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CFPB - Your Home Loan Toolkit

Buying a home is exciting and, let’s face it, complicated. This booklet is a toolkit that can help you make better choices along your path to owning a home. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB's) step-by-step can help you better understand the mortgage process. 

Mortgage Bankers Association of America Consumer Information

The Mortgage Bankers Association of America is the preeminent association representing the real estate finance industry. Their consumer information site contains several tools and guides to aid in purchasing or refinancing a home. 

U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development – Buying a Home

U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development website provides extensive information about buying a home including affordability, borrower’s rights, tips and tricks for shopping for a loan, and details about different home buying programs including FHA loan programs and other special programs. 

Federal Reserve Board Consumer Information

The Federal Reserve Board maintains a web page with consumer information, including a section on home mortgages. The section covers topics such as finding the best mortgage and understanding ARMs. 

Homebuyer Education by Freddie Mac

Freddie Mac is a publicly held corporation chartered by Congress to increase the supply of funds that mortgage lenders, such as commercial banks, mortgage bankers, savings institutions and credit unions, can make available to homebuyers and multifamily investors. This Freddie Mac site offers a step-by-step tutorial on the home buying decision process and the mortgage application process. 

Fannie Mae – Home Buying Process

Fannie Mae is a government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) chartered by Congress with a mission to provide liquidity, stability and affordability to the U.S. housing and mortgage markets. Home Buying Process guide on their website offers valuable information about buying a home. This website also provides important information for home owners. 

United States Postal Service Official Movers Guide

What happens after you complete the purchase process? This U.S. Postal Service site provides all kinds of tools and tips to help make the moving process easier. 

Recovery Funds Claims

CONSUMER CLAIMS AGAINST RECOVERY FUND FOR ACTUAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ACTS COMMITTED BY A LICENSED RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOAN ORIGINATOR DOING BUSINESS IN TEXAS

 

You have the right to file a claim against a licensed residential mortgage loan originator if you feel that you have suffered actual damages as the result of acts committed by a licensee in the origination of a residential mortgage loan. The acts must constitute a listed violation of Texas Finance Code Sections 156.303, 156.304, or Section 157.024.

To file a claim, please read and follow the instructions below carefully. If you have any questions or if you need clarification 
please contact us.