Consumer Finance and Foreclosure Legal Guides

• How To Avoid Foreclosure
  
• Mortgage Payments Sending You Reeling? Here’s What to Do (FTC Facts for Consumers)
  
• Providing Alternatives to Mortgage Foreclosure: A Report to Congress
  
• Foreclosure Rescue Scams: Another Potential Stress for Homeowners in Distress
  
• Knee Deep in Debt? (FTC Facts for Consumers)
  
• Deceptive Mortgage Ads: What They Say; What They Leave Out (FTC Facts for Consumers)
  
• A Study of Closing Costs for FHA Mortgages
  
• For People on Debt Management Plans: A Must-Do List (FTC Facts for Consumers)
  
• Before You File for Personal Bankruptcy: Information About Credit Counseling and Debtor Education (FTC Facts for Consumers)
  
• Canceled Debts, Foreclosures, Repossessions, and Abandonments (IRS Publication 4681)
  
• The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FTC Facts for Consumers)
  
• A Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (Federal Trade Commission)
  
• The Credit Practices Rule (FTC Facts for Consumers)
  
• Advance-Fee Loan Scams: ‘Easy’ Cash Offers Teach Hard Lessons (FTC Facts for Consumers)
  
• Building a Better Credit Report
  
• Credit Repair: How to Help Yourself (FTC Facts for Consumers)
  
• Cosigning a Loan (FTC Facts for Consumers)
  
• Credit and Your Consumer Rights (FTC Facts for Consumers)
  
• Mortgage Discrimination (FTC Facts for Consumers)
  
• The Equal Credit Opportunity Act
  
• The Fair Credit Billing Act (FTC Facts for Consumers)
  
• Credit Insurance: Is It For You? (FTC Facts for Consumers)
  
• How to Manage Your Mortgage If Your Lender Closes or Files for Bankruptcy (FTC Facts for Consumers)
  
• Need a Loan? Think Twice About Using Your Home As Collateral (FTC Facts for Consumers)
  
• Home Equity Credit Lines (FTC Facts for Consumers)