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Consumer Law links
 
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OREGON Foreclosure Help Website

Foreclosure Help:  New in 2012
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  • National Association of Consumer Advocates
    • National Consumer Law Center (NCLC)
      • Student Loan Borrower Assistance
    • Consumerist blog

    • OregonLawHelp.org -- great site for help with many kinds of consumer law problems
       
  • OregonConsumer.Org Fraud Website
  • Auto Loans or Other Consumer Loan Complaints (other than mortgage and student loan problems)

        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

    Auto Dealer Complaints    FTC Complaint Assistant

    Bank Account or Bank-Related Service Complaints
    Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)


    Credit Card Complaints
    Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

    Mortgage Complaints
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

  • Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight to report client problems related to the 2012 Attorney Generals settlement with large bank servicers (Ally, Bank of America, Citibank, JP Morgan Chase, and Wells Fargo). Note that this form is only for advocates acting on behalf of clients.
Student Loan Complaints
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Other Consumer Fraud & Scams
  • Federal Trade Commission Portal includes links for general consumer complaints, military service members’ consumer problems, and cross-border complaints. (Complaints are entered into a secure online database used by civil and criminal law enforcement agencies.)

  • consumer.ftc.gov — the new URL for consumer resources from the FTC, the nation’s consumer protection agency.

  • Consumer Complaints in Oregon: 
    OR Attorney General Office Consumer Protection & Financial Fraud Section

  • OregonConsumer.gov - Top 10 Tips to Avoid Being Ripped Off




Elder Law links  
  • Funeral Consumer Alliance of Oregon

  • Elder Abuse & Neglect Reporting website

  • Oregon Hospice Association - Many useful links

  • Aging and Disability Resources Connection of Oregon (ADRC)

  • Compassion & Choices: Choice and care at the end of life


Links for Nonprofits  
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  • Nonprofit Association of Oregon (formerly TACS)
  • Financial Stewardship Resources, Inc.
  • BoardSource
  • Nonprofit Risk Management Center


General Legal Resources
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GENERAL SOCIAL SERVICES HELP LINE -- Mid-Valley 211 serves Marion, Polk, and Yamhill Counties:   Dial 2-1-1

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John Gear Law Office, LLC is listed in the Green Pages
  • Veterans Law Library:  A Comprehensive Collection of
    Materials Relating to the Veterans Benefits Adjudication Process

  • Oregon Judicial Department Self-Help pages

    • OregonLaws.Org (best state statutes site)
    • OregonLawHelp.org -- free site devoted to providing good legal information to Oregonians on many helpful everyday law problem topics
       
  • 211info.org:  8 am - 6 pm Monday-Friday.  Services in over 150 languages on health care, energy assistance, elder care, counseling resources, employment, emergency food and shelter, disability support & advocacy.  211info provides free guidance to people in need by opening doors to nonprofit and public services that can help. Similar to 911 and 411, anyone can dial 211 from their phone, toll-free or they visit 211info.org. We connect people to more than 4,500 Oregon and SW Washington programs across 1,200 areas of need.
     
  • Download a 4-page Salem social services listing here.

  • Oregon Family Support Network: 
    OFSN was founded in 1991 to address the overwhelming need to assist families with navigating the complex maze to access resources and support at the federal, state and local community levels for children and adolescents with special needs (behavioral, emotional, mental, physical, etc.).  OFSN staff and volunteers are working together to build and maintain a critical support network across the state of Oregon and beyond.  Getting the right help at the right time can make all the difference in the world to a family and those whose lives they touch.  There are many ways to support this organization and now is a great time.  Contact
    ofsn@ofsn.orgfor more information.
Even more lawyerly fine print:  All links on this page are individually selected by Oregon attorney John Gear as worthwhile for the listed topics, and are provided without fee from or notice to the listed groups or agencies.  However, because the websites given are from independent agencies and organizations, John Gear Law Office, LLC assumes no responsibility for content of the listed sites, now or in the future.  I would be grateful if you let me know if any of the links are broken or are returning inappropriate or objectionable content.

LAWYERLY FINE PRINT:

John Gear Law Office LLC; 971-266-GEAR; John@JohnGearLaw.com.  My office is in Suite 208B of the Security Building in downtown Salem.  That location is 161 High St. SE, across from the Elsinore Theater, just a block south of Marion County Courthouse.  There is abundant, free, 2-hour on-street parking throughout downtown.  ####  ####  ####   Licensed in Oregon.  This site may be considered advertising under Oregon State Bar rules.  There is no legal advice given or intended on my site.  I'm not your attorney unless we have met in person and entered into a representation agreement.  While I hope you will consider me when you seek an attorney, you should not hire any attorney based on brochures, websites, advertising, or other promotional materials.  All original content Copyright John Gear, 2010-2013.