Useful Resources
Personalized Report on Bankruptcy,Debt Solution,Debt Relief and Credit Counseling |
| BankruptcyRoute.com: www.bankruptcyroute.com |
Bankruptcy and Debt Basics |
| American Bankruptcy Institute: www.abiworld.org and http://consumer.abiworld.org/. |
| Bankrate.com: www.bankrate.com |
| The Center for Responsible Lending: http://www.responsiblelending.org/ |
| CreditScore.net: http://www.creditscore.net/ |
| Harvard Law professor Elizabeth Warren: http://www.law.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/facdir.php?id=82 |
| I Hate Debt: www.ihatedebt.com |
| Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy: www.jumpstartcoalition.org |
| Mahalo: www.mahalo.com/how-to-deal-with-debt-collectors |
| Practical Money Skills: www.practicalmoneyskills.com |
| United States Bankruptcy Courts: www.uscourts.gov/bankruptcycourts/bankruptcybasics.html |
Bankruptcy Forms |
| Federal Bankruptcy Forms: www.uscourts.gov/bkforms/index.html |
| Local forms: Check the website of the bankruptcy court serving your area for local forms to help you file and complete your Chapter 11 and Chapter 13 cases. You can find the link to your local bankruptcy court at http://www.uscourts.gov/courtlinks/. |
Consumer Credit Debt |
| National Foundation for Consumer Credit (NFCC): 1-800-388-2227 www.nfcc.org. See http://www.nfcc.org/FirstStep/firststep_01.cfm for a list of NFCC-approved counselors. |
| Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies (AICCCA): 1-866-703-8787 or www.aiccca.org. See http://www.aiccca.org/find.cfm for a list of AICCCA-approved counselors. |
| Better Business Bureau (BBB): 1 (703) 276.0100 or www.bbb.org. See http://www.bbb.org/us/ to ensure that other consumers have not had difficulties with the credit counselor you are considering hiring. |
Legal Help |
| American Bar Association: www.abalawinfo.org /find1.html and www.abanet.org/legalservices/findlegalhelp/home.cfm (American Bar Association list of resources including foreclosure resources and information). |
| American Board of Certification: www.abcworld.org |
| American Bankruptcy Institute: www.abiworld.org |
| American College of Bankruptcy: www.amercol.org |
| National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys: www.nacba.org |
| National Consumer Law Center: www.consumerlaw.org or www.nclc.org. |
Mortgage Debt |
| Comptroller of the Currency U.S. Department of the Treasury: www.helpwithmybank.gov and http://www.occ.treas.gov. |
| FDIC: www.fdic.gov and http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/loans/prevention/rescue/index.html. |
| Federal Trade Commission (FTC): www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/homes/rea04.shtm. |
| Homeownership Preservation Foundation (HPF) and HOPE NOW hotline: 1-888-995-HOPE or www.hopenow.com |
| Making Home Affordable: www.makinghomeaffordable.gov |
| NeighborWorks America: www.nw.org/network/home.asp |
| U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): 1-800-569-4287 or www.hud.gov. See www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/hccprof14.cfm for a list of HUD-approved counselors. |
Tax Debt |
| Internal Revenue Service (IRS): 1-800-829-1040 or www.irs.gov, See http://www.irs.gov/individuals/index.html?navmenu=menu1 for many resources for individuals and http://www.irs.gov/localcontacts/index.html for contact information for your local IRS office. |
| Tax Collection Process: www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p594.pdf. |
| Offer in Compromise Booklet: www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f656b.pdf. |
| Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS): 1-877-777-4778 or http://www.irs.gov/advocate/, See http://www.taxtoolkit.irs.gov/help-with-tax-problems-ii/tas/ for contact and other information. |
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