Borrowing Money
- : loan shopping, borrowing strategies and money management
Debt Counselors: Consumer assistance to get out of debt
Consumer Education
- Consumer Action: consumer education and advocacy (English and Spanish site)
- Consumer Reports: independent, nonprofit testing and information organization
- Consumer Review: product reviews and ratings written by consumers
Credit Information
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- Equifax: credit information provider
- Experian: credit information provider
- Trans Union: source of credit information, offers risk and portfolio management services
Financial News & Info
- Bloomberg Investment: provides news, data and analysis to the business community and media outlets
- CNN Financial Network: coverage of world business news and financial markets
- Forbes: real-time original reporting on business, technology, investing and lifestyle
Government Resources
- Do Not Call Registry
- Megan’s Law
- Census Bureau
- Avoiding Foreclosure Resources
- California Consumer Mortgage Info
- California Consumer Mortgage Info (Spanish version)
- US Postal Service – Bulk Mail info
Hispanic Sites
Home Inspections
- ASHI: National professional organization of home inspectors in the US and Canada
- Contractors State License Board: licenses and regulates contractors
- Code Check: guide to the most commonly cited code violations for family dwellings
- Pest World: Why you need to inspect a home for termites before buying or selling
Legal Resources
- Attorney Directory: Search for an attorney based on location & practice
- Better Business Bureau: reports can help you determine if a company has a good record
- Consumer Law Page: A “know your rights” consumer law resources site
- Find an Attorney: Categories of lawyers across the US and around the world
- FindLaw: a comprehensive and fast-growing online library of legal resources for use by legal professionals, consumers and small businesses
- LegalZoom.com: do-it-yourself legal resources for consumers
- LectLaw: material on common consumer problems and questions
- Legal Survival: extensive information on many types of law
Money Management
- Hoover’s: money management, career development, news, and business travel
- Kiplinger News: personal finance and business forecasting guidance
- Quicken: organize and track your finances
- Yahoo Finance: tools and calculators for your financial future
Mortgage and Loan Info
- Fannie Mae: financial services make it possible for low, moderate, and middle-income families to buy homes
- Freddie Mac: corporation chartered by Congress to create a continuous flow of funds to mortgage lenders in support of homeownership and rental housing
- Mortgage News Daily: Latest news in the mortgage industry
Moving Resources
- Orange County Voter Registration: Change of address
- DMV: Change of address
- IRS: Change of address
U.S. Postal Service: Change of address
Real Estate Reference
Schools and Education
- Orange County Schools
- Anaheim City
- Anaheim Union High
- Brea-Olinda Unified
- Buena Park
- Capistrano Unified
- Centralia
- Cypress
- Fountain Valley
- Fullerton
- Fullerton Joint Union High
- Garden Grove Unified
- Huntington Beach City
- Huntington Beach Union High
- Irvine Unified
- Laguna Beach Unified
- La Habra City
- Los Alamitos Unified
- Lowell Joint
- Magnolia
- Newport-Mesa Unified
- Ocean View
- Orange Unified
- Placentia-Yorba Linda
- Saddleback Valley Unified
- Santa Ana Unified
- Savanna
- Tustin Unified
- Westminster
- Riverside County School Info
- Los Angeles School Info
- San Diego School Info
- San Bernardino School Info
- Great Schools: The premier online guide to K-12 schools
- CA School Test Scores
US Department of Education: Promoting educational excellence for all Americans
Southern California County Websites
- Recorder – LA County
- Recorder – OC County
- Recorder – RV County
- Recorder – SB County
- Recorder – SD County
- Tax Assessor – LA County
- Tax Assessor – OC County
- Tax Assessor – RV County
- Tax Assessor – SB County
- Tax Assessor – SD County
- Los Angeles County Website
- Los Angeles County Cities
- Los Angeles County Chamber of Commerce
- Orange County Website
- Orange County Cities
- Riverside County Website
- Riverside County Cities
- Riverside County Chambers of Commerce
- San Bernardino County Website
- San Bernardino County Cities
- San Bernardino Chamber of Commerce
- San Diego County Website
- Ventura County Website
Tax Info and Resources
- Taxpayer Relief Act: Explanation of 1997 law and its implications
- 1031 Exchange Made Simple: Use a 1031 exchange to defer payment of capital gains taxes
Title Insurance
- American Land Title: ALTA represents the interests of the land title industry on a national level
- The Title Report: Market information for the title industry
- California Land Title Association: Representing the entire title industry for California
