RESOURCES

Asset Refund

HUD Refund Search - If you have had an FHA-insured mortgage, you may be eligible for a refund from HUD/FHA.
The Great Colorado Payback - Reuniting Coloradans with their lost or forgotten assets.

Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA)

Occupation & Profession Information - Verify licenses and complaints of Real Estate, Mortgage, and Appraiser professionals.

Consumer Protection

Colorado Attorney General - Protecting Colorado consumers from violations of the Colorado Consumer Protection Act.
Federal Trade Commission - The nation's consumer protection agency working for the consumer to prevent fraud, deception, and unfair business practices.
Federal Trade Commission/Identity Theft - The Federal Trade Commission Identity Theft site.

Credit

improve your FICO score, free credit reports, credit counseling.
Annual Credit Report

Employment, Training and Education

Accounting On-line Degrees - A complete guide to on-line accounting degrees.
Colorado Workforce Center System - Connecting job seekers to state wide employment opportunities.
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment - Providing employment and training information.

Energy Efficiency

Recharge Colorado - Find rebates, incentives, contractors and more.
GreenPrint Denver - What being "green" is all about.

Environment

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment - Information on environmental and health topics.
Rainbow International - Contractor directory for meth and drug lab clean-up.

Foreclosure Prevention and Homeownership (Providing free or low cost services)

HUD Approved Counseling Programs in Colorado - Providing counseling in foreclosure prevention, pre-purchase, home improvement/rehabilitation, financial management, and more.
Colorado Foreclosure Hotline - HUD approved housing counselors providing no cost, confidential foreclosure prevention assistance.
Colorado Housing Counseling Coalition - Providing information about a variety of housing-related issues.
Making Home Affordable Program - A key part of the Obama Administration's effort to help homeowners avoid foreclosure.
HUD Homeownership Assistance - Down payment assistance programs. Home Improvement
Denver Home Improvement Quotes - A service that lets users gather local Denver contractor quotes for home remodeling, repair or renovation projects.

Home Warranty

2-10 Home Warranty - Providing home warranty protection.
Blue Ribbon Home Warranty - Providing home warranty protection.
Fidelity Home Warranty - Providing home warranty protection.
First American Home Warranty - Providing home warranty protection.

Housing Inspectors

Axiom Home Inspection - Home inspection service.
Pillar-To-Post - Home inspection service.
National Association of Home Inspectors, Inc

Interior Designers

Addicted 2 Decorating - - Directory of interior designers and decorators in Colorado.
Artistic Home Staging and Redesign, LLC - Staging: vacant & occupied properties,  

Lending

Bankrate.com - Compare interest rates and loan costs on mortgage, refinancing and more.
Chase Mortgages - Offering a variety of loan options.
CoMortgageResource - Mortgage resource for buyers and sellers, specializing in FHA 203k loans.
FirstBank- Offering a variety of loan options.
Nova Home Loans- Offering a variety of loan options.
M&T Bank- Offering a variety of loan options.
Wells Fargo - Offering a variety of loan options including down-payment assistance programs.

Money and Credit

Money Management International - Non-profit member of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling.
National Foundation for Credit Counseling - The nation's largest financial counseling organization providing no or low cost services.
Suze Orman - Internationally acclaimed personal finance expert, author, motivational speaker, and television host.
The Wall Street Journal - "Smart Money"
Precision Credit Group - Credit repair assistance.

Movers

Sayers Citywide Movers - Providing quality and professional moving services.

News updates

CNN Money - Real estate news, home care & tips

Non-Profits

Denver Employee's Emergency Program (DEEP) - Providing City & County of Denver employee's with emergency grants.
Mercy Housing - Develops, finances and operates affordable, program-enriched housing communities for families, seniors and people with special needs.

Other Resources

Haystack Help - Consumer resources.
HUD Resource Links - Links to resources on many, many topics.

Persons with Disabilities

HERO Alliance - Promoting home ownership education, resources, and opportunities for persons with disabilities in Colorado.

Senior Resources

AARP - Proving information on housing topics and more that may be of interest to the "Baby Boomer" generation. Housing Options for Seniors, Inc - Providing independent and assisted living or memory care options. Call Karen Owen-Lee at 303-875-4466.

Tax Information

Internal Revenue Service - Tax information.

Veterans

U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs - An all encompassing resource for veterans. See video series National Resource Directory - Providing access to services and resources at the national, state and local levels that support recovery, rehabilitation and community reintegration.