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on mortgages: links for 2012

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• Kiva.org
  Help reduce poverty with Micro Financing - Loans that change lives. www.kiva.org
  
  
• Alain Pinel Realtors
  offers a full range of real estate services to assist you in locating or selling a home. www.apr.com
  
  
• A.M. Best
  reports on the financial condition of insurance companies, providing useful information to the consumer in selecting an insurance carrier. www.ambest.com
  
  
• American Architecture
  on-line directory to help you identify architects, contractors, consulting engineers, developers, interior designers, landscape architects, and specifications writers located in your area. www.americanarchitecture.com
  
  
• Bloomberg
  offers complete coverage of financial markets, companies, economics, politics and more. www.bloomberg.com
  
  
• CPAFirms.com
  a directory of accounting professionals, including Certified Public Accountants - easy search tool helps you find one in your area. www.cpafirms.com
  
  
• Fannie Mae
  a government sponsored enterprise (GSE) which works with lenders to insure the availability of mortgage money by purchasing and packaging mortgages for the secondary market. This site offers consumers useful information on homeownership, including issues of availability and affordability for low, moderate and middle-income Americans. www.fanniemae.com
  
  
• Federal Reserve
  the website of the central bank of the United States. Includes consumer information on home mortgages as well as general information and press releases regarding the activity of the Federal Reserve and its Board of Governors. http://www.federalreserve.gov
  
  
• myFICO
  Your source for FICO scores from Fair, Isaac the worlds's leading developer of credit bureau scores. Online access to the vital parts of your credit profile, your FICO score and a personalized score explanation analysis. www.myfico.com
  
  
• Freddie Mac
  a government sponsored enterprise (GSE) which works with lenders to insure the availability of mortgage money by purchasing and packaging mortgages for the secondary market. This site offers useful information for homeowners and renters, including issues of availability and affordability for low, moderate and middle-income Americans. www.freddiemac.com
  
  
• HUD
  U.S. Dept of Housing and Urban Development - HUD is on your side when it comes to protecting your rights as a consumer. http://www.hud.gov/
  
  
• IRS
  the official website of the Internal Revenue Service. www.irs.gov
  
  


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• Reverse Mortgage Information from AARP
  Fact Sheet on Reverse Mortgages. Important details that every reverse mortgage borrower needs to know. How reverse mortgages differ from other home loans. The amount you owe on a reverse mortgage grows larger and larger. http://www.aarp.org/revmort/
  
  
• The School Report
  a multi-state service designed to provide you with all the information needed to identify school districts which meet your family's educational goals and requirements. school report
  
  
• Freddie Mac Mortgage Rates Report
  2004 Weekly Mortgage Rates Data.
  
  

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