Resources:
Links
Web Links to help you on
your journey:
Free Credit Report:
www.annualcreditreport.com
Energy Conservation
Energy Star Steps to Reduce Air
Pollution
Bankruptcy
American
Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
ABI is the nation's leading provider
of quality bankruptcy educational
programs and information.
Tax Resources
Intuit
Publisher of the popular Quicken®
and Turbotax® software.
U.S.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
The official site of the IRS-one
financial obligation no consumer
can avoid.
Scam Prevention
The
Federal Trade Commission
This Consumer Alert web page teaches
you about the latest consumer scams
and how to avoid them.
Identity
Theft
Maintained by the Federal Trade
Commission, this site is a comprehensive
reference for consumers concerned
about identity theft. You'll find
information on preventing and recovering
from this growing problem.
FDCPA
The Fair Debt Collection Practices
Act, presented by the FTC.
Consumer Information and
Education
Institute
of Consumer Financial Education
Financial education, debtor education,
bankruptcy education and financial
planning education for all age groups.
Special sections devoted to teaching
children about money.
Consumer
Information Center
Contains full text versions of hundreds
of the best federal consumer publications
available and they are all free!
Check out the section on money.
Consumer
World
Contains a treasure trove of over
1400 of the most useful consumer
resources on the Internet.
Bankrate.com
One of our favorites, Bankrate is
a very comprehensive site covering
mortgage & CD rates, auto loans,
credit cards, mortgages and more.
Personal
Finance for Women
Presented by Ivillage.com - The
Women's Network.
Housing
U.S
Dept of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD)
HUD works to strengthen communities
in America in a variety of ways.
Learn more about how HUD helps communities
and what you can do to make your
community stronger.
Freddie
Mac
Offers help to individuals interested
in buying a home.
Fannie
Mae
Offers help to individuals looking
to purchasing a home.
Agency Links (Consumer
and Federal)
Council
on Accreditation of Services for
Families and Children, Inc.
The Council on Accreditation partners
with human service organizations
worldwide to improve service delivery
outcomes by developing, applying,
and promoting accreditation standards.
ConsumerFed.org
Since 1968, the Consumer Federation
of America (CFA) has provided consumers
a well-reasoned and articulate voice
in decisions that affect their lives.
Consumer
Protection Association of America
Providing the Internet community
with customer service tools to re-establish
a level playing field in the marketplace.
FirstGov
for Consumers
A host of financial information
resources sponsored by the federal
government. Contains links to individual
federal web sites containing useful
consumer information.
California
Department of Consumer Affairs
A resource to promote and protect
the interests of California consumers;
they license and regulate 2.6 million
professionals, including doctors,
dentists, contractors and auto-repair
technicians.
National
Fraud Information Center
Providing information, tips and
reports about Internet and Mail
fraud.
Privacy
Rights Clearinghouse
A nonprofit consumer education,
research, and advocacy program.
Offers dozens of free publications
providing practical tips on privacy
protection.
Save
For Your Future
The national "Save for Your
Future" education campaign
is a partnership between the Social
Security Administration (SSA) and
the American Savings Education Council
(ASEC) committed to informing Americans
about the need to save and plan
for retirement and other life stages.
American
Savings Education Counsel
The American Savings Education Council
(ASEC) is a nonprofit national coalition
of public- and private-sector institutions
undertaking initiatives to raise
public awareness about what is needed
to ensure long-term personal financial
independence.
Credit Bureaus
Transunion
Equifax
Experian
Parenting/Kids and Money
Kid's
Money
Resources for parents to teach kids
about money.
Young
Investor.com
Resources for teachers and parents
for explaining investing to kids
and teens.
Working
Mother Magazine
A magazine that helps women integrate
their professional lives, their
family lives and their inner lives.
Parenting
Toolbox
Information and newsletters to help
parents educate their children on
financial issues.
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the products or services offered,
but we do our best to conduct due
diligence on the integrity of these
providers.
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