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Gustav -- Important Information about Home, Auto and some other Foreclosures!
Information about Gov. Jindal's executive order suspending legal deadlines and sheriff's sales of homes, cars, and certain other things.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office)
HANO Home Ownership Program
(Separate Website)
Find out more about HANO's home ownership program.
By: HANO - Housing Authority of New Orleans
Help for Tenants, Homeowners and Homeless Persons
(Separate Website)
Here are links and other information from the National Housing Law Project targeted to tenants, homeowners and homeless people.
By: National Housing Law Project
Home Finance and Sales - Federal Consumer Information Center
(Separate Website)
See this list of resources available from the Federal Consumer Information Center about home financing and related issues.
By: Federal Consumer Information Center
HUD -- Settlement Costs of Buying a Home
(Separate Website)
Here HUD explains settlement costs in buying a home.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD Homebuying Guide
(Separate Website)
See this brochure for information about the steps to buying a HUD home, including help finding out how much house you can afford.
By: US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development -- HUD
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
HUD: Don't be a victim of loan fraud!
(Separate Website)
Find out from HUD how you can help protect yourself from loan fraud, including predatory lenders who may prey on the elderly, low-income people and others.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Hurricane Ike -- HUD FHA Foreclosure Relief
(Separate Website)
See this fact sheet from the U.S Department of Housing and Urban development (HUD) about FHA foreclosure relief for survivors of hurricane Ike.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Infiormation about Health Care Products and Services
(Separate Website)
Find out about health care products and services and how to avoid scams and fraud on this site sponsored by the Federal Trade Commission.
By: Federal Trade Commission
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Know Who is calling -- Phone Fraud and Identity Theft
(Separate Website)
Don't be a victim of fraudsters on the phone! See "Who’s Calling? Recognize & Report Phone Fraud."
Here is information from the Federal Trade Commission about how you can protect yourself from people who use the phone to commit fraud and to prey on senior citizens and other consumers.
By: Federal Trade Commission
La Compra de una Casa
(Separate Website)
Information in Spanish from the American Bar Association about buying a house.
By: American Bar Association
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Louisiana Rebuilds Web Site
(Separate Website)
Check out this site, described on its home page as: "LouisianaRebuilds.info was established to be a trusted, online destination for residents affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by providing critical information for those who have returned home as well as those who are still displaced."
Money Help from MyMoney.gov
(Separate Website)
See this information about you and your money from the U.S. Financial Literacy and Education Commission. Tips about scams and ripoffs, too.
By: U.S. Financial Literacy and Education Commission
Money Matters site from the Federal Trade Commission
(Separate Website)
Information about you and your money: scam watch, credit cards, managing your money, dealing with debt, your home, and jobs.
By: Federal Trade Commission
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
MyMoney.gov -- Helpful Information from the U.S. Government
(Separate Website)
See this site about money matters, from the U.S. Financial Literacy and Education Commission. Includes tips for avoiding scams, like foreclosure rescue scams and loan scams.
By: U.S. Financial Literacy and Education Commission
New "Making Home Affordable" Website
(Separate Website)
See the announcement from HUD about a new website with information about President Obama's plan to help homeowners.
By: HUD - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
New Mortgage Rules from HUD
(Separate Website)
See this announcement from HUD about new rules for mortgages that could save some homebuyers hundreds of dollars.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Phishing Scams -- the Federal Trade Commission tells you how to watch out.
Watch this video from the Federal Trade Commission to learn more about "phishing" scams and how to avoid them.
By: Federal Trade Commission
Should I File for Bankruptcy?
When should you get a bankruptcy? How do you file for bankruptcy? What happens when you file? Here's some very basic information.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office)
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