Related Links

Banks, Credit Unions and Trust Companies

• Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS)
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) - Insures bank deposits and supervises non-member banks
• Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC)
• Federal Reserve - Supervises bank holding companies and member banks
• Georgia State Bank Department
• Maryland Bankers Association
• Maryland Credit Union League
• National Association of Credit Union Supervisors (NASCUS)
• National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) - Charters and supervises federal credit unions
• National Information Center (NIC) - A repository of financial data and institution characteristics collected by the Federal Reserve System
• New York State Bank Department
• Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) - Charters and supervises national banks
• Other-State Bank Regulators - Chartering and supervising agencies for other-state banks

Consumer Credit

• Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education (AFCPE)
• Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies (AICCCA)
• Bankrate - provides free comparison of mortgage loans, home equity loans, credit cards, cd rates
• Equifax
• Experian
• Transunion
• National Association of Certified Credit Counselors (NACCC)
• National Consumer Law Center
• National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC)

Licensee Links

• American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators (AARMR)
• Maryland Association of Mortgage Brokers
• Money Transmitter Regulators Association (MTRA)
• National Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS)

Mortgage and Foreclosure Information

• Fannie Mae - Provides financial services to low and moderate income home buyers
• Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
• Freddie Mac - Participates in secondary market for mortgage loans
• Ginnie Mae - Part of HUD; insures loans to low and moderate income home buyers
• Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - Regulator of federal housing laws

Other Useful Links

• Annotated Code of Maryland
• Better Business Bureau - Maryland
• Code of Federal Regulations
• COMAR - Code of Maryland Regulations
• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - Enforces consumer protection laws
• Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen)
• Maryland Coalition for Financial Literacy
• Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation
• Maryland General Assembly Home Page
• Maryland Insurance Administration
• Maryland Office of the Attorney General
• My Money Matters Maryland
• National Conference of State Legislatures
• National White Collar Crime Center
• State of Maryland - Access to other State agencies
• United States Code

Updated September 6, 2012