Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
1776 F St, N.W.
Washington , DC . 20006
877-275-3342
Supervises banks and insures deposits in these institutions up to $100,000
http://www.fdic.gov/index.html

National Credit Union Administration
1775 Duke St .
Alexandria , VA. 22314-3428
703-518-6300
Supervises credit unions and insures deposits up to $100,000
http://www.ncua.gov/index.html

Credit

AllCardsConsidered.Com
PO Box 184
Sun City , CA. 92585
Educational information on credit cards.
http://www.allcardsconsidered.com

Federal Reserve Board
20 th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington , DC . 20551
This link provides useful tips on shopping for a credit card
http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/shop/

Equifax
PO Box
740241 Atlanta , GA. 30374
800-685-1111
http://www.equifax.com/

Experian
PO Box 2104
Allen , TX 75013-2104
888-397-3742
http://www.experian.com/

Trans Union
PO Box 2000
Chester , PA. 19022
800-888-4213
http://www.transunion.com/index.jsp

FICO Score estimate
http://www.bankrate.com/brm/fico/calc.asp

National Score Index
Provides national and regional averages of credit scores.
http://www.nationalscoreindex.com/NSI_Site/

AnnualCreditReport.com
PO Box 105283
Atlanta , GA. 30348-5283
877-322-8228
Centralized source for obtaining credit reports from the 3 major credit bureaus. http://www.annualcreditreport.com

National Foundation for Credit Counseling
801 Roeder Rd.
Suite 900
Silver Spring , MD. 20910
301-589-5600
Information on credit counseling
http://www.nfcc.org/

Credit Repair Organizations Act of 1996
Details laws governing Credit Repair firms
http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/croa/croa.htm

Fair Credit Reporting Act
Information on the laws protecting consumers
http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fcrajump.htm

Fair and Accurate Transactions Act of 2003
Added new sections to the Fair Credit Reporting Act to help consumers fight identity theft
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ159.108.pdf

Center for Responsible Lending
302 West Main St .
Durham , NC 27701
919-313-8500
Organization working to put an end to predatory lending practices
http://www.responsiblelending.org/

Identity Theft
Verified by Visa
Provides information on its program to protect consumers buying products on the Internet
https://usa.visa.com/personal/security/vbv/

National Do Not Call Registry
Attn: DNC Program Manager
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W.
Washington , DC . 20580
Add your home and cell phone to this list to limit telemarketer calls
888-382-1222
https://www.donotcall.gov/default.aspx

Identity Theft Clearinghouse
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W.
Washington , DC . 20580
877-438-4338
Information to educate consumers about identity theft
http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/

Identity Theft Resource Center
PO Box 26833
San Diego , CA . 92196
858-693-7935
Nonprofit organization focusing exclusively on identity theft
http://www.idtheftcenter.org/alerts.shtml

Phishing emails
Anti-Phishing Working Group
http://www.antiphishing.org/index.html

Hoax-Slayer
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/

Job Information
Personality tests
Keirsey Temperament Sorter II
http://www.keirsey.com/

Jung-Myers Briggs
http://www.humanmetrics.com/

Job Web Sites
Monster.com
5 Clock Tower Pl #500
Maynard , MA 01754
888-666-7837
http://www.monster.com

Careerbuilder.com
200 N. Lasalle St
Suite 1100
Chicago , IL . 60601
800-891-8880
http://careerbuilder.com

Yahoo Hotjobs
45 W. 18 th St
6 th Floor
New York , NY . 10011
646-351-5300
http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/

Internship Opportunities

MonsterTrak
11845 West Olympic Blvd.
Suite 500
Los Angeles , CA. 90064
http://www.monstertrak.com

INROADS, Inc
10 South Broadway
Suite 300
St. Louis , MO. 63102
314-241-7488
http://www.inroads.com

InternWeb
http://www.internweb.com

Entreprenuer
SCORE
409 3rd St, S.W.
6th Floor
Washington , DC 20024
800-634-0245
http://www.score.org/

Entrepreneurs’ Organization
500 Montgomery St
Suite 500
Alexandria , VA 22314 USA
703-519-6700
http://www.eonetwork.org

Education

The College Board
Source for information on preparing for college
45 Columbus Ave
New York, NY 10023-6992
(212) 713-8000
http://www.collegeboard.com

Diploma Mills
Information on how to spot diploma mills
http://www.elearners.com/resources/diploma-mills.asp

Council for Higher Education Accreditation
One Dupont Cir, N.W.
Suite 510
Washington , DC . 20036
202-955-6126

List of accredited online programs by state

http://www.chea.org/degreemills/frmStates.htm
National Endowment for Financial Education
5299 DTC Blvd
Suite 1300
Greenwood Village, CO. 80111
303-741-6333


Non-profit that has programs designed to teach consumers about personal finance
http://www.nefe.org/index2.html
JumpStart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy
919 18 th St, N.W.
Suite 300
Washington , DC . 20006
202-466-8604
Seeks to improve financial literacy of young adults

http://www.jumpstart.org/index.cfm
Junior Achievement
One Education Way
Colorado Springs, CO. 80906
800-843-6395
Educates students in grades K-12 about opportunities available in the business world
http://www.ja.org/

Housing/Car Buying

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 7 th St., S.W.
Washington , DC . 20410
(202) 708-1112
Useful home buying tips
http://www.hud.gov/buying/index.cfm#programs

Fannie Mae
3900 Wisconsin Ave, N.W.
Washington , DC . 20016-2892
800-732-6643
Offers financial products to make housing affordable for low to middle income families
www.fanniemae.com

Carfax.com
Provides vehicle history reports that cover collision, fire, and flood damage
http://www.carfax.com

Edmunds.com
Comprehensive source for on buying new or used vehicles as well as leasing.
http://www.edmunds.com

Kelley Blue Book
195 Technology
Irvine , CA. 92618
800-258-3266
Find the estimated wholesale and retail value of your vehicle
http://www.kbb.com

LemonLawOffice.com
Provides lemon law information for each of the 50 states and a list of lawyers who represent clients who are victims
http://www.lemonlawoffice.com/

HomeGain
1250 45 th St .
Suite 200
Emeryville, CA. 94608
888-542-0800
Website helps buyers and sellers find real estate agents
http://www.homegain.com

Investing
Sharebuilder
1445 – 120 th Ave, N.E.
Bellevue , WA . 98005
866-747-2537
Allows investors to buy stocks with no minimum account size.
http://www.sharebuilder.com

American Stock Exchange
86 Trinity Pl.
New York , NY . 10006
800-843-2639
Information on Exchange Traded Funds
http://www.amex.com

Mutual Fund Information
Morningstar
225 W. Wacker Dr .
Chicago , IL . 60606
312-696-6000
http://www.morningstar.com

Lipper
3 Times Sq
New York , NY . 10036
877-955-4773
http://www.lipperweb.com

Retirement Calculators
Bankrate.com
11760 US HWY 1
Suite 500
North Palm Beach , FL.33408
561-630-2400
http://www.bankrate.com/brm/calc/401k.asp

Banksite.com
http://www.banksite.com/calc/annuity2

Personal Finance Web Sites

Yahoo Finance
http://finance.yahoo.com

MSN Money Central
http://moneycentral.msn.com

Taxes

Internal Revenue Service
500 N. Capitol St., N.W.
Washington , DC . 20221
800-829-1040
Provides comprehensive source for tax information
http://www.irs.gov/individuals/index.html