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DollarWise Resource Book, 2006-07
DollarWise Resource Book, 2006-07
resource book
2006|07
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mortgage option.
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Home Mortgages:
Understanding the Process and Your Right to Fair Lending
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM | Guidance on shopping for a home mortgage, making an
application, and understanding your rights to fair lending.
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HOMEBUYERS
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HOMEBUYERS
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MBAs
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MBAs
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HOMEBUYERS
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WOW
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Young Money
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COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL
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Credit Guide
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM | This guide is designed to help you get a good start, avoid
hazards, and know where to go and what to do if you have problems when using
credit.
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CREDIT
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Credit Booster
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Credit Compass
INCHARGE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, INC. |
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CREDIT
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COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL
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Bank Products
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annuities.
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Building Wealth
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Checkbooklet
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM | This brochure is intended to summarize the advantages
and the risks involved in writing and receiving checks. It provides some basic
information about checking accounts, special types of checks, and the check
collection system.
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Identity Theft
GENERAL CONSUMERS
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM | This booklet is designed to help you understand what
identity theft is, how it happens, how to protect yourself, and what steps to take if
your identity is stolen.
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depository institutions.
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your money.
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Credit Compass
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GENERAL CONSUMERS
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Identity Theft
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM | This booklet is designed to help you understand what
identity theft is, how it happens, how to protect yourself, and what steps to take if
your identity is stolen.
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Military Money
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RESOURCES
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CNAC
member
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Countrywide Financial
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ONLINE
www.wehouseamerica.com
ONLINE
www.countrywide.com/calculators/CalcCombined.asp
www.wehouseamerica.com/resource.html
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ONLINE
www.wehouseamerica.com/documents/YourPersonalCredit.pdf
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Bank Products
Provides an overview of deposits, mutual funds, and annuities.
ONLINE
www.frbsf.org
Building Wealth
A beginners guide to securing your financial future.
ONLINE
www.dallasfed.org
Checkbooklet
This brochure is intended to summarize the advantages and the risks involved in
writing and receiving checks. It provides some basic information about checking
accounts, special types of checks, and the check collection system.
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www.frbatlanta.org
www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/shop
www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/lockins
www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/settlement
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ONLINE
www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/arms/arms_english.htm
www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/arms/arms_spanish.htm
www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/consumerhdbk
www.frbsf.org
Credit Guide
This guide is designed to help you get a good start, avoid hazards, and know where
to go and what to do if you have problems when using credit.
ONLINE
www.chicagofed.org
Home Mortgages:
Understanding the Process and Your Right to Fair Lending
Guidance on shopping for a home mortgage, making an application, and
understanding your rights to fair lending.
ONLINE
www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/mortgage/morbro.htm
www.phil.frb.org
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Identity Theft
This booklet is designed to help you understand what identity theft is, how it
happens, how to protect yourself, and what steps to take if your identity is stolen.
ONLINE
www.bos.frb.org
ONLINE
www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/mortgage/mortb_1.htm
www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/mortgage/MortB_1_Spanish.htm
www.federalreserve.gov
ONLINE
www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/bounce
www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/bounce/bouncespanish.htm
www.chicagofed.org
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ONLINE
www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/riskyhomeloans
www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/riskyhomeloans/riskyspanish.htm
www.federalreserveeducation.org
ONLINE
www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/equity/equity_english.htm
www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/equity/equity_spanish.htm
www.frbsf.org
www.frbsf.org
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InCharge Education
Foundation, Inc.
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Please call the individual staff contact listed for questions regarding each publication.
Credit Booster
An acceptable credit score is crucial in qualifying for low interest rates on a
mortgage, car loan and many other items. Yet many consumers have never seen their
credit report and dont understand the importance of their credit score. Credit
Booster is a workbook designed to provide consumers with critical information on
credit reports, credit scoring and related topics.
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Credit Compass
Credit Compass helps individuals and organizations tackle the problem of financial
illiteracy. This award-winning program consists of seven independent learning
modules, each focused on a specific aspect of personal finance such as goal setting,
budgeting, credit card basics and credit reports. It is available in three versions: Webbased, CD-ROM and a book.
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Young Money
Young Money delivers a unique blend of money, business and lifestyle that
informs, engages and inspires its 18- to 24-year-old audience. A recognized brand at
several major college campuses across the country, Young Money leads the market
as an authority for young adults through a bi-monthly magazine, colorful Web site,
and exciting live on-campus events.
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For free teachers guides, student study guides and worksheets, and
up to 20 free one-year magazine subscriptions, call 1.888.436.8714.
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MBAs
A Web site that will provide consumers with information and resources necessary to
learn about the home buying process. It will offer the consumer an explanation about
how the home buying process works; home buying tips and online links to home
buying guides. The site will also provide an explanation of consumers rights,
contains calculators to help consumers make decisions about what type of mortgage
they can obtain and afford and provides the means for a consumer to ask an expert
a Certified Mortgage Bankerquestions about the home buying process.
It offers the consumer a free online course entitled Consumer Homebuyer
Education: Home Buying Basics that covers such topics as: budget development,
understanding credit, selecting a home, evaluating mortgage products, preparing a
mortgage application, procedures at closing and how to avoid predatory lenders. A
free seminar is also available for consumers to listen to and participate in a
presentation delivered via the telephone about the importance of good credit and
how to better improve their credit score. The Home Loan Learning Center is a tool
that you can use to educate your constituents about homeownership opportunities in
your communities. Web site and course in English and Spanish
ONLINE
MBAs
www.homeloanlearningcenter.com
www.mortgagebankers.org/homeownership
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www.mortgagebankers.org/pathtodiversity
www.cbcfinc.org/Economic%20Development/WOW
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Please contact the individual staff contact for each program with questions.
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Nationwide Retirement
Solutions
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www.nationwidekids.com