Personal Finance Management
Purchasing a Home
College Resources
Credit Bureaus
Debt Management
Investing
PERSONAL FINANCE MANAGEMENT
Personal Financial Education
The Federal Reserve System is committed to economic and personal financial education. Here you can find links to instructional materials and tools that can increase your understanding of the Federal Reserve, economics and financial education.
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Jump$tart Coalition
The Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy determined that the average student who graduates from high school lacks basic skills in the management of personal financial affairs. Many are unable to balance a checkbook and most simply have no insight into the basic survival principles involved with earning, spending, saving and investing.
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National Partnership for Financial Empowerment (NPFE)
The National Partners for Financial Empowerment (NPFE) is a coalition of consumer and community organizations, corporations, business organizations, federal, state and local governments, and non-profit groups dedicated to helping improve personal finance skills, including money management, saving, investing and credit in United States today.
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PURCHASING A HOME
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD's mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination.
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Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae is a private, shareholder-owned company that works to make sure mortgage money is available for people in communities all across America.
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Freddie Mac
Freddie Mac makes housing more accessible and affordable for millions of families across America by linking homeowners and renters to the world's capital markets. It is a unique mortgage credit system that makes homeownership a reality for more of America's families.
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COLLEGE RESOURCES
U.S. Department of Education FREE Application for Federal Student Aid
FAFSA is an acronym for Free Application for Federal Student Aid. It gives U.S. college students access to the largest source of financial assistance through loans, work-study, and grants.
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FinAid
FinAid was established in the fall of 1994 as a public service. This website is a comprehensive collection of information about student financial aid on the web.
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College Savings Plans Network
The College Savings Plans Network formed as an affiliate to the National Association of State Treasurers. Intended to make higher education more attainable, the Network serves as a clearinghouse for information among existing college savings programs. Additionally, CSPN monitors federal activities and promotes legislation that will positively affect state programs.
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CREDIT BUREAUS
Equifax
Equifax has been providing value-added information solutions to businesses and consumers for over 107 years. It provides credit information for consumers regarding credit ratings, understanding credit, credit scores and credit reports.
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Experian
Experian provides credit information for consumers regarding credit ratings, understanding credit, credit scores and credit reports.
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TransUnion
TransUnion provides credit information for consumers regarding credit ratings, understanding credit, credit scores and credit reports.
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DEBT MANAGEMENT
National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC)TM
Founded in 1951, the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC)TM, Inc., through its member agencies, sets the national standard for quality credit counseling, debt reduction services and education for financial wellness.
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American Financial Service
Through established relationships they have with creditors and financial institutions, they are able to successfully negotiate the debts for their clients at a substantial discount.
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INVESTING
The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors
It is the nation's leading organization of Fee-Only comprehensive financial planning professionals. NAPFA members are trusted, objective financial advisors for consumers and institutions alike.
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BetterInvesting
BetterInvesting is a non-profit organization providing investment information, education and support that empowers members to become successful, lifetime investors.
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