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If you happen to be behind on your payday loans and your checks keep bouncing, you may be worried about facing criminal prosecutions. Some “payday” lenders have been known to call and threaten borrowers to “pay or go to jail.” As a result many “payday” loan borrowers are terrified by threats of criminal prosecution. But if you are in this situation, you should not be scared by these “loan shark” threats...
Many older Americans have difficulty meeting their monthly expenses. A fixed income can’t always cover a senior’s needs, particularly unexpected needs associated with medical problems, home and car repairs, or even an old refrigerator that doesn’t work anymore. Unfortunately, there are few resources to help vulnerable seniors get through these hard times. Affordable small loans are hard to come by. As a result, many seniors end up with very high cost small loans, including payday loans...
A loan is borrowed money which must be repaid in one or more payments. Lenders charge interest on the amount you borrow. This means that you pay back more than you receive. This is how a lender covers the cost of doing business and makes profit. The higher the interest rate, the more you must repay. You should know that the lower the monthly payment, the longer it will take you to repay the loan and the more you will pay to borrow the same amount at the same interest rate.
See the attached guides in English and Spanish for more information.
If you’re 62 or older and looking for money to finance a home improvement, pay off your current mortgage, supplement your retirement income, or pay for healthcare expenses, you may be considering a reverse mortgage. It’s a product that allows you to convert part of the equity in your home into cash without having to sell your home or take on additional monthly bills...
Are you considering a reverse mortgage? Better look before you leap. While a reverse mortgage could put money in your hands, the transaction is likely to be quite confusing. A reverse mortgage deal could also put a lot of your money in someone else’s pocket. Still, if you are a senior and a home owner and short of cash to make ends meet, a reverse mortgage can be a lifesaver. That’s because a reverse mortgage taps your home equity – that’s the market value of your house minus the outstanding balance on any existing mortgages – for cash.
To heighten awareness about lead poisoning prevention, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed Lead in Your Home: A Parent's Reference Guide. The Agency believes this is an essential resource for anyonefrom owners to tenantsconcerned about the dangers of lead in their home and environment. This Guidebook provides Agency recommendations on how you can reduce your familys risk of lead exposure and prevent lead poisoning, ranging from simple steps you can do now to more rigorous procedures that will permanently get rid of lead hazards in your home.
Do you renovate, repair or paint homes or child-occupied facilities built before 1978? If so, you need to know how to work safely with lead-based paint. This guide is designed to help plan for and complete a home renovation, repair or painting
project using lead safe work practices. Lead safe work practices are a group of techniques that reduce the amount of dust produced by renovation activities. When used correctly, they make the work area safer for workers and the home
safe for residents when renovation is complete.
This pamphlet is for you if you:
Reside in a home built before 1978.
Own or Operate a child care facility, including preschools and kindergarten classrooms, built before 1978, or
Have a child under six years of age who attends a child care facility built before 1978.
You will learn:
Did you know that many homes built before 1978 have lead-based paint? Lead from paint, chips, and dust can pose serious health hazards.
Read this entire brochure to learn:
How lead gets into the body
About health effects of lead
What you can do to protect your family
Where to go for more information
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau created a "Shopping for Your Home Loan" guide for persons looking to buy home. This guide includes tips and advice before you purchase a home or settle on a home loan company.
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