Resources
Glossary of Financial Terms
As you learn about saving and investing and make plans your future you may hear many new words and confusing terms. This glossary will help you understand these words.
Checking Your Credit History
Contact these organizations for additional information about obtaining your credit report:
Equifax
Phone (toll-free): 1-800-685-1111
www.equifax.com
Experian
Phone (toll-free): 1-888-397-3742
www.experian.com
TransUnion
Phone (toll-free): 1-800-888-4213
www.transunion.com
Web Sites
General:
Bureau of Indian Affairs
www.doi.gov/bureau-indian-affairs.html
Code Talk
www.codetalk.fed.us
Indianz
www.indianz.com
National Congress for American Indians
www.ncai.org
Native Americas Journal
www.nativeamericas.com
Small Business Administration – Office of Native American Affairs www.sba.gov/naa/
Budgeting/Credit:
American Bankers Association
Phone (toll-free): 1-800-226-5377
www.aba.com
Bankrate.com (information on financial products)
www.bankrate.com
Consumer Federation of America
Phone: 202-387-6121
www.consumerfed.org
National Foundation for Credit Counseling
Phone (toll-free): 1-800-388-2227
www.nfcc.org (In the middle, click Member Agency Locator, under Contact Us)
Educational Assistance:
American Indian College Fund
www.collegefund.org
American Indian Science and Engineering Society
www.aises.org
CollegeNET Inc.
www.collegenet.com
College Board
www.collegeboard.com
College Opportunities Online (COOL)
http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool
College is Possible
www.collegeispossible.org
The College Savings Plans Network
Phone (toll-free): 1-877-277-6496
www.collegesavings.org
EdFund: EdWise (online college financial planning guide)
www.edwise.org
FastWEB (financial aid search through the Web)
www.fastweb.com
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
www.fafsa.ed.gov
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
www.finaid.org
Native Indian Education Association
www.niea.org
Pell Grants
www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/StudentGuide/2000-1/pell.html
Sallie Mae (Student Loan Marketing Association)
www.salliemae.com (in the middle, click Plan for College)
Scholarship Resource Network Express
www.srnexpress.com
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/StudentGuide/2002-3/fseog.html
Homeownership:
Don’t Borrow Trouble (Freddie Mac’s anti-predatory lending Web site)
www.dontborrowtrouble.com
Fannie Mae Foundation
Phone (toll-free): 1-800-732-6643
www.fanniemaefoundation.org
HUD Office of Native American Programs
www.codetalk.fed.us/HUD_ONAP.html
Mortgage101.com
www.mortgage101.com
National American Indian Housing Council
Phone (toll-free): 1-800-284-9165
www.naihc.net
Technical Assistance Collaborative (provides help and information to people with disabilities who are seeking housing)
www.tacinc.org (on the left, click Housing)
Saving and Investing:
Alliance for Investor Education
www.investoreducation.org
America Saves
www.americasaves.org
American Bankers Association
Phone (toll-free): 1-800-226-5377
www.aba.com (on the left, click Consumer Connection)
Corporation for Enterprise Development
Phone: 1-202-408-9788
www.cfed.org
Federal Citizen Information Center
www.pueblo.gsa.gov (click “Money” on the left side)
Taxes:
Internal Revenue Service
www.irs.gov
Tribal Organizations:
National Congress American Indians
www.ncai.org
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