Consumer Affairs-Money & Credit

Your Money & Credit is designed to provide you with money saving tips, budget worksheets, information to help you understand credit consumer protection laws and much much more. Below you will find links to a variety of helpful websites that offer additional tools for managing your finances.

Summit County Surviving the Economy Clinics
Get Advice, Resources & Help with your home, mortgage, credit, debt, unemployment and more! Open to the public. FREE

Tuesday September 14, 2010 from 11am-2pm
The Job Center, 1040 E. Tallmadge Ave., Akron

Tuesday October 19, 2010 from 11am-2pm
Veterans Service Commission, 1060 E. Waterloo Rd., Akron

Click Here For Surviving the Economy Clinics Flyer

Helpful Tips
	Dealing With Billing Errors or Unauthorized Charges (under construction)
	Understanding Credit and How to Create a Good Credit History
	What to Do When Collection Agencies Call or Write (under construction)
	Credit Consumer Protection Laws (under construction)
	Sample Forms:
	í	Monthly Budget Form
	í	How to Compare Mortgages for the Best Deal
	Go To Consumer Factsheets for Additional Information and Tips

Links

Local Credit Counseling Services
Akron Summit Community Action	www.ascainc.org
Consumer Credit Counseling Services-Apprisen	www.apprisen.com
East Akron Neighborhood Development Corp	www.eakronndc.org
Greenleaf Family Center	www.greenleafctr.org
Mustard Seed Development Center	www.mustardseedcdc.com
Additional Financial Links
360 Degrees of Financial Literacy	www.360financialliteracy.org/
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/cc/index.htm
Federal Reserve Bank	www.federalreserve.gov/consumerinfo/default.htm
Federal Trade Commission	www.ftc.gov/bcp/menus/consumer/credit.shtm
Comptroller of the Currency	www.helpwithmybank.org/
Ohio Credit Union League	www.moneyandstuff.info/
US Financial Literacy & Education Commission	www.mymoney.gov/