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Resources by topic

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Auto loans

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Comparing auto loans worksheet
Worksheet

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Take control of your auto loan 
Web page

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Take control of your auto loan: A step-by-step guide
Multi-page booklet

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Shopping for your auto loan
Audio recording

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Credit cards

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Act fast if you can't pay your credit cards
Client handout

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Act fast if you can't pay your credit cards (Spanish)
Client handout

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How to find the best credit card for you
Client handout

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How to fix mistakes in your credit card bill
Client handout

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How to stop mystery credit card fees
Client handout

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Digest: Using credit cards
Practitioner handout

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Credit reports and scores

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Where to find access to a free credit score
Client handout

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Check your credit report
Client handout

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Check your credit report (Spanish)
Client handout

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Understand your credit score
Client handout

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Understand your credit score (Spanish)
Client handout

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How to rebuild your credit
Client handout

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How to rebuild your credit (Spanish)
Client handout

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Credit report rule to live by
Client handout

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Watch accounts closely when card data is hacked
Client handout

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You Have a Right to See Specialty Credit Reports
Client handout

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Specialty Credit Reporting list
Practitioner guide

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Dispute an error for a minor
MS Word document

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Dispute an error for a youth who is 18 or older if the error occurred
before his or her 18th birthday
MS Word document

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Dispute an error that happened at 18 or older for youth who
remain in foster care until age 21
MS Word Document

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Help your kids start and maintain good credit

Client handout

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Help youth in foster care start and maintain good credit
Client handout

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Understand your credit report
Client handout

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Understand your credit report (Spanish)
Client handout

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Debt collection

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Debt Collection Sample Letters
MS Word document

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Know your rights when a debt collector calls
Client handout

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Know your rights when a debt collector calls (Spanish)
Client handout

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Planning to become debt-free?
Client handout

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Planning to become debt-free? (Spanish)
Client handout

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Housing

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Making housing decisions after losing a spouse or partner
Booklet

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Making housing decisions after losing a spouse or partner (Spanish)
Booklet

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Making housing decisions after losing a spouse or partner (Chinese)
Booklet

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Making housing decisions after losing a spouse or partner (Haitian Creole)
Booklet

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Making housing decisions after losing a spouse or partner (Korean)
Booklet

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Making housing decisions after losing a spouse or partner (Russian)
Booklet

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Making housing decisions after losing a spouse or partner (Tagalog)
Booklet

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Making housing decisions after losing a spouse or partner (Vietnamese)
Booklet

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Making housing decisions when your health changes
Booklet

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Making housing decisions when your health changes (Spanish)
Booklet

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Making housing decisions when your health changes (Chinese)
Booklet

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Making housing decisions when your health changes (Haitian Creole)
Booklet

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Making housing decisions when your health changes (Korean)
Booklet

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Making housing decisions when your health changes (Russian)
Booklet

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Making housing decisions when your health changes (Tagalog)
Booklet

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Making housing decisions when your health changes (Vietnamese)
Booklet

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Leaving your home to children or heirs
Booklet

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Leaving your home to children or heirs (Spanish)
Booklet

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Leaving your home to children or heirs (Chinese)
Booklet

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Leaving your home to children or heirs (Haitian Creole)
Booklet

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Leaving your home to children or heirs (Korean)
Booklet

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Leaving your home to children or heirs (Russian)
Booklet

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Leaving your home to children or heirs (Tagalog)
Booklet

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Leaving your home to children or heirs (Vietnamese)
Booklet

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Using home equity to meet financial needs
Booklet

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Using home equity to meet financial needs (Spanish)
Booklet

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Using home equity to meet financial needs (Chinese)
Booklet

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Using home equity to meet financial needs (Haitian Creole)
Booklet

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Using home equity to meet financial needs (Korean)
Booklet

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Using home equity to meet financial needs (Russian)
Booklet

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Using home equity to meet financial needs (Tagalog)
Booklet

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Using home equity to meet financial needs (Vietnamese)
Booklet

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Money management

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Helpful shortcuts for credit card use: Ideas for financial educators
Practitioner resource

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Rules to live by: Ideas for financial educators
Practitioner resource

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Managing family lending and borrowing

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Managing spending: Ideas for financial educators
Practitioner resource

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Consumer tips for managing spending
Client handout

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My spending rule to live by
Client handout

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My credit spending rule to live by
Client handout

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Digest: Managing cash flow and bill payments
Practitioner resource

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Know your overdraft options
Client handout

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My new money goal
Client handout

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My new money goal (Spanish)
Client handout

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SAVED: Five steps for making financial decisions
Client handout

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SAVED: Five steps for making financial decisions (Spanish)
Client handout

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Manage your college money
Client handout

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Manage your college money (Spanish)
Client handout

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Your disaster checklist
Client handout

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Your disaster checklist (Spanish)
Client handout

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Digest: Organizing and managing finances
Practitioner resource

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Organizing and managing finances
Video

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Money motivations

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Money Circle Toolkit
Practitioner resource

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Introducing the Money Circle Toolkit
Training webinar

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Friends and Family Exchanges Crisis Tool
Practitioner Resource

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Friends and Family Exchanges Crisis Tool (Spanish)
Practitioner Resource

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Friends and Family Exchanges Consumer Worksheet
Consumer Resource

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Future Self Tool
Practitioner Resource

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Future Self Tool
Training webinar

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Money transfers

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Helping consumers understand remittance transfers
Practitioner resource

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Helping consumers understand remittance transfers (Spanish)
Practitioner resource

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Helping consumers understand remittance transfers (Arabic)
Practitioner resource

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Helping consumers understand remittance transfers (Chinese)
Practitioner resource

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Helping consumers understand remittance transfers (Haitian Creole)
Practitioner resource

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Helping consumers understand remittance transfers (Korean)
Practitioner resource

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Helping consumers understand remittance transfers (Russian)
Practitioner resource

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Helping consumers understand remittance transfers (Tagalog)
Practitioner resource

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Helping consumers understand remittance transfers (Vietnamese)
Practitioner resource

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Send money abroad with more confidence
Client handout

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Send money abroad with more confidence (Spanish)
Client handout

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Send money abroad with more confidence (Arabic)
Client handout

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Send money abroad with more confidence (Chinese)
Client handout

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Send money abroad with more confidence (Haitian Creole)
Client handout

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Send money abroad with more confidence (Korean)
Client handout

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Send money abroad with more confidence (Russian)
Client handout

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Send money abroad with more confidence (Tagalog)
Client handout

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Send money abroad with more confidence (Vietnamese)
Client handout

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Mortgages

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Considering a reverse mortgage
Client handout

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Considering a reverse mortgage (Spanish)
Client handout

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Guide to closing forms
Client handout

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Your mortgage servicer must comply with federal rules
Brochure

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How to avoid foreclosure
Client handout

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How to avoid foreclosure (Spanish)
Client handout

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Know before you owe: Mortgages
Web page

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How to spot and avoid foreclosure relief scams
Brochure

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How to spot and avoid foreclosure relief scams (Spanish)
Brochure

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Ready to buy a home?
Client handout

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Ready to buy a home? (Spanish)
Client handout

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Shopping for a mortgage
Client handout

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Shopping for a mortgage? (Spanish)
Client handout

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Should I refinance?
Client handout

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Should I refinance? (Spanish)
Client handout

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Your closing checklist
Client handout

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Your home loan toolkit
Brochure

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Savings and bank accounts

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My savings rule to live by
Client handout

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Moving your checking account checklist
Client handout

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Consumer guide to checking account denials
Client handout

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Consumer guide to managing your checking account
Client handout

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Consumer guide to selecting a lower-risk account
Client handout

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Digest: Saving for financial shocks and emergencies
Practitioner resource

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Saving for financial shocks and emergencies
Video

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Save some and spend some
Client handout

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Save some and spend some (Spanish)
Client handout

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Checklist for opening a bank or credit union account
Client handout

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Checklist for opening a bank or credit union account (Spanish)
Client handout

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Selecting financial products and services
Client handout

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Selecting financial products and services (Spanish)
Client handout

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Translated financial terms

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Glossary of Arabic-English financial terms
Practitioner resource

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Glossary of Chinese-English financial terms
Practitioner resource

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Glossary of Haitian Creole-English financial terms
Practitioner resource

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Glossary of Korean-English financial terms
Practitioner resource

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Glossary of Russian-English financial terms
Practitioner resource

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Glossary of Spanish-English financial terms
Practitioner resource

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Glossary of Tagalog-English financial terms
Practitioner resource

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Glossary of Vietnamese-English financial terms
Practitioner resource

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Resources by audience

We create resources for audiences with specific needs to help them navigate financial decisions.

Justice-involved individuals

Formerly-incarcerated individuals face many challenges in their financial lives, such as identity theft or criminal justice debt. These resources assist people as they reenter or prepare to reenter society.

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Focus on Reentry
Your Money, Your Goals companion guide

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Protecting one’s credit while in the criminal justice system
Client handout

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Native communities

These resources are based on the wisdom of people working in tribal governments and other organizations that serve Native communities.

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Focus on Native Communities
Your Money, Your Goals companion guide

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Newcomers

There are over 41 million immigrants in America, and some have unique needs when it comes to managing their finances. Considerations like limited English proficiency and unfamiliarity with the U.S. banking system can make it hard to navigate the financial marketplace.

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Checklist for opening an account (English)
Client handout

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Checklist for opening an account (Spanish)
Client handout

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Selecting financial products and services (English)
Client handout

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Selecting financial products and services (Spanish)
Client handout

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Ways to pay your bills (English)
Client handout

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Ways to pay your bills (Spanish)
Client handout

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Ways to receive your money (English)
Client handout

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Ways to receive your money (Spanish)
Client handout

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People with disabilities

Millions of people with disabilities face significant obstacles as they go about their lives, including full participation in the mainstream financial marketplace and navigating Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.

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Focus on People with Disabilities
Your Money, Your Goals companion guide

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People with Social Security disability income can still qualify for a mortgage
Blog post

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Young adults

Developing good financial habits early in life can help young people plan for their future and make wise financial decisions as adults.

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How to protect vulnerable children from credit reporting problems
Blog post

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Dispute an error for a youth who is 18 or older if the error occurred before his or her 18th birthday
Client handout

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Dispute an error for a minor
Client handout

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Dispute an error that happened at 18 or older for youth who remain in foster care until age 21
Client handout

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Help young people develop money skills
Resource guide

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