Resources
Credit Support and/or Financial Counseling
Credit Support and/or Financial Counseling
Guide Right
- Courses, tools and resources on credit and finances.
Credit Support and/or Financial Counseling
Credit Sesame
- Credit Sesame has a financial literacy guide and tools to help you view your credit score and improve your score.
Credit Support and/or Financial Counseling
Esusu
- Build credit while renting. Build your credit score by reporting rent payments to TransUnion and Equifax. Enroll in their annual program for $50/year. or ask your landlord to register on your behalf.
Credit Support and/or Financial Counseling
BB&T Bank on Your Success
- a free financial knowledge program, including video instruction as well as an onsite coach provided by BB&T.
Credit Support and/or Financial Counseling
Capital Area Asset Builders
- CAAB’s Matched Savings Program is a savings program to assist DC area residents live their dreams.
Credit Support and/or Financial Counseling
True Bill
- Truebill empowers you to save more, spend less, see everything, and take back control of your financial life.
Credit Support and/or Financial Counseling
Creditrich
- Creditrich
- Optimize your credit score with this app!
Credit Support and/or Financial Counseling
The Financial Gym
- A service with a monthly fee to work with a Certified Financial Trainer to tackle goal-setting, budgeting & saving, travel hacking, debt repayment, credit cards, investment education and secure retirement. The monthly fee can be canceled at any time.
Credit Support and/or Financial Counseling
Media Fellowship House Money Match
- Media Fellowship House's Money Match Program is a savings program to assist qualifying Philadelphia area residents save for their first home purchase.
Credit Support and/or Financial Counseling
FreddieMac CreditSmart
- Education has power, and it's in your hands with CreditSmart's housing and financial capability resources. Whether its renting, buying or saving for the future, CreditSmart has something for you.
Home Buyer Education
Home Buyer Education
Freddie Mac
- Purchasing a home is one of the biggest, most important investments you'll make. Lean on us for reliable and sound advice — including if buying is right for you.
Home Buyer Education
Dream Builders Learning Academy
- Dream Builders Learning Academy
- This is a series of educational videos and step-by-step guides through the home buying process for first time buyers. It's a paid subscription.
Home Buyer Education
Bankrate: Independence After Domestic Violence
- Securing Housing After Domestic Violence
Home Buyer Education
Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America
- Fighting for economic justice with America's best mortgage.
- The Homebuyer Workshop will provide you with an overview of the home buying process, real estate issues, and mortgage options including HUD mortgage programs and the NACA Mortgage. You will receive important information about becoming mortgage ready and NACA Qualified.
BIPOC Owned/Led Banks
BIPOC Owned/Led Banks
Industrial Bank
DC Area Home Buying Education + Resources
Home Buying Education + Resources
DC Finance Agency
- Front Door
- A DC Government website helping current and future DC homeowners thrive
Home Buying Education + Resources
CBOs
- Department of Housing and Community Development
- Community-Based Non-Profit Organizations (CBO) provide housing counseling services and training to potential homeowners, current homeowners, and tenants, focusing on low-to-moderate income residents and neighborhoods. The CBOs provide outreach, application intake, counseling and training to support a variety of DHCD programs for homeowners, potential homeowners, and renters.
Home Buying Education + Resources
Habitat for Humanity DC
- Habitat for Humanity provides a unique opportunity for families to build and buy their own homes.
Home Buying Education + Resources
Individual Development Accounts
- Capital Area Asset Builders
- Matched Savings Program
Home Buying Education +Resources
Lydia's House
- Lydia’s House is a full service Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved faith-based counseling agency and a District of Columbia funded housing counseling agency serving Ward 8. Lydia’s House is making it possible for first time home buyers to purchase property in the Washington metropolitan area.
Home Buying Education + Resources
Virginia Housing
- Virginia Housing
- Helping Virginians Attain Quality, Affordable Housing
Home Buying Education + Resources
HPAP
- Department of Housing and Community Development
- The Home Purchase Assistance (HPAP) program provides interest-free loans and closing cost assistance to qualified applicants to purchase single family houses, condominiums, or cooperative units in the District.
Home Buying Education + Resources
Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) Affordable Housing Program
- Department of Housing and Community Development
- Lottery based program for people who live or work in DC to purchase IZ properties.
Resources
District Alliance for Safe Housing
- Largest Provider of Safe Housing for Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence in DC
Home Buying Education + Resources
DC Open Doors
- DC Open Doors makes homeownership in Washington, D.C. affordable by offering qualified buyers home purchase loans, down payment and closing cost assistance.
Home Buying Education + Resources
Mighty Deposits
- Find out what your bank does with your money. Mighty analyzes public data so you can see what any U.S. bank or credit union invests in. Every bank. Every credit union. Same calculations. No exceptions. Find banking aligned with your values.
Home Buying Education + Resources
Maryland Mortgage Program
- Department of Housing and Community Development
- The Maryland Mortgage Program helps homebuyers in Maryland achieve their dream of homeownership through a range of programs that make purchasing and owning a home more affordable.
Home Buying Education + Resources
Greater Washington Urban League
- Greater Washington Urban League
- Housing Counseling Services
Philadelphia Area Home Buying Education + Resources
Home Buying Education + Resources
Philly First Home
- Philly First Home
- First time home buyer assistance program for buyers with an income below their guidelines.
Home Buying Education + Resources
First Front Door
- First Front Door
- First Front Door (FFD) can help qualified first-time home buyers with closing costs and down payment. For every $1 you contribute, FFD will provide $3 in assistance, up to $5,000.
Home Buying Education + Resources
Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia
- Habitat for Humanity provides a unique opportunity for families to build and buy their own homes.
Home Buying Education + Resources
The Road Home New Jersey First Time Home Buyer Guide
- The Road Home New Jersey First Time Home Buyer Guide
- This guide has great information for New Jersey home buyers, but also has information that would benefit first time home buyers in other areas.
Home Buying Education + Resources
Urban League of Philadelphia
- Urban League of Philadelphia
- Get educated about budgeting and home maintenance.
Home Buying Education + Resources
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
- Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
- PHFA offers home purchase and refinance loans to qualified borrowers throughout the Commonwealth.
Resources
The Road Home New Jersey
- The Road Home New Jersey
- New Jersey first-time homebuyers can get $10,000 toward their home purchase.
Home Buying Education + Resources
Mighty Deposits
- Find out what your bank does with your money. Mighty analyzes public data so you can see what any U.S. bank or credit union invests in. Every bank. Every credit union. Same calculations. No exceptions. Find banking aligned with your values.
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