AARP
- Appliance Replacement Program
The Kansas Housing Resources Corporation is sponsoring an appliance program (refrigerators, gas water heaters, AC units, and furnace units). This is designed for folks withe low income.
Asset Development as an anti-poverty strategy
- Kansas Association of Community Action Agencies (KACAP). KACAP supports community action agencies and other human service networks in their local, state, and national efforts to end poverty.
- MOKAN Save's mission is to promote asset-building policies and programs across Missouri and Kansas, in communities urban and rural, large and small.
- Center for Social Development (CSD). CSD is engaged in social development research and policy.
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Bankruptcy
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Calculators
Charity
Children and Money
Consumer
- Consumer.gov — a quick link to many consumer links
Your resource for consumer information from the Federal Government
Consumer Action Handbook
Consumer Credit
- "Your Credit Report : What it says about you."
- Federal Reserve Bank, San Francisco.
- Bankrate.com - (Commercial Site)
Rates and News: Comprehensive. Free.
- Consumer Credit Freeze
FinancialPrivacyNow.org a Consumer's Union website with general information on financial fraud.
- Click on Kansas on the U.S. map for KS specific information.
- MSN Money - (Commercial Site)
- MyFICO credit score Credit Education Center (commercial site)
Provides good information about credit and credit scores. Be Aware that this site also promotes sales of products. MyFICO.com is the consumer division of Fair Isaac, the company who developed the credit score.
- Welcome to Mortgage Town
A step-by-step guide to the confusing— and sometimes daunting —process of financing the purchase of your home.
- FTC Your Credit Rights
- This FTC government site contains information to read before you request your Free Credit Report.
Included is:
- 'Your Access to Free Credit Reports' brochure explaining your rights and how to order a free credit report
- Important guidelines for online security and warnings about how to avoid fraudulent imposter sites! Accurate spelling of the web address is extremely important.
- You can order your FREE ANNUAL CREDIT REPORT in 3 ways:
Check Your Credit Score
1. Call: (877) 322-8228
2. Complete the Annual Credit Request Form and mailing it to:
Annual Credit Report Request Service
P.O. Box 105281
Atlanta, GA 30348-5281
3. By ordering it online. The FTC site offers a direct link to the official free credit report site for security and to avoid confusion with fraudulent copy-cat or imposter sites.
* Click here for a direct lint to the OFFICIAL FREE
AnnualCreditReport.com site to order secure online copies of credit reports. If in doubt always access the official site link through the FTC website above.
Note about Credit Scores:
Annual Credit Reports are free; if you want a 'credit score' provided there will be a fee requested.
- Credit Reporting Bureau Web Sites
Credit
Visit 'Take Charge of Your Credit' at http://www.creditfairy.org/ for lots of credit info. See examples of what a Credit Report might look like from each of the 3 agencies; How to Read a Credit Report, Improving Your Credit Score . . . and more.
Credit Card
Credit Counseling (also Bankruptcy and Home Buying services)
- Credit Counseling Agencies in Kansas & the Services They Provide (US Department of Housing & Urban Development)
- Central and Western Kansas
Consumer Credit Counseling Services, Inc.
Toll Free 800-279-2227
Serves Salina, Wichita, Hays, Hutchinson, Garden City
- Northeast Kansas
Housing and Credit Counseling, Inc. (HCCI)
Toll Free 800-383-0217
Serves Topeka, Lawrence, Manhattan, Emporia
- Southeast Kansas
- CCCS of Springfield
1515 S. Glenstone
Springfield, MO 65804
Appointment #: 800-882-0808
- Joplin MO Office
3130 Wisconsin, Suite 4
Joplin, MO 64804
Appointment #: 417-782-6830 or 800-346-4930
- Pittsburg KS Office
306 North Broadway
Pittsburg, KS 66762
Appointment #: 800-346-4930
- Kansas City Area
CCCS of Greater Kansas City and Mid Missouri
9300 Troost
Kansas City, MO 64131
Appointment #: 800-355-2227
- Overland Park, KS Office
7225 W. 95th Street
Overland Park, KS 66212
Appointment #: 800-355-2227
- Olathe, KS Office
15795 S. Mahaffie St.
Olathe, KS 66062
Appointment #: 800-736-0535
- National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC)
- To find an office in Kansas or by zip code or state:
Choose: " Take the First Step: Find a NFCC Member Agency Near You! "
OR
Call 1-800-388-2227 to speak to a counselor near you.
Para ayuda en Espanol Ilama al 1-800-682-9832
- DebtAdvice.org ( English or Spanish ) is hosted by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC); designed to help consumers understand wise use of credit and locate a trained certified counselor for assistance. Take their 'Financial Troubles? Take Our Quiz'
- To find an office:
In Kansas or by zip code or state
-OR-call
- English: 1-800-388-2227 to speak to a counselor near you.
- Español: Para ayuda en Español Ilama al 1-800-682-9832
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Debt
Direct Deposit of Federal Benefit Codes
- www.GoDirect.org
- National Campaign to motivate Americans to use direct deposit of federal benefit payments, i.e., Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and other Federal benefit checks.
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Estate Planning
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Federal Government Links
- Administration on Aging How to find state and local Area Agencies on Aging.
- Center for Nutrition Policy & Promotion
- Federal Courts
Bankruptcy Basics, U.S. Courts, The Federal Judiciary
http://www.uscourts.gov/bankruptcycourts/bankruptcybasics.html
- FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
Information on Deposit Insurance, Consumer Protection, Consumer Resources, Community Affairs.
- Federal Reserve System
- Consumer Information: Bank Accounts, Credit, Identity Theft, Leasing, Mortgages, Personal Financing.
- FTC (Federal Trade Commission)
- IRS (Internal Revenue Service)
- Medicare
- National Do Not Call Registry
Financial Calculators
Financial Skills
- Growing Your Money Curriculum, Fannie Mae Foundation
This material is no longer available online. Please contact LaVonne by e-mail (lboetel@ksu.edu) or call 785-532-5773.
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Health Care Directives
Housing
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Welcome to Mortgage Town
A step-by-step guide to the confusing—
and sometimes daunting —process of financing the purchase of your home.
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Financial Stress
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Identity Theft
Insurance
- Health Insurance
- Coverage for uninsurable Kansans. Kansas Health Insurance Association.
Toll Free: 1-800-290-1368
Investments / Scams / Fraud / Risk Management
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Kansas Links
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Landlord - Tenant (Renter / Rentee) Questions
Long-Term Care
Long-Term Care and Kansas Insurance
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Medicare
- SHICK (Senior Health Insurance Counseling) - Medicare
Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas (SHICK) is a free program offering older Kansans an opportunity to talk with trained, community volunteers and get answers to questions about Medicare and other insurance issues. SHICK provides you with many resources that will help you with your struggle through the Medicare maze.
Mortgage
MyMoney - learn how to save, invest, and manage your money better
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Organizational Links
- Consumer Federation of America
- Sponsors of America Saves. Information on communications, energy, finance, food & agriculture, health & safety, housing, and more.
- Choose to Save
- A program by Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).
- Numerous Topic and Life Event links
- Savings Tips
- Numerous Savings Brochures to encourage and inform
- Ballpark Estimate Calculator. Two (2) page online worksheet to quickly help you determine how much you need to save for retirement. English and Spanish.
- NEFE (National Endowment for Financial Education)
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PayDay Loans
- Center for Responsible Lending
An anti-predatory lending action organization which works on legislative and policy advocacy, coalition-building, litigation, and industry research.
- PayDay Loan Consumer Information
Consumer Federation of America
- Contains information about the legal status of payday lending in Kansas
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Renter - Questions
(See Landlord - Tenant Questions)
Retirement
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Save
Saving
- America Saves http://www.americasaves.org/
- Choose to Save http://www.choosetosave.org/
- 52 Topics Related to Wealth Building
- Smart About Money
- The State of the Nation's Savings
- Savings policy in the United States is at a critical juncture. The U.S. personal saving rate has declined from 10.8 percent in 1984 to zero in 2005."
- Assets are like ladders that can place low- and moderate-income (LMI) families in reach of opportunity. Also, increased saving benefits both households and the economy overall. If every household with less than the median net worth saved an additional $1,000, it would add $56 billion to the economy. This paper, published by Urban Institute, a nonpartisan economic and social policy organization, addresses barriers to saving among LMI households, such as asset tests in welfare and education policies.
Click here: http://www.urban.org/publications/1001017.html to learn more.
Securities Commissioner— Investment Scams/Call Before you Invest
Student Loans — The Project On Student Debt is a project of The Institute for College Access & Success
Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas (SHICK)
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Tenant - Questions
(See Landlord - Tenant Questions)
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Other Universities' Extension Selected Publications and Resources Links
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VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) and EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit) Information
- EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit) and EIC (Child Tax Credit)
- VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program) sponsored by www.irs.gov
- Kansas Information
or call IRS
Toll-Free Assister: 1-800-829-1040
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Weather
- Cold Weather Rule - November 1 to March 31
The Cold Weather Rule is for people unable to pay their utility bills: The Rule ensures they will have electric and gas service for their home during the winter. They must make payment arrangements with their utility to use the Rule.
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Youth Resources
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" NOTE : Links with '.com' in the address are commercial sites. Many commercial sites can provide valuable financial articles or information. As an informed consumer / 'be alert and aware' / that you might also be exposed to advertisements for consumer services or products on these sites through both indirect or direct advertising methods. These links are provided with no intention to promote or recommend any commercial product or service"
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