Abusive Lending - FTC Web Site
(Separate Website)
This web site contains documents relating to: (1) home equity loans, home equity credit lines and common home equity scams, (2) high rate, high fee mortgages, (3) reverse mortgages, (4) payday loans, and (5) mortgage discrimination. You may view the documents on-line and print them out or print them in PDF format.
By: Federal Trade Commission
Bancarrota Tipos de bancarrota; lo que protege la bancarrota; no debe empesarlo su mismo. Julio 2009
By: New Mexico Legal Aid
Bankruptcy Types of bankruptcy; what bankruptcy can protect; how bankruptcy affects your credit; cautions about self-help bankruptcy. July 2009.
By: New Mexico Legal Aid
Credit - An FTC Consumer Law Web Site
(Separate Website)
This web site contains over 100 documents that deal with credit issues, including credit scams, privacy issues, identity theft, electronic banking and credit cards. The web site also contains information for businesses. The documents may be viewed and printed from the screen or printed in PDF format.
By: Federal Trade Commission
Debt and Bankruptcy Information
(Separate Website)
Debt and bankruptcy legal information on credit repair, credit rating, getting out of debt, student loans and budgets.
By: Nolo Plain English Law Centers
Mortgage Foreclosure Issues
Guide to mortgage foreclosure in New Mexico.
By: Law Access New Mexico
Other Formats:
Word File
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Paying Back Student Loans
If you took out one or more loans while attending a community college, university, trade school, vocational school, or other post-high school educational institution, it is likely that you have been contacted about paying back your student loans. This information sheet provides information as to the student loan process, what parties can get involved in collecting your student loans, what options are available to you, and how you can get information about your loans.
By: Law Access New Mexico
Other Formats:
Word File
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Student Loan Collections
(Separate Website)
What you can do if you fall behind on your student loan payments.
By: Nolo Plain English Law Centers
Adobe Acrobat Reader required. (If you are using a screen reader that does not support PDF format, copy the PDF link, and use the Access Adobe online form to convert this file to HMTL text.)
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