Financial Education

The time to get educated about financial literacy is right now. If you are facing the prospect of foreclosure or other financial hardship, take the steps necessary to get out of your present situation: financial education is one of those steps.

We want our clients to be clients for life, but we only want our clients to be in financial peril once. Many of the financial challenges facing today’s homeowners could have been avoided with the proper education, but unfortunately that education wasn’t provided. We have researched some of the leading providers of financial education programs, and have provided their contact information below.

Along with our assistance in helping you refinance or modify your current loan, talk to any one of the companies listed below to get yourself in the position that you never need our modification or short refinance services ever again!

MyMoney.gov: http://www.mymoney.gov
MyMoney.gov is the U.S. government's website dedicated to teaching all Americans the basics about financial education. Whether you are planning to buy a home, balancing your checkbook, or investing in your 401k, the resources on MyMoney.gov can help you do it better. Throughout the site, you will find important information from 20 federal agencies government wide.
MoneySmart: http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/moneysmart/index.html
A financial education program for adults and children provided by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

EconomicRecovery.gov: http://www.commerce.gov/NewsRoom/EconomicNews/index.htm?er=true is a resource for the American people to find help to keep their homes, find jobs and protect their savings. The site is provided by the U.S Government, and is designed to help consumers who are facing financial hardships.

Richdad.com: http://www.richdad.com
From the author, Robert Kiyosaki and his wife, Kim, this site has a wealth of information to help consumers learn about wealth management and creation.

Creative Wealth International: http://www.creativewealthintl.org
This site is another great site to teach the whole family about managing their finances. From children to adult, this site has all of the information necessary to learn about finances.

360 Degrees of Financial Literacy: http://www.360financialliteracy.org
The 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy Web site offers general information for managing personal finances and does not recommend specific financial actions. Another great resource site.

Practical Money Skills: http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/english/index.php
PracticalMoneySkills.com is a free Web site designed to help educators, parents and students practice better money management for life

National Endowment For Financial Education: http://www.nefe.org
The National Endowment for Financial Education® (NEFE®) is the only private, nonprofit, national foundation wholly dedicated to improving the financial well-being of all Americans. 

The National Council on Economic Education: http://www.ncee.net
The National Council on Economic Education (NCEE) is a nationwide network that leads in promoting economic literacy with students and their teachers

Operation Hope: http://www.operationhope.org/smdev/index.php?id=211
A Operation Hope has developed and implemented programs focused on connecting the minority community with mainstream, private sector resources, and empowering under-served communities.

Accion: http://yourmoney.accion.org/site/c.cqLMI2OGKrF/b.1624791/k.172A/
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In partnership with the Allstate Foundation, ACCION has created this website, available both in English and Spanish, to help you to improve your financial literacy in four key areas: money management, credit, the fundamentals of running a successful small business and buisness taxes and insurance.