INTRODUCTION
The following resources can be used to learn more about building personal wealth. The list includes sources of information on financial literacy, saving and investing, and budget and debt management. This guide is not intended to be all-inclusive; there are many additional national, state and local resources that can provide additional information on building wealth for a more secure financial future.
FINANCIAL LITERACY
America Saves
(202) 387-6121
www.americasaves.org
American Financial Services Association Education Foundation
919 18th St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20006-5503
(202) 296-5544
www.afsaonline.com
American Savings Education Council
2121 K St., N.W., Suite 600
Washington, DC 20037-1896
(202) 775-9130
www.asec.org
Americans for Consumer Education and Competition
1200 G St., N.W., Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005-3814
(202) 661-6102
www.acecusa.org/learn/index.asp
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
20th & C Streets, N.W.
Washington, DC 20551-0001
(202) 452-3000
www.federalreserve.gov/consumers.htm
Choose to Save® Education Program
Employee Benefit Research Institute/American Savings Education Council
2121 K St., N.W., Suite 600
Washington, DC 20037-1896
(202) 775-9130
www.choosetosave.org
Consumer Federation of America
1424 16th St., N.W., Suite 604
Washington, DC 20036-2239
(202) 387-6121
www.consumerfed.org
Fannie Mae
3900 Wisconsin Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20016-2892
(202) 752-7000
www.fanniemae.com
www.homepath.com
Federal Consumer Information Center
"Looking for the Best Mortgage: Shop, Compare, Negotiate"
P.O. Box 600
Cumberland, MD 21501-0600
(800) 688-9889
www.consumer.gov
www.pueblo.gsa.gov
Financial Services Education Coalition
"Helping People in Your Community Understand Basic Financial Services"
Financial Management Service,
U.S. Treasury
401 14th Street, S.W., Room 304D
Washington, DC 20024-2106
(202) 874-6908 or
fax: (202) 874-7321
Freddie Mac
8200 Jones Branch Drive
McLean, VA 22102-3110
(703) 903-2000
www.freddiemac.com
Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy
919 18th St., N.W., Suite 300
Washington, DC 20006-5517
(888) 45-EDUCATE
www.jumpstartcoalition.org
National Community Reinvestment Coalition Financial Literacy Campaign
733 15th St., N.W., Suite 540
Washington, DC 20005-2129
(202) 628-8866
www.ncrc.org
National Council on Economic Education
1140 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036-5803
(800) 338-1192
www.ncee.net
National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE)
5299 DTC Blvd., Suite 1300
Greenwood Village, CO 80111-3334
(303) 741-6333
www.nefe.org
SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT INFORMATION
Corporation for Enterprise Development
"What Are Individual Development Accounts?"
777 N. Capitol St., N.E., Suite 800
Washington, DC 20002-4235
(202) 408-9788
www.cfed.org
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20580-0002
(877) 382-4357
www.ftc.gov
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (Nasdaq)
1735 K St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20006-1500
(800) 289-9999
www.nasdr.com
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
11 Wall St.
New York, NY 10005-1974
(212) 656-3000
www.nyse.com
Securities Industry Association
120 Broadway
New York, NY 10271-0080
(212) 618-1500
www.sia.com
Standard & Poor's
55 Water St.
New York, NY 10041-0003
(212) 438-2000
www.standardpoor.com
www.businessweek.com/investor/index.html
Texas Tomorrow Fund (College Investment Fund)
208 E. 10th St., Suite 206
Austin, TX 78701-2407
(800) 445-4723
www.texastomorrowfund.org
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Bureau of the Public Debt
999 E St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20239-0001
(800) 722-2678
www.treasurydirect.gov
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Office of Investor Education and Assistance
450 Fifth St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20549-0001
(800) 732-0330
www.sec.gov
BUDGET AND DEBT MANAGEMENT
American Consumer Credit Counseling, Inc.
130 Rumford Ave., Suite 202
Newton, MA 02466-1316
(800) 769-3571
www.consumercredit.com
Credit Bureau of Greater Shreveport
620 Crockett St.
Shreveport, LA 71101-5349
(318) 222-4641
Credit Counseling Centers of America
888 S. Greenville Ave., Suite 101
Richardson, TX 75081-5044
(972) 235-5222
Myvesta (formerly Debt Counselors of America)
"Facts for Consumers: Choosing and Using Credit Cards"
6 Taft Court, Suite 301
Rockville, MD 20850-5359
(800) 680-3328
www.myvesta.org
National Foundation for Counseling Credit
8611 Second Ave., Suite 100
Silver Spring, MD 20910-6320
(301) 589-5600
www.nfcc.org
CONSUMER CREDIT COUNSELING SERVICES
Louisiana
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
8575 Business Park Drive
Shreveport, LA 71105-5655
(318) 795-0803
New Mexico
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
700 First St., Suite 713B
Alamogordo, NM 88310-6527
(505) 439-1142
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Clovis, New Mexico
1800 Sheffield Drive, Suite B
Clovis, NM 88101-4946
(505) 763-2227
www.cccs.net
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
1065 S. Main St., Suite B
Las Cruces, NM 88005-2974
(505) 527-2585
Texas
Consumer Credit Counseling
Service of Abilene,Texas, Inc.
241 Pine St., Suite 7A
Abilene, TX 79601-5938
(800) 374-2227
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
6300 I-40 W., Suite 106
Amarillo, TX 79106-2518
(806) 358-2221
(800) 878-2227 (Tel. Counseling)
www.cccs.net
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
201 E. Abram St., Suite 730
Arlington, TX 76010-1163
(817) 461-2227
www.cccs.net
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
203 N. Prairieville, Suite 104
Athens, TX 75751-2042
(800) 886-2227
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
1106 Clayton Lane, Suite 200W
Austin, TX 78723-2474
(512) 447-0711
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
1706 South Padre Island Drive
Corpus Christi, TX 78416-1339
(361) 854-4357
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
Corsicana Southland Building
200 N. 13th St., Suite 208
Corsicana, TX 75110-4680
(903) 874-2227
www.cccs.net
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Greater Dallas, Inc.
8737 King George Drive, Suite 200
Dallas, TX 75235-2273
(214) 638-2227
(214) 638-2263 (Tel. Counseling)
(800) 249-2227 (Tel. Counseling)
www.cccs.net
Consumer Credit Counseling Services of El Paso,Texas
1600 Brown St.
El Paso, TX 79902-4725
(915) 577-2530
www.ywcaelpaso.org
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
1320 S. University Drive, Suite 200
Fort Worth, TX 76107-5792
(817) 732-2227
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
2200 Market St., Suite 602
Galveston, TX 77550-1532
(409) 762-2227
Consumer Credit Counseling Services of the Gulf Coast Area, Inc.
9009 W. Loop South, Suite 700
Houston, TX 77096-1719
(713) 923-2227
www.cccsintl.org
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
Las Colinas Business Park
4322 N. Belt Line Road, Suite B-207
Irving, TX 75038-3578
(972) 255-0079
www.cccs.net
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
Hibernia Bank
222 S. Ragsdale St., Suite 301
Jacksonville, TX 75766-4991
(800) 396-2227
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
5215 McPherson Ave., Suite 101
Laredo, TX 78041-7326
(956) 791-3328
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
Longview Bank & Trust Building
1800 N.W. Loop 281, Suite 201
Longview, TX 75604-2516
(903) 297-2900
www.cccs.net
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
Bank One Building
101 E. Austin, Suite 209
Marshall, TX 75670-3323
(800) 577-2227
www.cccs.net
Consumer Credit Counseling Services of North Central Texas
901 N. McDonald, Suite 600
McKinney, TX 75069-2167
(800) 856-0257
www.cccsnct.org
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
2626 John Ben Shepperd Parkway
Odessa, TX 79761-1958
(915) 367-7994
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
Communications Center
1006 N. Mallard St.
Palestine, TX 75801-7738
(800) 396-2227
www.cccs.net
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
6851 Citizens Parkway, Suite 100
San Antonio, TX 78229-6501
(210) 979-4300
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
Woodgate Centre
1001 E.S.E. Loop 323, Suite 250
Tyler, TX 75701-9664
(903) 581-6691
www.cccs.net
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
Comerica Bank Building
820 Ferris Ave., Suite 375
Waxahachie, TX 75165-2683
(972) 938-9672
www.cccs.net
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
4210 Kell Blvd., Suite 200
Wichita Falls, TX 76309-4821
(940) 696-2227
www.cccs.net
BOOKS QUOTED IN PUBLICATION
Getting Rich in America: 8 Simple Rules for Building a Fortune and a Satisfying Life
Dwight R. Lee and Richard B. McKenzie
1999, Harper Business
It's About the Money! The Fourth Movement of the Freedom Symphony: How to Build Wealth, Get Access to Capital, and Achieve Your Financial Dreams
Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. and Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. with Mary Gotschall
1999, Times Business/Random House
The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy
Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko
1996, Longstreet
This publication was produced by the Community Affairs Office of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Public Affairs Department
2200 N. Pearl St.
Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 922-5377
(800) 333-4460 ext. 5377
www.dallasfed.org
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