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AVOID Foreclosure. Watch the following video on Mortgage Delinquency and Foreclosure Prevention. This video contains possible options if you are facing foreclosure |
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Consumer Credit and Budget Counseling has developed this Online Homeownership Counseling Certification Program as a convenience to those potential homebuyers who schedules or circumstances do not allow them to attend regular classes and one-on-one homeownership counseling. |
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Take Consumer Credit and Budget Counseling's 10 Step Multimedia Homeownership Course to learn if Homeownership is right for you, how to select a home, how to shop for a loan, how to prepare your credit for home purchase, and what is involved in the mortgage process. Also you will learn about down payments and closing costs, what to expect at closing and life as a homeowner. (This is NOT the Certificate Program) |
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Homebuyer Guides |
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Consumer Credit and Budget Counseling's Homeownership Video Vault |
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First Time Home Buyer Resources for Down Payment / Closing Costs Assistance (GRANTS) |
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Avoid Predatory Lending! |
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has a number of excellent resources to assist the home buyer. |
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Freddie Mac is a stockholder-owned corporation chartered by Congress in 1970 to keep money flowing to mortgage lenders in support of homeownership and rental housing. |
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Fannie Mae's For Home Buyers & Homeowners section. This link offers content, tools, and resources for Home buyers |
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Ginnie Mae helps make affordable housing a reality for millions of low- and moderate-income households across America by channeling global capital into the nation's housing markets. |
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Consumer Credit and Budget Counseling is a proud sponsor of Money Talks with Stacy Johnson on NBC 40
Stacy has put together some very fine videos on your home, Debt and Credit, College, Taxes, and investing (choose the Your Home tab on top) |
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U.S. Financial Literacy and Education Commission
Providing financial education resources for all Americans |
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How Mortgages Works -This web site goes through the steps involved in a search for the perfect home. For instance, do you really need a real estate agent? Why do you need to be pre-approved by a bank? How do you negotiate the deal? And, how do you keep from getting a lemon? |
