Personal Finance Assistance
Get help with financial problems. Links to funding sources, credit counseling services and other sources of finacial assistance and guidance.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - find tools to help you understand personal finance and address money worries - https://www.consumerfinance.gov/consumer-tools/
National Foundation for Credit Counseling - talk to an NFCC Certified Financial Counselor - https://www.nfcc.org/locator/
Alternatives to Payday & Title Loans
Credit unions are financial institutions that are owned by members. In the United States, they are not-for-profits that operate to serve members rather than to maximize profits. On the whole, credit unions typically offer higher savings rates, lower fees, and lower rates on loans. You may be able to join a credit union based on where you live, where you work, where you worship, or your membership in an association.
https://www.mycreditunion.gov/what-credit-unions-can-do/Pages/payday-loan-alternatives.aspx
Housing Cost Counseling & Assistance
HUD sponsors housing counseling agencies throughout the country that can provide advice on buying a home, renting, defaults, foreclosures, and credit issues. This page allows you to select a list of agencies for each state below. You may search more specifically for a reverse mortgage counselor or if you are facing foreclosure, search for a foreclosure avoidance counselor.
https://apps.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/hcs.cfm
Want to help?
Employees can complete an on-line payroll deduction form or print and complete the .pdf below for faxing or mailing.
Or, click the Donate link on the left for PayPal.
You may send your check to:
The Dennis P. McCoy Employee Crisis Fund, Inc.
1350 N Interstate 35
San Marcos, TX 78666
All donations are tax-deductible.
Payroll Deduction Request.pdf
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