Provides information and answers questions about insurance including health insurance, life insurance, homeowners insurance, and car insurance.

Provides family debt management, counseling on budgeting and personal finances, and community education on consumer credit issues. Affiliated with the National Foundation for Consumer Credit.

Works to increase the public's awareness of scams that target consumers by offering a Scam Tracker website.

Provides companies' business reviews, requests reports on charities, lists of accredited businesses in specific industries, assistance with complaints with businesses and order brochures on a variety of markeplace issues.

Utilizes a wide variety of informational materials and techniques to increase the public's awareness of their rights and responsibilities as consumers of goods and services.

Provides support services, advocacy and education for utility customers and monitors utility companies 'compliance with legislative regulatory standards. Helps to resolve complaints from individuals regarding services provided

Provides financial education to agencies, organizations, individuals, and families. Offers programs in basic budgeting; credit and debt management; consumer issues; homebuyer education and counseling; and general money management.

Provides legal assistance for the state of Ohio and its departments in legal matters, responsible for collecting debts owed to the state. The AG works to protect Ohio citizens through various programs and services

BBB provides speakers, materials and programs to the general public, seniors, students, consumers, businesses and charities on a variety of topics including fraud, identity theft prevention, keeping children safe online and building better businesses. BBB's Center for Character Ethics also offers evaluation, education and recognition opportunities for businesses and nonprofits as well as student scholarship opportunities.

This program helps consumers with utility and miscellaneous referrals to connect with community programs to receive payment assistance.

Provides consumers with a snapshot comparison of current natural gas and electric supplier price options and contract terms.

Provides free resources to active military personnel in the areas of financial literacy and consumer protection. The five (5) main components of the program are: - Education: Many Local BBBs on and around military installations teach financial readiness classes to service members. - Outreach: BBB staff attend and support community fairs, conferences and other events, speaking with service members and distributing information. - Information: BBB website provides a one-stop shop for articles, links and consumer alerts for each branch of service. The website, Facebook page and X/Twitter have a resources page with consumer guides written for military members. Provides the free app, "Military & Money", which features educational resources and tools to help users make informed decisions about money. - Data Collection: Analyzes BBB data to help identify the threats and needs of the military community in the marketplace. - Complaint and Dispute Resolution: Filing a complaint with BBB helps military consumers resolve disputes and alert the BBB to issues affecting the military community at large.

Represents Ohioans regarding their electric, natural gas, telephone and water utility services, primarily in cases at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). Educates consumers about electric, natural gas, telephone and water issues.

Offers programs to increase the public's awareness of their rights and responsibilities as consumers of goods and services.

Provides group tours for teachers, students, bankers, business/professional associations, and community organizations. Also has a speaker's bureau available to talk to adult groups of 20 or more.

Nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, advocate issues such as healthcare, employment security and retirement planning for individuals 50 years of age and older. Advocate for consumers in the marketplace by selecting products and services of high quality and value as well as help members obtain discounts on a wide range of products, travel, and services.

The agency represents residential consumers of investor-owned natural gas, electric, telephone and water utility companies before state and federal agencies, the Ohio legislature and the courts. Educates consumers and provides information about utility services, consumer protections and resources.

Care Consultation is a free personalized service helping families address issues that arise from Alzheimer's disease or other related dementias that can be requested by care partners/caregivers, persons living with dementia or community professionals. An individual action plan is created that can contain disease education, a safety plan, stress reduction, and any referrals to community resources needed.

BBB maintains Business Profiles for businesses and nonprofit across North America. BBB takes complaints and customer reviews for BBB Accredited Businesses and non-Accredited Businesses. Complaints deal with consumer issues regarding products or services and customer reviews pertain to an interaction or transaction with organizations. BBB asks all businesses to respond to complaints and reviews, and to address any issue(s) stated.

State’s official crime lab. Provides criminal investigative services to local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies upon request. Can submit a law enforcement tip on BCI investigation, crystal meth leads, election fraud, environmental enforcement, marijuana leads, public corruption, sex offender leads, submit a missing persons tip, unsolved homicide tip, report Medicaid fraud, patient abuse or neglect.

Provides information about utility consumer assistance programs, energy efficiency, energy choice and aggregation, and answers general questions about investor-owned residential utility service.

Promotes organic and ecological farming. Provides educational programming, including an annual conference, farm tours, workshops and webinars. Serves as a USDA-accredited organic certification agency.

Provides sessions for food stamp recipients and low income individuals/families on acquiring knowledge, skills, attitudes and behavior change necessary to maximize food dollars and achieve nutritionally sound diets.

Regulates providers of all kinds of utility services, including electric and natural gas companies, local and long distance telephone companies, water and wastewater companies, rail and trucking companies. Provides an automated system available for consumers.

The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires each of the nationwide credit reporting companies to provide consumers with a free copy of their credit report once every 12 months. A central website and mailing address has been set up by the three nationwide credit reporting companies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion.