Economic Crisis

General Sites

• Illinois Recovery

  State of Illinois' website for information on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and how it affects our state.

• IRS Information Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
• Mississippi State University LibGuide -- Economic & Financial Crisis

  A comprehensive resource to the current economic and financial crisis.

• Recovery.gov

  President Obama's administration has created this site to explain the details of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and to show how, when, and where the money is spent.

Home Refinancing Help

• Fannie Mae & FreddieMac

  See if your mortgage loan is owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, in which case you could qualify for the government's refinancing help.

• MakingHomesAffordable.gov

  Get information about the government's mortgage relief program along with self-assessment tools and calculators. This site also let's you connect with free counseling resources, locate homeowner events in your community, find a checklist of key documents to have ready when making the call to their services, FAQs from borrowers in similar circumstances, etc.

• MortgageReliefOnline.com

  See if you are eligible to receive free advice from a mortgage and credit specialist and if you qualify for the government's mortgage relief program.