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Bankruptcy
   Bankruptcy

By: New Mexico Legal Aid  
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   Consumer Credit Counseling This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Advice and other services from a qualified credit counseling agency can help consumers juggle and reduce debts. December 2009
By: New Mexico Legal Aid  
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Cars
   When Your Car Is Towed This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
If your car is towed legally, you are responsible for the charges until you get the car back. What is "legal" depends on several circumstances. December 2009
By: New Mexico Legal Aid   		  
   
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Debt Collection and Repossession
   Abusive Lending - FTC Web Site (Separate Website)
This web site contains documents relating to: (1) home equity loans, home equity credit lines and common home equity scams, (2) high rate, high fee mortgages, (3) reverse mortgages, (4) payday loans, and (5) mortgage discrimination. You may view the documents on-line and print them out or print them in PDF format.
By: Federal Trade Commission 		  
   
   Bankruptcy

By: New Mexico Legal Aid  
    Read this in: Spanish / Español 		  
   
   Collection Agencies This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Legal limits on what collection agencies can do when they want payment
By: New Mexico Legal Aid   		  
   
   Consumer Credit Counseling This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Advice and other services from a qualified credit counseling agency can help consumers juggle and reduce debts. December 2009
By: New Mexico Legal Aid  
    Read this in: Spanish / Español 		  
   
   Credit Card Debt This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Good ways--and bad ways--to deal with credit card bills.
By: New Mexico Legal Aid   		  
   
   Mortgage Foreclosure Issues
Guide to mortgage foreclosure in New Mexico.
By: Law Access New Mexico
    Other Formats:   Word File 		  
   
   Paying Back Student Loans
If you took out one or more loans while attending a community college, university, trade school, vocational school, or other post-high school educational institution, it is likely that you have been contacted about paying back your student loans. This information sheet provides information as to the student loan process, what parties can get involved in collecting your student loans, what options are available to you, and how you can get information about your loans.
By: Law Access New Mexico
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   Unpaid Bills
Your rights when you owe money.
By: New Mexico Legal Aid   		  
   
   What bills to pay first? This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Food and rent top the list. What else can you do to juggle too many bills?
By: New Mexico Legal Aid   		  
   
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Home Loans
   Abusive Lending - FTC Web Site (Separate Website)
This web site contains documents relating to: (1) home equity loans, home equity credit lines and common home equity scams, (2) high rate, high fee mortgages, (3) reverse mortgages, (4) payday loans, and (5) mortgage discrimination. You may view the documents on-line and print them out or print them in PDF format.
By: Federal Trade Commission 		  
   
   Mortgage Foreclosure Issues
Guide to mortgage foreclosure in New Mexico.
By: Law Access New Mexico
    Other Formats:   Word File 		  
   
   New Mexico Renter's Guide-English This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
New Mexico Renter's Guide-English
By: New Mexico Legal Aid   		  
   
   New Mexico Renter's Guide-Spanish This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
New Mexico Renter's Guide-Spanish
By: New Mexico Legal Aid   		  
   
   VA Loan Foreclosures This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Lenders of VA home loans have a duty to help veterans avoid foreclosure. It's important to work with those lenders as soon as trouble arises. December 2009
By: New Mexico Legal Aid   		  
   
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Other Consumer
   Consumer Credit Counseling This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Advice and other services from a qualified credit counseling agency can help consumers juggle and reduce debts. December 2009
By: New Mexico Legal Aid  
    Read this in: Spanish / Español 		  
   
   Co-signing a Loan This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Co-signing a loan is risky in several ways.
By: New Mexico Legal Aid  
    Read this in: Spanish / Español 		  
   
   Debit Cards This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Debit cards can come with high fees; use them carefully, and protect yourself from identity theft
By: New Mexico Legal Aid  
    Read this in: Spanish / Español 		  
   
   Medicare and Medicaid Fraud
Fraud, waste, and abuse in health care programs--recognize it, report it, and avoid having to pay for unlawful billing. December 2009
By: New Mexico Legal Aid   		  
   
   Notaries This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Notaries have very limited powers--they are not like lawyers.
By: New Mexico Legal Aid   		  
   
   Sending Money to Mexico Safely This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
The best methods to get your money home safely
By: New Mexico Legal Aid   		  
   
   Using Pawn Shops This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Your rights when you pawn your property
By: New Mexico Legal Aid   		  
   
   What bills to pay first? This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Food and rent top the list. What else can you do to juggle too many bills?
By: New Mexico Legal Aid   		  
   
   Identity Theft This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Recognizing, preventing, and responding to identity theft
By: New Mexico Legal Aid   		  
   
   Medicare and Medicaid Fraud
Fraud, waste, and abuse in health care programs--recognize it, report it, and avoid having to pay for unlawful billing. December 2009
By: New Mexico Legal Aid   		  
   
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Privacy and Identity Theft
   Consumer Credit Counseling This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Advice and other services from a qualified credit counseling agency can help consumers juggle and reduce debts. December 2009
By: New Mexico Legal Aid  
    Read this in: Spanish / Español 		  
   
   Co-signing a Loan This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Co-signing a loan is risky in several ways.
By: New Mexico Legal Aid  
    Read this in: Spanish / Español 		  
   
   Debit Cards This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Debit cards can come with high fees; use them carefully, and protect yourself from identity theft
By: New Mexico Legal Aid  
    Read this in: Spanish / Español 		  
   
   Medicare and Medicaid Fraud
Fraud, waste, and abuse in health care programs--recognize it, report it, and avoid having to pay for unlawful billing. December 2009
By: New Mexico Legal Aid   		  
   
   Notaries This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Notaries have very limited powers--they are not like lawyers.
By: New Mexico Legal Aid   		  
   
   Sending Money to Mexico Safely This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
The best methods to get your money home safely
By: New Mexico Legal Aid   		  
   
   Using Pawn Shops This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Your rights when you pawn your property
By: New Mexico Legal Aid   		  
   
   What bills to pay first? This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Food and rent top the list. What else can you do to juggle too many bills?
By: New Mexico Legal Aid   		  
   
   Identity Theft This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Recognizing, preventing, and responding to identity theft
By: New Mexico Legal Aid   		  
   
   Medicare and Medicaid Fraud
Fraud, waste, and abuse in health care programs--recognize it, report it, and avoid having to pay for unlawful billing. December 2009
By: New Mexico Legal Aid   		  
   
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