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Consumer's Resource Handbook
Provides advice and consumer tips on: car repair, purchase, and leasing; shopping from home; avoiding consumer and investment fraud; home improvement and financing; choosing and using credit cards wisely.

 
Dun & Bradstreet
Provider of business-to-business credit, marketing, purchasing, and receivables management and decision-support services worldwide.

 
iMoneynet.com: Loans
The features on this site include loan news and information, loan alert, daily average rates, auto loan information and home equity & personal loan information.

 
CreditCardIndustry.com
Online industry information.

 
SMR Research Corporation
Compiles data and analysis on U.S. consumer loan markets, financial services companies, and consumer wealth and credit risk by geographic area.

 
National Fraud Information Center
Nationwide toll-free hotline for consumers to get advice about telephone solicitations and report possible telemarketing fraud to law enforcement agencies.

 
CreditProvide
Company offers a directory of over 100 little-known bad credit lenders, an online credit repair kit, and a do-it-yourself bankruptcy kit.

 
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Monthly publication analyzes economic developments and bank regulatory issues.

 
LendingIntelligence.com Catalog of Periodicals
Journals pertaining to financing trends.

 
Justfunds
Community of web sites for finding online funding and banking resources.

 
Lenders Interactive Services
A free and independent search engine for finding lenders for any type of financing, business or personal, worldwide.

 
Bankrate
Search for mortgage rates, credit cards, auto loans, home equity, savings products, or any banking need.

 
HSH Associates
Unbiased resource for mortgage information, daily statistics, ARM indexes, interest rates, and calculators.

 
Financial Pipeline
Financial knowledge and education from a neutral third party, independent site. All articles are screened and edited for accuracy and impartiality.

 
Federal Reserve Board Consumer Information
Includes information on credit cards, home mortgages, and vehicle leasing.

 
Federal Reserve Board Community Affairs
Site includes a newsletter, community development investments, and business access to capital and credit.

 
Loan Amortization Spreadsheet
Program includes a schedule for both interest payment and principal reduction.

 
LendingIntelligence.com
Online resource on lending trends and loan information.

 
Accountants World: Accounting Resources
Provides free accounting resources, including links to forms, research, discussion groups, accounting firms, CPAs, and tax professionals.

 
FTC: Fair Credit Reporting Act
Designed to promote accuracy and ensure the privacy of the information used in consumer reports.

 
iMoneynet.com
Offers rate research and analysis on money market mutual funds. Highlights top-yielding money funds, a key cash component of many investment and retirement plans.

 
GetSmart.com
Provider of an Internet online marketplace for information and connections between consumers and financial institutions that offer credit cards, first mortgages, home equity and consolidation loans and small business products. Services are prov.

 
National Institute for Consumer Education
NICE is a professional development center and clearinghouse in consumer, economic and personal finance education.

 
Watch the Web
Research and reference materials for the credit and collection industry.

 
Federal Reserve Board Survey of Consumer Finance
A triennial survey of the balance sheet, pension, income, and other demographic characteristics of U.S. families.

 
Money Management International Online Articles
Designed to inform, assist, educate and alert consumers.

 
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