Consumer Action Publications

Consumer Action creates award-winning free multilingual educational guides on a wide range of personal finance topics and other subjects of interest to consumers. Many publications are available in Chinese, Korean, Spanish and Vietnamese, as well as English. Each year, we distribute more than two million of our publications through a national network of 8,000 community organizations. Nonprofit and community-based agencies may order these free publications in bulk by clicking here for order forms.

2007

July

13
Sí puede comprar una casa (2007) Cover

Sí puede comprar una casa (2007) El camino hacia su propio hogar. La compra de una vivienda es una de las compras más importantes en la vida. Este folleto trata sobre los temas más importantes para los posibles compradores de una vivienda, incluyendo cómo hacer la compra de una casa, cómo anticipar los costos de ser propietario, cóm encontrar el hogar ideal, cómo comparar préstamos hipotecarios y hacer una oferta.

March

14
Disaster Relief Resources Cover

Disaster Relief Resources. This free fact sheet is designed to help you assist homeowners in your community to access benefits and protections to help them save their homes from default and foreclosure. The resources listed in this fact sheet are legitimate statewide or national programs available to disaster-impacted homeowners at low or no cost.

Recursos de Asistencia en Caso de Desastres Cover

Recursos de Asistencia en Caso de Desastres. Este folleto gratuito ha sido diseñado para ayudarle a usted a asistir a los propietarios de vivienda de su comunidad a acceder a beneficios y protecciones para que puedan evitar perder sus casas por incumplimiento de pago o ejecución hipotecaria. Los recursos listados en este folleto son programas nacionales o estatales legítimos y están disponibles para los propietarios de viviendas afectados por los desastres naturales a un bajo costo o sin costo alguno.

January

04
Before You Buy a Home (2006) Cover

Before You Buy a Home (2006). Checklist of items for homebuyers who have already found a home they wish to buy. Topics include checking neighborhoods, verifying building permits, using a home inspector, and considering all costs of homeownership.

03
Fighting Back Against Housing Discrimination (2006) Cover

Fighting Back Against Housing Discrimination (2006). This publication outlines the process of filing a housing discrimination complaint with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

2006

November

02
Financing Home Repairs (2006) Cover

Financing Home Repairs (2006). This publication outlines some ways to finance repairs and improvements to your home and how to protect yourself from home improvement problems that might cost you money. It covers personal loans, Federal Housing Authority (FHA) loans, home equity loans, and for veterans who live in California, CalVet loans.

October

26
ID Theft Quiz Cover

ID Theft Quiz. The ID Theft Quiz Game is a fun way to teach important concepts about this prevalent form of fraud.

18
Don't Lose Your Home (2006) Cover

Don't Lose Your Home (2006) How to Avoid Home Equity Loan Fraud . A brochure that explains how a "home equity loan" allows you to borrow money against your home's equity. However, your home secures the loan; if you are unable to make the home equity loan payments, you can lose your house. This fact sheet explains the need for caution when agreeing to such loans.

No pierda su casa (2006) Cover

No pierda su casa (2006) Cómo evitar el fraude en préstamos sobre el valor líquido de la vivienda . Un folleto que explica cómo un "préstamo sobre el valor líquido de la vivienda" le permite obtener dinero contra el valor líquido de su casa. Pero si no puede pagar los pagos del préstamo, puede perder su casa. Este folleto explica porqué es necesario tener cuidado con estos préstamos.

August

28
Know the Signs of Housing Discrimination (2006) Cover

Know the Signs of Housing Discrimination (2006). Minorities, families with children and people with disabilities often are denied housing because of the unfair and illegal practice known as housing discrimination.

 
 

Quick Menu

Support Consumer Action

Support Consumer

Join Our Email List

  •   
Facebook FTwitter T

Housing Menu

Help Desk

Advocacy