Consumer Services Guide (CSG)

Consumer Action Edition

Records Found: 7

Financial Services



• California - Housing Finance Agency (CHFA)
  CHFA finances below-market-rate loans to affordable rental housing and assists first-time home buyers.
  
  
• Consumer Credit Counseling Service
  A non-profit community service agency that provides help in planning debt payments, credit and budget counseling and education. Fees to administer debt repayment plan are on a sliding scale; free if you cannot afford to pay. HUD certified housing education includes pre-purchase information, landlord/tenant counseling, early delinquency intervention and default counseling.
  
  
• Consumer Credit Counseling Service (CCCS) of San Francisco
  Offers free money management, debt or housing counseling services and comprehensive workshops.
  
  
• Consumer Credit Counseling Service (CCCS) of the East Bay
  Web site of the Consumer Credit Counseling Service for Alameda, Contra Costa and Solano Counties. They offer free and low-cost counseling to aid consumers with credit and money management issues.
  
  
• Fannie Mae
  Fannie Mae provides financial products and services to help low-, moderate-, and middle-income families to buy homes. Site includes a calculator to help you figure out the total costs of a mortgage.
  
  
• Federal Reserve Consumer Help
  Contact about complaints against state-chartered banks that belong to the Federal Reserve System. Also answers questions about consumer credit protection laws and regulations.
  
  
• National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC)
  NFCC is a national, non-profit network of 1,450 credit counseling centers. Their site provides debt and credit resources, on-line counseling and budget calculators, as well as a way to locate the Consumer Credit Counseling Service nearest you.