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 a 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 downloadable order forms or online ordering instructions.

2008

November

06
Successful Homeownership - Seminar Lesson Plan & Class Activities (English) Cover

Successful Homeownership - Seminar Lesson Plan & Class Activities (English). This PDF packet provides guidance for teachers and team leaders. The 20-page packet contains a detailed curriculum, classroom activities and take home worksheets.

Keeping Your Home - Protect your investment (Vietnamese) Cover

Keeping Your Home - Protect your investment (Vietnamese). Những người có kế hoạch, ngân sách và dành dụm để thành công làm chủ một căn nhà sẽ có nhiều cơ hội tốt hơn để giữ được mái nhà của họ và gây dựng tài sản từ giá trị gia tăng của căn nhà theo thời gian. Tài liệu này nói đến các trách nhiệm tài chính trong việc làm chủ căn nhà và làm thế nào để quản lý, duy trì và bảo vệ tài sản của quý vị, và phương cách gây dựng và bảo tồn tiền lời căn nhà của quý vị.

People who plan, budget and save for successful homeownership have a much better chance of keeping a roof over their heads and building wealth as property values increase over the years. This brochure covers the financial responsibilities of homeownership and how to manage them, how to maintain and protect your property, and how to build and preserve your home equity.

2007

12
You Can Buy a Home - Seminar Lesson Plan (English) Cover

You Can Buy a Home - Seminar Lesson Plan (English). This PDF packet provides guidance for teachers and team leaders. The 22-page packet contains a detailed curriculum, classroom activities and take home worksheets.

September

16
You Can Buy a Home - The keys to homeownership (Vietnamese) Cover

You Can Buy a Home - The keys to homeownership (Vietnamese). Mua nhà là một trong những mua sắm quan trọng nhất của quý vị. Trong cẩm nang này, chúng ta bàn đến những chủ đề chính cho người chủ gia cư tương lai, kể cả sự chuẩn bị cho việc mua nhà, dự đoán phí tổn nhà cửa, tìm đúng căn nhà, chọn lựa nợ nhà và đề nghị mua.

Buying a home is one of the most important purchases you'll ever make. In this brochure, we cover key topics for potential homeowners, including preparing to buy a home, predicting homeownership costs, finding the right home, shopping for a mortgage and making an offer.

August

15
True Life Stories Cover

True Life Stories. Homeownership is a primary path to achieving financial security, and homeownership helps communities remain stable. This publication, available in Spanish and English in the popular "novella" (comic book) style, addresses some of the key mortgage, lending and financial management issues faced by homeowners.

Temas De La Vida Real Cover

Temas De La Vida Real. La compra de una vivienda es un camino principal para alcanzar la seguridad financiera y ayuda a que las comunidades permanezcan estables. Esta publicación, disponible en español e inglés en el popular formato de historieta, trata sobre los temas más importantes que los compradores de viviendas enfrentan, como las hipotecas, asuntos de préstamos y manejo de las finanzas.

July

13
You can buy a home - The keys to homeownership (Hmong) Cover

You can buy a home - The keys to homeownership (Hmong). Kev yuav tsev yog ib qho uas tseem ceeb tshaj ua koj yuav tau tshwm nyiaj yuav nyob hauv koj lub neej. Daim ntawv no yuav qhia txog tej yam tseemceeb uas tej tus yuav tsev yuavtsum paub, xwsli yuav npaj dabtsi ua ntej, seb cov nqi yuav muaj li cas, xyuas seb lub tsev twg yuav zoo rau yus, nrhiav chaw txais nyiaj thiab yuav muab tus nqi (offer) li cas.
Buying a home is one of the most important purchases you'll ever make. In this brochure, we cover key topics for potential homeowners, including preparing to buy a home, predicting homeownership costs, finding the right home, shopping for a mortgage and making an offer.

You can buy a home - The keys to homeownership (Cambodian) Cover

You can buy a home - The keys to homeownership (Cambodian). Buying a home is one of the most important purchases you'll ever make. In this brochure, we cover key topics for potential homeowners, including preparing to buy a home, predicting homeownership costs, finding the right home, shopping for a mortgage and making an offer.

You can buy a home - The keys to homeownership (Laotian) Cover

You can buy a home - The keys to homeownership (Laotian). Buying a home is one of the most important purchases you'll ever make. In this brochure, we cover key topics for potential homeowners, including preparing to buy a home, predicting homeownership costs, finding the right home, shopping for a mortgage and making an offer.

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.

 
 

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