Need help with a bad loan product? This page lists AFFIL Allies in your state who can offer assistance, as well as other links. AFFIL Allies are locally-based organizations affiliated with our campaign who work with consumers around the country.
You can also contact Consumer Action (an AFFIL Partner) for free, non-legal advice. If you call their hotline at 415-777-9635 or 213-624-8327 and leave a voice mail message, their multilingual hotline counselors will return your call as soon as possible. They speak Chinese, English, and Spanish. You can also email Consumer Action (hotline@consumer-action.org) or fill out their web form.
Credit Counseling: For serious trouble with credit card or other consumer debt, consider contacting a nonprofit counselor who is a member of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling.
In order from lowest zip code to highest.
| Name and Contact Information | Services |
| Avenida Guadalupe Association 1313 Guadalupe, Suite 100 San Antonio TX 78207 210-223-3151 http://www.aveindaguadalupe.org |
Homebuyer education |
| South Texas Civil Rights Project San Juan TX 78589 956-787-8171 http://www.texascivilrightsproject.org | Counseling and legal help for very low income families on the Border Wide array of consumer issues, focusing mainly on mortgage and title issues |
No allies in your area? Click here to find a HUD Approved Housing Counselor near you.
In order from lowest zip code to highest.
Law Office of Pamela L. StewartNo allies in your area? Check these links:
Please note: AFFIL is not a lawyer referral service and
cannot refer you to a specific lawyer.
| Name and Contact Information | Mission |
Center for Inquiry Austin | The Center for Inquiry Austin offers an opportunity to put your principles into practice by joining other rationalists to work for positive change in society. In addition, the Austin Center sponsors social events for freethinkers as well as intellectual programming, and assists with campus outreach. |
In order to file a complaint against your lender, you will need to know who regulates it. Some lenders are regulated by federal agencies, some by state agencies, and some by both. Figuring out exactly who you should complain to can be confusing, so we have provided a page to help you identify who regulates your lender.
If you determine that your lender is a state-chartered institution, we recommend that you file your complaint both with your state regulator
(identified below) and with the Federal
Reserve Board (the federal regulator of some state-chartered lenders who has
promised that it will forward all complaints to the appropriate federal
regulator). Here is the contact
information for your state banking regulator:
Americans for Fairness in Lending (AFFIL) and Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) are partnering to reform the nation's lending industry and financial system to protect Americans' neighborhoods, homes and pocketbooks.
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