The BBB is the Better Business Bureau, an organization that helps consumers avoid scams and figure out what companies can be trusted. How can the BBB help you? What services does the BBB offer? And when is it appropriate to file a complaint with the BBB? Learn more about the BBB in these Think Glink stories.
Winterizing Your Home Checklist
Winterizing your home checklist from the Better Business Bureau. The Better Business Bureau released their checklist for winterizing your home. Save money in the winter with the Better Business Bureau winterizing your home checklist. Combat high heat costs by winterizing your home. The BBB winterizing your home checklist includes changes to your windows, doors and floors like caulking and weather stripping.
Holiday Car Donation
Brightly decorated trees, freshly baked cookies, eggnog, giving and receiving. When it comes to the holiday season, vehicle donations are a way to hel...
Filing formal complaints against real estate agents
Know your rights if you have a complaint about your real estate agent. If your real estate agent has broken a law, you can file a complaint with your state's regulatory agency, the Better Business Bureau, and the National Association of Realtors. If your real estate agent has committed a criminal act against you, contact the police. But make sure you have a true complaint against your real estate agent and not just a minor disagreement or frustration because your property has not been sold.
BBB Warns Senior Citizens About Telephone Scams
Grandparents across the country are receiving calls from their grandchildren who are in trouble. They've been in an accident, or arrested and they nee...
College Students Should Develop Good Money Habits, Urges BBB
As students head off to college this fall many of them may be managing their own money for the first time. Chicago's Better Business Bureau offers the...
ID Thieves Carry Out Voter Registration Scams
As we get closer to the 2008 presidential election, a variety of organizations may be working to register more voters. But be careful because identi...
Beware Of Those Who Promise To Save Your Home From Foreclosure
The Department of Justice today announced that eight people were indicted for $35 million of mortgage fraud in Maryland. You can likely find their na...
How to Pick the Right Tax Preparer
More than half of the 120 million U.S. taxpayers hired a tax preparer last year, according to the Chicago Better Business Bureau. And not all of them ...
Is Finding Love Online Too Good to Be True?
As a single woman, I'm thinking maybe it's time to go back to the old-fashioned dance. Where a guy could see which woman caught his eye and approach h...