CONSUMER EDUCATION

• Consumer Action - Consumer education and advocacy - website is in English and Spanish.
• Consumer Reports - An independent, nonprofit testing and information organization.

CREDIT INFORMATION

• American Credit Collectors - The Association of Credit and Collection Professionals.
• Equifax - Provider of credit information.
• Experian - Provider of credit information.
• Borrow Smart - Loan shopping, borrowing strategies and money management.
• NFCC - A service offering low-cost assistance to credit-related issues.
• TransUnion - Source of credit information, offers risk and portfolio-management services.

FINANCIAL NEWS AND INFO

• Bloomberg Investment - Provides news, data and analysis to the business community and media outlets.
• CBS Market Watch - Stock market quotes, business news and financial news.
• CNN Financial Network - Coverage of world business news and financial markets.
• Forbes - Real-time original reporting on business, technology, investing and lifestyle.

HOME INSPECTIONS

• ASHI - National professional organization of home inspectors in the US and Canada.
• CSLB - Contractors State License Board licenses and regulates contractors.
• Code Check - Guide to the most commonly cited code violations for one and two family dwellings.
• Pest World - Why you need to inspect a home for termites before buying or selling.

LEGAL RESOURCES

• Attorney Directory - Search for an attorney based on location & practice.
• Better Business Bureau - BBB report can help you determine if a company has a good record.
• Consumer Law Page - A "know your rights" consumer law resources site.
• FindLaw - Provides access to a comprehensive and fast-growing online library of legal resources for use by legal professionals, consumers and small businesses.
• LegalNature - Makes legal documents easy for consumers and we also have put together a lot of helpful articles for them to read through.
• LegalZoom - Do-it-yourself legal resources for consumers.
• LectLaw - Material on problems and questions consumers run into.

MONEY MANAGEMENT

• Hoover's - Money management, career development, news, and business travel.
• Kiplinger News - Personal finance and business forecasting guidance.
• Quicken - Organize and track your finances.
• Smart Money - Get online investment assistance and real-time stock market quotes.
• Your Money Page - Tools and calculators for your financial future.

MORTGAGE AND LOAN INFO

• Fannie Mae - Financial services make it possible for low, moderate, and middle-income families to buy homes.
• Freddie Mac - Corporation chartered by Congress to create a continuous flow of funds to mortgage lenders in support of homeownership and rental housing.
• Mortgage Daily - Latest news in the mortgage industry.

MOVING RESOURCES

• Click and Move - They've compiled a directory of over 1,000,000 moving and relocation related services.

TITLE INSURANCE

• American Land Title - ALTA represents the interests of the land title industry on a national level.
• The Title Report - Market information for the Title Industry.
• California Land Title Association - Representing the entire title industry for California.

SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION

• Great Schools - The premier online guide to K-12 schools.
• US Department of Education - Promoting education excellence for all Americans.

TAX INFO AND RESOURCES

• Taxpayer Relief Act - Explanation of 1997 law and its implications.
• 1031 Exchange - Use a 1031 exchange to defer payment of capital gains taxes.