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
Automobiles - FTC Web Site for Consumers
(Separate Website)
This web site contains information about buying a new car, buying a used car, leasing a car, renting a car and fuel costs and expenses. The web site also contains information for businesses that sell or lease vehicles.
By: Federal Trade Commission
New Mexico Attorney General's Office
(Separate Website)
Advertising - FTC Web Site on Consumer Rights and Business Obligations
(Separate Website)
This web site contains over 100 documents covering consumer rights in connection with product advertising, ways for businesses to stay in compliance with the requirements of the law, and guides and policy statements of the Federal Trade Commission on advertising. The documents may be read and printed from the screen or printed in PDF format.
By: Federal Trade Commission
New Mexico Attorney General's Office
(Separate Website)
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
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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
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Student Loan Collections
(Separate Website)
What you can do if you fall behind on your student loan payments.
By: Nolo Plain English Law Centers
2005 Renter's Guide
(Separate Website)
A Handbook for Tenants & Landlords - 2005 Revised Edition
By: New Mexico Legal Aid
2005 Renter's Guide - PDF download Download the Handbook for Tenants & Landlords - 2005 Revised Edition
By: New Mexico Legal Aid
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
Common Questions of First-time Homebuyers
(Separate Website)
This document contains frequently asked questions that first-time homebuyers have about purchasing a home.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
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:
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New Mexico Attorney General's Office
(Separate Website)
New Mexico Fair Housing Center Website
(Separate Website)
The New Mexico Fair Housing Center (NMFHC) is dedicated to eliminating housing discrimination in New Mexico. NMFHC works to ensure equal housing opportunities for all New Mexicans through education and outreach, advocacy, and enforcement. NMFHC envisions a state where housing opportunities are the norm and not the exception; where there are no barriers or impediments to housing choices and where segregation is a practice of the past.
By: New Mexico Fair Housing Center
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Spanish / Español
New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority
(Separate Website)
The New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority (MFA) is a quasi-public entity, financing housing and related services for low-to-moderate income and underserved families. As the state's designated housing agency, the MFA provides housing programs, from Homelessness to Homeownership, throughout New Mexico.
By: New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority
Quitclaim Deeds
A quitclaim deed is a deed that gives away any rights the person signing the deed might have to property described on the deed. The deed does not guarantee that the person signing the deed has any rights to the property.
By: Law Access New Mexico
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Children's Consumer Issues - An FTC Web Site
(Separate Website)
This FTC web site contains a number of documents relating to protecting children including information on scholarship scams, consumer credit, online privacy and products to protect kids from the sun. The web site also contains information for businesses which market to children. The documents may be viewed and printed from the screen or printed in PDF format.
By: Federal Trade Commission
College Savings Calculator
(Separate Website)
How much money will you need to save each month to reach a desired savings goal? Use the calculator developed by Nono Plain-English Law Centers to calculate how much you need to save for college tuition.
By: Nolo Plain nglish Law Centers
New Mexico Attorney General's Office
(Separate Website)
Consumer Privacy Issues - FTC Web Site
(Separate Website)
Advances in computer technology have made it possible for detailed information about people to be compiled and shared more easily and cheaply than ever. That's good for society as a whole and individual consumers. For example, it is easier for law enforcement to track down criminals, for banks to prevent fraud, and for consumers to learn about new products and services, allowing them to make better-informed purchasing decisions. At the same time, as personal information becomes more accessible, each of us - companies, associations, government agencies, and consumers - must take precautions to protect against the misuse of that information. The Federal Trade Commission is educating consumers and businesses about the importance of personal information privacy. Read more about our efforts, what we've learned, and what you can do to protect the privacy of your personal information.
By: Federal Trade Commission
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
Identity Theft Recognizing, preventing, and responding to identity theft
By: New Mexico Legal Aid
New Mexico Attorney General's Office
(Separate Website)
Children's Consumer Issues - An FTC Web Site
(Separate Website)
This FTC web site contains a number of documents relating to protecting children including information on scholarship scams, consumer credit, online privacy and products to protect kids from the sun. The web site also contains information for businesses which market to children. The documents may be viewed and printed from the screen or printed in PDF format.
By: Federal Trade Commission
College Savings Calculator
(Separate Website)
How much money will you need to save each month to reach a desired savings goal? Use the calculator developed by Nono Plain-English Law Centers to calculate how much you need to save for college tuition.
By: Nolo Plain nglish Law Centers
New Mexico Attorney General's Office
(Separate Website)
Consumer Privacy Issues - FTC Web Site
(Separate Website)
Advances in computer technology have made it possible for detailed information about people to be compiled and shared more easily and cheaply than ever. That's good for society as a whole and individual consumers. For example, it is easier for law enforcement to track down criminals, for banks to prevent fraud, and for consumers to learn about new products and services, allowing them to make better-informed purchasing decisions. At the same time, as personal information becomes more accessible, each of us - companies, associations, government agencies, and consumers - must take precautions to protect against the misuse of that information. The Federal Trade Commission is educating consumers and businesses about the importance of personal information privacy. Read more about our efforts, what we've learned, and what you can do to protect the privacy of your personal information.
By: Federal Trade Commission
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
Identity Theft Recognizing, preventing, and responding to identity theft
By: New Mexico Legal Aid
New Mexico Attorney General's Office
(Separate Website)
State Tax Forms for All States
(Separate Website)
This web page provides links to the state web sites from which each state's tax forms may be downloaded and links to state web sites where tax forms may be filled out on-line.
By: Federation of Tax Administrators
Tax Information for Students
(Separate Website)
These pages of the IRS web site contain information about (1) deductions for interest on student loans, (2) kinds of common student income that are taxable, and (3) an introduction to tax laws for students.
By: Internal Revenue Service
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