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Center for Responsible Lending Helping American families build wealth by promoting fair financial practices. CRL offers research, policy and legal solutions, and consumer tips.
Fannie Mae Fannie Mae is a government-sponsored enterprise chartered by Congress with a mission to provide liquidity and stability to the U.S. housing and mortgage markets. Fannie Mae also displays its foreclosed properties at HomePath.com.
Freddie Mac Freddie Mac is a government-sponsored enterprise chartered by Congress with a mission to provide liquidity and stability to the U.S. housing and mortgage markets. Freddie Mac also displays its foreclosed properties at HomeSteps.com.
Illinois State Treasurer’s Office The Treasurer’s Finally Home Program helps Illinois residents purchase or refinance a home if they have difficulty qualifying for a mortgage.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HUD provides information on buying a home
USDA Rural Development Single Family Housing Programs that provide homeownership opportunities to low- and moderate-income rural Americans through several loan, grant, and loan guarantee programs.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) The VA provides general information on VA mortgage loans.
Illinois Housing Development Authority IHDA helps first-time homebuyers achieve the dream of homeownership affordably.
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) FHA provides mortgage insurance on loans made by FHA-approved lenders throughout the United States and its territories.
CredAbility Nonprofit Credit Counseling and Education CredAbility provides confidential budget counseling, money management education, debt management programs, bankruptcy counseling and education, and comprehensive housing counseling.
Fannie Mae Fannie Mae is a government-sponsored enterprise chartered by Congress with a mission to provide liquidity and stability to the U.S. housing and mortgage markets. Fannie Mae also displays its foreclosed properties at HomePath.com.
Freddie Mac Freddie Mac is a government-sponsored enterprise chartered by Congress with a mission to provide liquidity and stability to the U.S. housing and mortgage markets. Freddie Mac also displays its foreclosed properties at HomeSteps.com.
Illinois State Treasurer’s Office The Treasurer’s Finally Home Program helps Illinois residents purchase or refinance a home if they have difficulty qualifying for a mortgage.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HUD provides information on buying a home
USDA Rural Development Single Family Housing Programs that provide homeownership opportunities to low- and moderate-income rural Americans through several loan, grant, and loan guarantee programs.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) The VA provides general information on VA mortgage loans.
Illinois Housing Development Authority IHDA helps first-time homebuyers achieve the dream of homeownership affordably.
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) FHA provides mortgage insurance on loans made by FHA-approved lenders throughout the United States and its territories.
CredAbility Nonprofit Credit Counseling and Education CredAbility provides confidential budget counseling, money management education, debt management programs, bankruptcy counseling and education, and comprehensive housing counseling.