Important Government Agency Links:

Federal Trade Commission:
http://www.ftc.gov/

Internal Revenue Service - to download federal tax forms and publications:
http://www.irs.gov/

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency - A Government Regulator for Certain Nationally Chartered Banking Institutions:
http://www.occ.treas.gov/

Texas Attorney General Consumer Protection:
http://www.oag.state.tx.us/consumer/consumer.shtml

Office of the Secretary of State for the State of Texas:
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/

For information on RESPA and its application to home mortgage lenders and servicers:
http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/res/respamor.cfm

FTC information on mortgage servicing (includes sample complaint letter to servicer):
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/homes/mortgserv

Local Taxing Entities and Appraisal Districts:

Bexar County Tax Office:
http://www.co.bexar.tx.us/links/taxoffice.taxoffice.htm

Bexar County Appraisal District:
http://www.bcad.org/

Comal County Appraisal District:
http://www.comalcad.org/

Kerr County Appraisal District:
http://www.kerrcad.org/

Professional Associations/Organizations:

State Bar of Texas:
http://www.texasbar.com/

American Bar Association
http://www.abanet.org/home.html

National Consumer Law Center:
http://www.consumerlaw.org/

National Association of Consumer Advocates
http://www.naca.net/

National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
http://nacba.com/home.asp

San Antonio Federal Bar Association:
http://www.fedbarsatx.org

San Antonio Bankruptcy Bar Association:
http://www.sabankruptcybar.com

American Bankruptcy Institute:
http://www.abiworld.org

Courts and Clerks:

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals:
http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/

Federal Judicial Center:
http://www.fjc.gov

United States District Court - Western District of Texas:
http://www.txwd.uscourts.gov/

United States Bankruptcy Court - Western District of Texas:
http://www.txwb.uscourts.gov/

Bexar County District Clerk:
http://www.co.bexar.tx.us/dclerk/


Bexar County Clerk:
http://www.co.bexar.tx.us/

Bexar County Clerk Websearch site:
http://www.countyclerk.bexar.landata.com/

Comal County Clerk:
http://www.co.comal.tx.us/

Chapter 13 Trustee:

Office of the Chapter 13 Trustee (San Antonio Division) - for bankruptcy clients: check the status of your case or your payment history online:
http://www.13network.com/trustees/san/sanhome.asp

Credit Reporting Links:

To obtain your once per year free credit reports from the three major credit reporting agencies:
http://www.annualcreditreport.com/

To obtain your report and credit score from Experian (fee):
http://www.experian.com/

To obtain your report and credit score from TransUnion (fee):
http://www.transunion.com/

To obtain your report and credit score from Equifax (fee):
http://www.equifax.com/

To obtain your credit reports and credit scores from the Fair Isaac Corporation:
http://www.myfico.com

For general information from attorneys practicing under the Fair Credit Reporting Act:
http://www.myfaircredit.com/

Debt Collection Links:

Bud Hibbs.com - The First Website to go to when you are forced to deal with a debt collector (the internet’s most thorough and compelling website on debt collection abuse):
http://www.budhibbs.com/

For general information from attorneys practicing under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act:
http://www.myfairdebt.com/

Financial Resources:

Loan calculator with amortization schedule:
http://tcalc.com/tvwww.dll?CalcLoan

Bankrate.com - includes calculators for mortgages, auto loans, investments and credit cards:
http://www.bankrate.com/brm/rate/calc_home.asp

Consumer Links:

Information on correcting credit billing errors:
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/fcb.htm

Information on your rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act:
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/fcrasummary.pdf

Information on unlawful debt collection practices:
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/fdc.htm

Information on identity theft:
http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/

http://www.oag.state.tx.us/consumer/idtheft.shtml

Information on protecting your privacy rights:
http://www.privacyrights.org/

Special Interest Link:

“Maxedout” - The Movie
http://www.maxedoutmovie.com/