Compare monthly mortgage payments and the amount of equity you'll build for up to six types of fixed- and adjustable-rate mortgages.

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FDIC Consumer News provides practical guidance on how to become a smarter, safer user of financial services. Each issue offers helpful hints, quick tips, and common-sense strategies to protect and stretch your hard-earned dollars. Subscriptions to FDIC Consumer News are available free of charge. Visit www.fdic.gov/consumernews or contact the FDIC Public Information Center. Call toll-free 1-877-ASK-FDIC (1-877-275-3342). 

The form used by a consumer to file a complaint about a thrift or savings association.

In this edition of the newsletter learn about first-time homebuyer programs, expanding access to affordable homeownership, and helping customers keep their homes.