Financial Management

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Managing your money

• Financial Preparedness: A downloadable flyer to help you organize your financial information
• Money Magazine: This online version of the popular finance magazine, Money.  A good selection of articles which change weekly.

Building and repairing your credit

• Credit Guide: Interactive educational guide.
• AnnualCreditReport.com: The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act permits one free copy of your credit report every 12 months.
• Experian Consumer Help: How to request a copy of your consumer credit report and other credit management information.
• Consumer Protection - Credit & Loans: Educational resources from the Federal Trade Commission.
• Consumer Credit Counseling Service: Includes information about credit management and repair, as well as useful financial tips and resources.
• National Foundation for Credit Counseling: A non-profit organization dedicated to helping consumers manage their credit.

Preparing for college

• Fastweb:  A scholarship/financial-aid search site.
• FinAid.org:  The Financial Aid Information Page provides a free, comprehensive, independent, and objective guide to student financial aid.
• College Board Online:  Information about colleges for students ready to continue their education.
• Peterson's Education Center: provider of information on US-accredited educational institutions. Also a publisher of college guides and college entrance test prep. materials.

* Note: These items include links to external sites. Alaska USA does not control and cannot guarantee the relevance, timeliness, or accuracy of materials provided by other agencies or organizations.