Links
Note: PIAC is in no way responsible for the content of the websites or activities of the listed organizations. Note: PIAC is in no way responsible for the content of the websites or activities of the listed organizations.
Bank Fees:
Make sure you’re not paying too much with Financial Consumer Agency of Canada’s interactive Cost of Banking Guide
Credit Card Rates:
Select the best credit card for you and answer your questions about credit cards with Financial Consumer Agency of Canada’s Interactive Credit Card Tool
Credit Reporting
The three major credit reporting agencies:
- Trans Union of Canada
Other consumer reporting companies:
- Keyfacts Canada (investigative consumer reporting)
- Rent Check (tenant blacklist)
- Landlords Source Centre (tenant blacklist)
- VeriCheck (cheque verification)
- TeleCheck (cheque verification)
Other Canadian sources of information:
- Hows Your Credit Rating? by the Canadian Lawyer’s Index
- Moneysense Magazine
- Consumer Reporting Act from the Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services
- Your Credit Report: Consumer Tipsheet from Service Alberta
Selected US Information Sources
- Nightmare on Credit Street Page Public Interest Research Groups
- Credit InfoCenter
- Victims of Credit Reporting
- The Credit Scoring Site
Auto insurance:
- Consumers Guide to Insurance