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Home Buying Tips Online

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Great Capital Association of REALTORS® http://gcar.com/

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Fannie Mae   http://www.fanniemae.com/homebuyers/homepath/index.jhtml

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Freddie Mac http://www.freddiemac.com/

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U.S. Dept. of HUD http://www.hud.gov/buying/index.cfm

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Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp. http://www.mgic.com/hints.html

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Community Realty http://www.yourownhome.org

Credit Reporting Information

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Free Annual Credit Report http://www.annualcreditreport.com

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Federal Trade Commission http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/credit/index.html

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Equifax http://www.equifax.com

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TransUnion http://www.transunion.com

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Experian http://www.experian.com

Using Debt Wisely

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Consumer Law Help Manual http://www.consumer.state.ny.us/clahm/start.htm

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National Consumer Law Center http://www.nclc.org/publications/guides/index.shtml

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FreddieMac CreditSmart® http://www.freddiemac.com/creditsmart/home.html

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Federal Trade Commission http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/menu-credit.htm

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Reading Loan Documents  http://www.cra-nc.org/cons1.htm

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Behind on Your Mortgage http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/econ/econ.cfm

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Payroll Card Questions and Answers http://www.consumersunion.org/pub/core_financial_services/000920.html

Mortgage Loan Programs

bulletState of New York Mortgage Association (SONYMA) http://nyhomes.org/home/index.asp
bulletSHOP-Capital loan products and grants through HSBC and Freddie Mac http://www.ahphome.org/shop-capital.htm
bulletM&T "Get Started" Financing http://www.mandtbank.com/personal/mortgage/index.cfm
bulletUSDA Rural Development Financing
http://eligibility.sc.egov.usda.gov

Mortgage Calculators

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Fannie Mae http://www.fanniemae.com/homebuyers/calculators/index.jhtml?p=Resources&s=Calculators

Help Outside the Capital District

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New York State Affordable Housing Database http://www.dhcr.state.ny.us/ahd/default.asp

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National Listing of HUD-Approved Counseling Agencies http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/hccprof14.cfm

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Find NeighborWorks® Organizations  http://nw.org/network/Utilities/NWOLookup.asp 

Recursos en Español (Home Buying & Credit in Spanish)

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Recursos en Español (Freddie Mac) http://www.freddiemac.com/consumers/recursos/

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Puntos destacados de HUD http://espanol.hud.gov/index.html

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M&T Bank http://info.mandtbank.com/personal/mortgage/spanish/index.asp

bulletFederal Trade Commission http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/menu-credit.htm#espanol
bulletPreguntas Comunes de los Empleados sobre las Tarjetas de Nómina (Payroll Cards)
http://www.consumersunion.org/espanol/
bulletUtilizar su hogar como garantía  http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/riskyhomeloans/riskyspanish.htm

Home Inspections & Home Repair

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Search for inspectors through the American Society of Home Inspectors http://ashi.com

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Check NYS home inspector license status online
http://appsext5.dos.state.ny.us/lcns_public/chk_load

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Home Inspections and the New York Homebuyer by the NYS Attorney General http://www.oag.state.ny.us/realestate/homebuy.html

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Maintenance tips for homeowners from "Mr. Fix-It" http://www.misterfix-it.com/CommProbSimpSol.asp

Beware of Predatory Lending

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NEDAP "Warning Signs" and other brochures http://nedap.org/programs/fairlending.html

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Consumer tips from the Center for Responsible Lending http://www.responsiblelending.org/consumers/index.cfm

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BorrowSmart consumer education campaign http://www.borrowsmart.org

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Freddie Mac "Don't Borrow Trouble" campaign http://www.dontborrowtrouble.com/dontborrow/anti_predatory.html

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NYS Banking Department brochures http://www.banking.state.ny.us/brltr.htm

bulletUtilizar su hogar como garantía  http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/riskyhomeloans/riskyspanish.htm

Foreclosure Prevention

bullet"Hope Now" Alliance, (888) 995-HOPE
http://www.hopenow.com
bulletAffordable Housing Partnership "HomeSave"
http://www.ahphome.org/homesave.htm

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