation for $3,200 in unnecessary repairs. Charges against the pair ranged from impersonating home contractors to performing work without a license.

This is not a new scam, and the intervention by Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) shows its potential to cheat consumers.

FBI says insurance fraud assumes many forms

Medical identity theft frequently results in erroneous information being added to a person’s medical record, or even the creation of an entirely fictitious medical record in the victim’s name.

Unwitting consumers face confiscation and potential criminal charges