Recommended Credit Counseling Links
My ID Fix
- Identity theft prevention & tips
Free-Best-Credit-Cards.com
- Source for free credit cards, credit reports, and helpful info
Need-to-know-finances.com
- Browse for instant approval on low interest rate Visa, MasterCard, American Express
best-credit-card-deals.com
- Good research on low-interest cards, second-chance, rebate cards, etc
Creditmatters.com
- Instant, printable on-line credit reports from 3 major bureaus
SmartMoney.com
- Savings, retirement, pension and investment needs
Quicken
- Retirement, investment and savings calculators, info
Social Security Retirement Planner
- Eligibility, retirement planners, options
Bankrate.com
- Loan calculators, interest rates, consumer tips
DebtAdvice.org
- Services and guidance for consumers needing a financial lifeline
Money Talks
- Excellent consumer info and excerpts from this national TV series
National Foundation for Credit Counseling
- Oldest and most respected credit counseling organization
Texas Attorney General
- Debt collection laws, complaints
United Way of the Coastal Bend
Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner - TX
- For questions about finance companies, pawn shops
National Center for Financial Education
- Wide variety of consumer education topics
Federal Trade Commission
- Consumer Rights & Education
Choose To Save
- Financial planning/retirement calculators and savings tips
AARP
- Provides consumer information through clicking on "Money and Work"
Consumer Information Center
Consumers Union
JumpStart Coalition
- A clearinghouse for personal finance materials
National Consumer's League
- Consumer info, fraud tips, links to government agencies
Identity Theft
- Government resources, help for incidents of fraud
Identity Theft Resource Center
- Free self-help tip sheets and other advice from ID theft victims
Identity Theft Help
- Help for victims and for prevention
