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This website includes helpful hits and tips on buying a home. It features video presentations and written information about such areas as determining what price home you can afford, shopping for a mortgage, shopping for a home, making an offer, getting a home inspection, shopping for homeowners insurance, and more.

Website of the U.S. Air Force's Personal Financial Readiness program. It features an array of information for service members and others on financial decision-making and savings.

Military OneSource (also accessible by calling 1-800-342-9657) is a free service available 24/7, 365 days a year to Service members and families regardless of their activation status. The website features a “Money Management” section with information and resources that include calculators, tips, books and CDs, personal finance newsletters, and more.

Website of the U.S. Army's Financial Readines program. The site features information for service members and their families, including on-line calculators and educational video presentations.

Website of the U.S. Navy Fleet and Personal Readiness program. This site includes information and links to resources on budgeting, money management and planning.

Medicare is the nation's largest health insurance program, covering nearly 40 million Americans age 65 or older, disabled, and/or experiencing end-stage renal disease. This website provides information and an online tool to help individuals determine whether or not they are eligible for Medicare, and to provide information about enrollment. If you are not a U.S. citizen or a lawfully admitted alien who has lived in the U.S. continuously for a five-year period, please contact Social Security at 1-800-772-1213 for your Medicare enrollment and eligibility instead of using this tool.

This website features a simple on-line tool about long-term health care services, how much you can expect to pay for long-term care, and what financing options are available to support your long-term care costs. The results of the Long-Term Care Planning tool are general in nature and not intended to replace comprehensive financial and other long-term personal planning.

If you are having difficulty making your mortgage payment, one of the most important things you can do is seek assistance. This website provides information and links to agencies and organizations that may be able to help you with mortgage payments and keep your home.

The Federal Reserve Banks have established Foreclosure Resource Centers to help address local and regional challenges in their mortgage markets and local communities. The site probides background information and links regional foreclosure centers, where you’ll find resources for small municipalities, housing counselors, and consumer and community groups.

If you are in the market for a loan or credit, a home equity plan is one of several options that might be right for you. This website provides details about home equity loans and gives tips for shopping for this form of loan.