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Consumer Credit Counseling of NevadaMore Info
     Services: Provides financial, debt, housing (foreclosure / loss mitigation / reverse mortgage) and bankruptcy counseling. Financial literacy classes provided throughout NV including required pre-discharge debtor education. Down-payment assistance and IDA accounts for first time homebuyers. Free tax preparation
Counties: Statewide
Subject: Consumer/Business Law, Money Problems, Property Law
  
Financial Institutions Division—Nevada Department of Business and IndustryMore Info
     Services: Enforces regulations and licensing of state chartered banks, credit unions, and any other depository, lending, collection, debt adjusters and money transmission companies.
Counties: Statewide
Subject: Consumer/Business Law, Money Problems, Property Law
  
Lawyer in the Library Program - Washoe County Law LibraryMore Info
     Services: This program only provides a brief consultation (usually 5-10 minutes) with the volunteer lawyer, not extensive legal advice. The volunteer lawyer can also provide you with references to a number of legal services that may be able to offer more detailed assistance.
Counties: Washoe County
Subject: All, Consumer/Business Law, Disability Law, Employment Law, Family Law, Government Benefits, Misc Law, Money Problems, Property Law, Senior Law
  
Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada.More Info
     Services: Provides free assistance for the following issues: bankruptcy, child custody, children's rights, consumer fraud, divorce and other family law problems, disability law, guardianship, housing problems, immigration problems connected to domestic violence, special education issues, paternity, real estate, small claims, social security benefits, HIV/AIDS legal problems, domestic violence. Must meet low-income eligibility requirements.
Counties: Clark County
Subject: All, Consumer/Business Law, Disability Law, Employment Law, Family Law, Government Benefits, Misc Law, Money Problems, Property Law, Senior Law
  
Manufactured Housing Division—Nevada Department of Business and IndustryMore Info
     Services: Handles complaints against manufactured housing dealers, salesmen, servicemen, parks/developments, installations, and landlord/tenant conflicts.
Counties: Statewide
Subject: Consumer/Business Law, Money Problems, Property Law
  
Mortgage Lending Division—Nevada Department of Business and IndustryMore Info
     Services: Enforces the statutes and regulations related to mortgage bankers, mortgage brokers, mortgage agents, escrow agencies and escrow agents.
Counties: Statewide
Subject: Consumer/Business Law, Money Problems, Property Law
  
Neighborhood Mediation Center (NMC)More Info
     Services: The Neighborhood Mediation Center helps Washoe County residents resolve disputes for free without having to go to court. This agency does not give legal advice.
Counties: Washoe County
Subject: Consumer/Business Law, Disability Law, Dispute Resolution, Employment Law, Money Problems, Property Law
  
Nevada Legal Services - Clark County OfficeMore Info
     Services: Provides assistance for the following legal issues: government benefits, work related problems, housing problems, immigration, health care, and Indian law. In cooperation with other legal providers, Nevada Legal Services provides limited services in the following areas: private landlord/tenant, consumer law, family law and chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Counties: Clark county and some residents in Nye, Lincoln and Esmeralda Counties
Subject: Consumer/Business Law, Employment Law, Family Law, Government Benefits, Misc Law, Money Problems, Property Law
  
Nevada Legal Services - Reno OfficeMore Info
     Services: Provides assistance for the following legal issues: government benefits, work related problems, housing problems, immigration, health care, and Indian law. In cooperation with other legal providers, Nevada Legal Services provides limited services in the following areas: private landlord/tenant, consumer law, and family law.
Counties: Washoe County
Subject: Consumer/Business Law, Employment Law, Family Law, Government Benefits, Misc Law, Money Problems, Property Law
  
Volunteer Attorneys for Rural Nevada (VARN)More Info
     Services: Provides assistance related to the following legal issues: adoption, child custody and parental rights termination, divorce, domestic violence, foreclosures and other real estate matters, guardianship, homesteads, labor law or worker's compensation, name changes, non-profit corporation issues, probate, taxes, and wills. Also provides self-help divorce clinics for simple, uncomplicated cases.
Counties: Northwest Nevada
Subject: Consumer/Business Law, Disability Law, Employment Law, Family Law, Misc Law, Money Problems, Property Law, Senior Law
  
Washoe County Senior Law ProjectMore Info
     Services: Assists seniors with elder rights and elder abuse, consumer problems such as fraud, debt collections, foreclosures, government benefits issues, including Medicare, Medicaid and other health related issues, housing problems, lifetime planning legal issues, and utilities law.
Counties: Washoe County
Subject: Consumer/Business Law, Family Law, Government Benefits, Misc Law, Money Problems, Property Law, Senior Law
  


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Money Problems - Related Web Links
  Bankruptcy
Credit Repair
Debt Collection
Identity Theft
Loan Problems

Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy - from the Nevada State Bar
http://www.nvbar.org/pdf/pamphlets/bankruptcypamphlet.pdf

Bankruptcy - from Nolo.com's Free Featured Articles
http://www.nolo.com/resource.cfm/catID/462A9501-9B21-4E09-A08C5A7B8AF51A79/213/161/

"Bankruptcy Basics" - from the United States Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov/bankruptcycourts/bankruptcybasics.html

"Bankruptcy and Debt" - from the Findlaw.com
http://bankruptcy.findlaw.com/

"Consumer Education Center" - from the American Bankruptcy Institute
http://www.abiworld.org

"Nevada Bankruptcy Exemptions" - from BankruptcyAction.com
http://www.bankruptcyaction.com/nvexemptions.htm

United States Bankruptcy Court District of Nevada--includes forms and rules
http://www.nvb.uscourts.gov/


Credit Repair
"Credit Repair and Debt" - from Nolo.com's Free Featured Articles
http://www.nolo.com/resource.cfm/catID/847CCA51-130F-47D1-920751FBD79C7570/213/208/

"Credit Repair: How to DIY and Avoid a Scam" - from the Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt097.shtm

"Credit Repair: How to Help Yourself" - from the Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre13.shtm


Debt Collection
"Debt Collection" - from Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada
http://www.lacsn.org/go/debt-collection/

"Dealing with Creditors" - from Nolo.com's Free Featured Articles
http://www.nolo.com/resource.cfm/catID/43A35C36-0A53-4E37-B92C80B98E69E6D0/213/208/155/

"Consumer Law: Debt Collection" - from Washoe Legal Services
http://www.washoelegalservices.org/debt.htm

"Did You Lose a Lawsuit? Here Are Your Rights Concerning Garnishment and Attachment" - from Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada
http://www.lacsn.org/go/debt-collection/attachment-and-garnishment/

"Lose a Lawsuit? Your Rights Concerning Garnishment and Attachment" - from Washoe Legal Services
http://www.washoelegalservices.org/lawsuit.htm

Identity Theft
"If You Think Your Identity Has Been Stolen Here's What to Do Now"--from the Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/

Loan Problems
"Don't Borrow Trouble" Office of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, an informational web site on predatory lending. Northern Nevada Residents may also call the related hot line at 775-337-6363 for assistance with predatory lending problems.
http://www.dontborrowtrouble.com/

"Truth in Lending: What You Must Be Told When Getting a Consumer Loan or Other Consumer Credit." - from Washoe Legal Services
http://www.washoelegalservices.org/truth.htm

"Predatory Lending" - from Legal Aid of Southern Nevada
http://www.lacsn.org/go/predatory-lending/

"What Can I Do About a Defaulted Student Loan?" - from Legal Aid of Southern Nevada
http://www.lacsn.org/go/student-loans/

"What Can I Do About a Defaulted School Loan?" - from Washoe Legal Services
http://www.washoelegalservices.org/student.htm


 


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