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General Consumer Information First Time Homebuyers Foreclosure Resources Reverse Mortgage Resources Counseling and Assistance Organizations Other Topics, Links, and Publications Consumer Information in Spanish

General Consumer Information

Agency/ Organization	Topic	Date Published	HTML
FDIC	FDIC Consumer News: Fall 2010 Edition	November 2010
Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force	Financial Fraud Resource	April 2010
The Lawyers' Committe for Civil Rights Under Law	Prevent Loan Scams	(No Date)
Neighborworks	Loan Modification Scam Alert program	January 2010
FDIC	FDIC Consumer News: Special Edition - Managing Your Money in Good Times and Bad	March 2009
Consumer.gov	Nuts and Bolts: Tools for Today’s Economy	March 2009
FDIC	FDIC Consumer Alerts	March 2009
FDIC	FDIC Deposit Insurance Coverage	October 2008
IRS	Disaster Assistance and Emergency Relief for Individuals and Businesses	September 2008

First Time Home Buyers

Agency/ Organization	Topic	Date Published	HTML
NAHB	First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit	March 2009
TDCHA	The First Time Homebuyer Program	Current
MortgageLoan.com	Housing and Mortgages for People With Disabilities	July 2008
TDSML	Mortgage Loans - Understand the Terms of Your Loan Before You Sign	December 2007
FRB	Revised Consumer Handbook on Adjustable-Rate Mortgages	October 2007
msnbc.com	Homeowners place faith in 'exotic' mortgages	July 2005

Foreclosure Resources

Agency/ Organization	Topic	Date Published	HTML
US Treasury/HUD	Home Affordable Modification Program	November 2009
FDIC	Foreclosure Prevention	September 2009
FRB	Federal Reserve: Foreclosure Resource Center	(No Date)
995hope.org	Homeownership Preservation Foundation	(No Date)
Texas A&M	Real Estate Center: A Homeowner’s Rights Under Foreclosure	September 2008
OAG	Mortgage and Home Buying Issues	November 2007
IRS	Real Estate Foreclosure & Related Tax Issues	September 2007

Reverse Mortgage Resources

Agency/ Organization	Topic	Date Published	HTML
HUD	Information for Senior Citizens	April 2009
DFPS	Links for the Elderly	Current
AARP	Reverse Mortgages	Current
Consumers Union	Home Loans	Current
RMT	Reverse Mortgage Times	Current

Counseling and Assistance Organizations

Agency/ Organization	Topic	Date Published	HTML
TDCHA	Homebuyer Assistance and Homebuyer Education Providers	(No Date)	English Spanish
NCL	Welcome to Mortgage Town	(No Date)
HUD	Approved Housing Counseling Agencies in TEXAS: - Spanish	(No Date)
HFU	HomeFree-USA – Nonprofit Homeownership Counseling Organization	(No Date)
NACA	Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America – Nonprofit Advocacy	(No Date)
NeighboWorks®	NeighborWorks® Center for Foreclosure Solutions	(No Date)
995hope.org	Homeownership Preservation Foundation	(No Date)
Hope Now	Support & Guidance for Homeowners	(No Date)

Other Topics, Links, and Publications

Agency/ Organization	Topic	Date Published	HTML
AEI	Matrix of Financial Literacy Products and Services	February 2008
Multi	Federal Subprime Guidance	June 2007
Rust	Ameriquest Settlement	February 2007
FDIC	FDIC Handbook: Non-traditional Mortgage Loan Product	October 2006

Please Note: External links to other sites are intended to be informational only and do not have the endorsement of the Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending.