FINANCIAL MATTERS
Consumer Protection
Federal Trade Commission Federal Trade Commission – Consumer Protection First Gov – Consumers First Gov - Seniors Michigan Attorney General’s Office National Center on Poverty Law
Credit Reporting Agencies
Equifax Experian Trans Union
Financial Institutions
American Savings Education Council Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Michigan Credit Union League Credit Union National Association Internal Revenue Service
Investing Resources
National Association of Investors North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA)
Michigan State Agencies
Office of Services to the Aging Family Independence Agency Michigan Department of Community Health
National Financial Literacy Resources
U.S. Committee on Education and the Workforce U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service U.S. Department of Defense U.S. Department of Health and Human Services U.S. Department of Labor U.S. Department of the Treasury U.S. Office of Personnel Management U.S. Office of Thrift Supervision U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission U.S. Senate Special Committee On Aging
Retirement Resources
American Association of Retired Persons American Savings Education Council Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Consumer Federation of America Federal Consumer Information Center Investing for Success National Center on Women and Aging National Endowment for Financial Education North American Securities Administrators Association North Central Region – Rural Development Center Social Security Administration The 2002 National Summit on Retirement Savings U.S Securities and Exchange Commission U.S. Administration on Aging U.S. Department of Labor; Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration U.S. Department of the Treasury; Bureau of the Public Debt Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement
Small Business Development Resources
Small Business Association of Michigan U.S. Small Business Association Small Business Development Center – Michigan
Youth Financial Literacy
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago – Detroit Branch Michigan Department of Treasury Green Path Debt Solutions Michigan Council on Economic Education Michigan Credit Union League – Family Involvement Council Michigan Credit Union League Michigan Jump$tart Coalition Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services National Endowment for Financial Education National Institute on Consumer Education National Jump$tart Coalition
Michigan College Savings Programs
Michigan Education Savings Program Michigan Education Trust
HOME MATTERS
Community Development
National
ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now)
American Planning Association
Ann E. Casey FoundationRebuilding Communities Initiative
Center for Community Change
Chamber of Commerce International Directory
Directory Community Associations Institute
Community Reinvestment Act (info & bank ratings by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council)
Cyburbia
Enterprise Foundation
Housing Assistance Council
HUD Community Planning and Development
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
National Center for Small Communities
National Community Reinvestment Coalition
National Congress for Community Economic Development
North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
Rural Community Assistance Corporation
Rural Empowerment Zones & Enterprise Communities (USDARD)
United Way of America
Michigan
Center for Urban Affairs Michigan State University
Community Economic Development Association of Michigan (CEDAM)
Michigan Chamber of Commerce
Michigan Community Action Agency Association
Michigan Community Development Directors Association
Michigan Economic Developers Association
Michigan Neighborhood Partnership
Michigan Nonprofit Association
Michigan State University Community Development AOE Team
Northeast Council of Governments
Small Business Development Centers Grand Valley State University
Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
Demographic Information
National
American Housing Survey U.S. Census Bureau
Government Information Sharing Site @ Oregon State
Housing Statistics U.S. Census Bureau
Statistical Abstract of the U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Census Bureau, Current News
US Census 2000 Data
Michigan
Michigan Census/Statistical Data
Michigan Housing StatisticsMichigan Dept of History, Arts & Libraries
Michigan Information Center, Facts and Figures
Housing Resources
National
Cooperative State Research Education & Extension Service (CSREES) USDA
Fannie Mae
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Home Loan Banks
Federal Housing Administration
Federal Reserve
Freddie Mac
Housing Assistance Council (rural housing)
Housing Publications – Federal Consumer Information Center
HUD
HUD CLIPS
HUD Library
HUD Publications
Journal of Housing and Community Development
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Mortgage Bankers Association of America
National Association of Housing Cooperatives
National Association of Homebuilders
National Council of State Housing Agencies
National Housing Institute
National Low Income Housing Coalition
National Multi Housing Council
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
USDA-Rural Housing Service
Michigan
Community Legal Resources
Corporation for Supportive Housing
Habitat for Humanity of Michigan
Housing Grants for Non-Profits-Michigan State University Library
Michigan Association of Homebuilders
Michigan Bureau of Construction Codes
Michigan Legal Assistance Network
Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Michigan Public Service Commission
Energy Conservation
National
Alliance to Save Energy
Energy Advisor – Consumer Federation of America Foundation
Energy Center of Wisconsin
Energy.gov – US Dept. of Energy
Energy Facts – Michigan State University Extension
Energy Index - US Dept of Energy
Energy Partners: Office of Building Technology, State & Community Programs – US Dept of Energy
Home Energy Magazine
Midwest Renewable Energy Association
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy – Dept. of Energy
Rocky Mountain Institute
Michigan
Michigan Energy Office
Fair Housing
National Fair Housing Advocate
Michigan Legal Assistance Network
Indoor Air Quality
National
American Industrial Hygiene Association
American Lung Association
Environmental Health and Safety
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
EPA Indoor Air Quality
Healthy Air for America's Homes –Montana State University
Michigan
Lead Hazard Remediation Program – Michigan Dept of Community Health
Michigan Asthma Communication Network
Michigan Dept of Environmental Quality
Homelessness
Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness
National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty
National Coalition for the Homeless
Home Maintenance/Rehab
Building Online
Home Store
Michigan State University Home Maintenance and Repair Database
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
Remodeling Online
Manufactured Housing
Manufactured Housing Global Network
Manufactured Housing Retail Buyer's Guide
Michigan Manufactured Housing Association
Michigan Manufactured Housing and Land Development Division
Public Policy
Aspen Institute
Brookings Institution
Electronic Policy Network
Homesight
National Institute for Social Science Information
Policy.Com
Urban Institute
Senior Housing
American Association of Retired Persons
Assisted Living Federation of America
Senior Sites
Tenant & Landlord
TenantNet
National Apartment Association
Rental Housing Clinic at Michigan State University-Detroit College of Law
University Affiliated Housing Centers
Center for Housing and Urban Development - Texas A & M University
Center for Urban Policy Research – Rutgers University
Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics – University of California Berkeley
Housing from Iowa State Dept of Human Development and Family Studies
Joint Center for Housing Studies - Harvard
Virginia Center for Housing Research
Welfare & Families
Center for Law and Social Policy
Corporation for Enterprise Development
Economic Opportunity Institute
Economic Policy Institute
Institute for Policy Research
Institute for Research on Poverty -- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Institute for Women's Policy Research
Joint Center for Poverty Research
Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
Michigan Family Independence Agency
The Michigan Program on Poverty and Social Welfare Policy
National Association of Community Action Agencies
National Community Action Foundation
Social Class and Poverty Links
The Urban Institute
Welfare Information Network (WIN)