NAR Relief Fund

NAR (National Association of REALTORS) has a fund to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. On top of covering all admin costs the NAR has also kick started the fund with $1,000,000. Please read the below qoute from NAR's site:

"All administrative costs of the project will be absorbed by NAR; 100 percent of all donations will go directly to aid the victims. Contributions can be made online through the following secure site powered by NAR’s e-commerce system: https://www.realtor.org/relief. Contributions are tax deductible. To make contributions by mail, checks should be made payable to the REALTORS® Relief Foundation and sent to: REALTORS® Relief Foundation, Attn: NAR Finance Division, 430 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago IL 60611."

Thank you for your support!

Free Credit Report

Once every 12 months consumers can receive from each of the nationwide consumer credit reporting companies: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion a free copy of their credit report. This report will show all open credit lines, paid lines from the last 7 years, negative items (Will be posting on how to dispute these items later), any time that your credit has been pulled in the last 12 months, and your personal information.

It is very important that consumers review their credit report every year to make sure that there aren't any errors. Most reports have at least one error on it, this may be minor like a incorrect address or it could be major like a credit card that isn't yours with missed payments. Take the time to order your free report today at this site (free credit reports).

Remember these reports are what creditors use to decide how high or low your interest rate will be and now insurance companies are using it as a factor for your insurance rates.