Section 14
HOMEPRIDE: Your
Important Resource Information!
ALERT!
IDENTITY THEFT REMINDER! Make
YOU the ONLY YOU Out There!
We are committed to your privacy and security.
In fact, you may consider that we are too dedicated to this premise.
The educational and informational links we provide as access have
been carefully reviewed. Please let us know @ techsupport@1stopmortgage.net
should you encounter any problems.
As such, we wanted to address this most rapidly-growing
financial crime of our times and give you a few hints on how to
protect yourself. We are informed that the Social Security Administration
received an excess of 30,000 complaints of ID misuse in 1999 alone.
The majority of these were related to identity theft.
If you have concerns, here's some contacts who
can help you do something about it!
- Contact your local police department
in the area the identity theft took place. Request a copy
of the report. You will find that this will prove invaluable
when contacting your creditors' fraud departments. Follow
the advice of each of your creditors, whether they recommend
changing your PIN, password change, or even closing accounts
and reopening with another account number.
- Request a "FRAUD ALERT"
to be entered on your Credit Profiles at each of The "Big
3" Credit Repositories:
Trans-Union
Equifax
Experian |
(800) 680-7289
(800) 525-6285
(888) 397-3742 |
- The Federal Trade Commission takes identity
theft seriously. They are staffed to discuss your options
with you and the resolution you can take. Call them toll-free
at (877) ID-THEFT (438-4338) and/or on their website at: www.consumer.gov/idtheft.
Various creditors have designed identity security
programs in an effort to minimize the problem. American Express
reportedly is formulating a "password-based security mechanism."
Visa can acquaint you with its program, called "Verified
by Visa." The development of the UCAF (Universal Cardholder
Authentication Field) and the SPATM (Secure Payment
Application) by Master Card has reportedly experienced great success
in protecting both consumers and merchants. Their SDPTM (Site
Data Protection Service) is designed specifically to provide security
to merchants.
Be circumspect regarding the disclosure of your
financial data. Make certain YOU are the only YOU
out there!
GOVERNMENT
STUFF!
Check out "Today at The White House," the West Wing
section, and much more!
www.whitehouse.gov
President Bush has said: "My call…is
for every American to commit at least 2 years - 4,000 hours over
the rest of your lifetime - to the service of your neighbors and
your nation."
All Americans can find information
on programs coordinated through the USA Freedom Corps such as
the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, Learn and Serve America
and the newly-created Citizen Corps, or they can find local opportunities
with a service organization. However or wherever they serve, all
Americans who give of their time in service to others are answering
President Bush's call to service.
http://www.usafreedomcorps.gov/
Letter from President Bush on the Launch of
the New FirstGov Web Site:
"Welcome to the government
of the 21st century…FirstGov is the "Front Door"
to my Administration's e-Government Initiative. Simply put, our
goal is to make your government more accessible to all Americans…FirstGov
helps you cut through governmental red tape to find online services
that matter to you.
In the past, FirstGov was a site that provided information about
the government. Now it is a site that provides solutions for people.
So visit the FirstGov web site ... come back again ... and tell
your friends. Thanks to this web site, your government is now
just a click away."
President George W. Bush
http://www.firstgov.gov/
Citizen Corps is a component of President
Bush's USA Freedom Corps initiative that will create opportunities
for individuals to volunteer and participate in community emergency
preparation, prevention and response activities.
www.citizencorps.gov
Find your Senators by State…or alphabetically
by name.
Check out Bill details, Senate history and more!
www.senate.gov
Your House of Representatives Directory,
Committees, Bills,
and the Legislative process itself!
www.house.gov
LEARN
FIRST-HAND WHAT "THE FED" IS & DOES!
www.federalreserve.gov
An interactive Federal Reserve System economic
education web site using Flash technology!
http://www.kc.frb.org/fed101/
The FED's regional office in Atlanta, Georgia serves Tennessee
& Mississippi!
http://www.frbatlanta.org/
The FED's regional office in St. Louis, Missouri serves Arkansas!
http://www.stls.frb.org/
The year 2002 is the Centennial Year for
the United States Census Bureau!
Check out People, Business, News, and don't miss the AMERICAN
FACT FINDER!
You'll also find in-depth statistics on homeownership!
www.census.gov
The United States
Department of Commerce also sponsors
a Program with a wealth of information called
www.fedworld.gov
Want to know what's going on in the U. S. Congress?
In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson, The Library of Congress has
placed the United States Congress on the internet!
www.thomas.loc.gov
www.fema.gov/reg-iv/index
The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) - Region IV
serves Tennessee & Mississippi; Region VI serves Arkansas.
Their mission is "Helping People Before, During, and After
Disasters."
Know what services are available to you as a citizen!
http://www.fema.gov/reg-vi/index.htm
THE AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE for Public
Policy Research states that it is "…dedicated to preserving
and strengthening the foundations of freedom-limited government,
private enterprise, vital cultural and political institutions,
and a strong foreign policy and national defense-through scholarly
research, open debate, and publications."
The Institute was founded in 1943 and is located in Washington,
D.C. As one of America's largest and most respected group of scholars
in many fields, their research is in "…economics and
trade; social welfare; government tax, spending, regulatory, and
legal policies; U.S. politics; international affairs; and U.S.
defense and foreign policies."
www.aei.org
At the following web site, www.infospace.com/info/index.htm
and find a wealth of government links as follows when you reach
their site:
- Executive Branch (1717)
- Judicial Branch (238)
- Legislative Branch (612)
- Agencies (360)
- Directories (35)
- Documents (24)
- Elections (498)
- Embassies and Consulates (102)
- Employment (110)
- Intelligence (12)
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- Law (76)
- Law Enforcement (2)
- Military (4671)
- Municipal Government (21)
- Publications and Media (2)
- Related Organizations (16)
- Research Institutes (5)
- Services (22)
- State Government (30)
- Statistics (16)
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Don't fail to check out the following
links while you're there:
- Regional: North America: Government
- Science: Environment: Organizations:
Governmental: North America: United States
- Society: Government
- Society: Military: Veterans
- Society: Politics
LIBRARY
RESEARCH: National, Regional & Local
THE 12 MILLION BOOKS, MAPS, MUSIC,
SOUND & VISUAL RECORDINGS, COMPUTER FILES, & MANUSCRIPTS
OF THE OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF CONGRESS IN WASHINGTON, D.
C. is now online! www.catalog.loc.gov
Don't miss the Memphis Public Library's
World Wide Web Searching & Subject Guides!
www.memphislibrary.lib.tn.us
JUST
FOR YOU: Unique, Fun, & lnformative!
This web site has online data available
back to 1800!
You can search for old headlines, songs, television shows, birthdays,
and more!
Choose the date and Enjoy!
www.dmarie.com/timecap
AltaVista's wonderful translation tool…
to and from English in many different language modes.
babel.altavista.com/translate
Alphabetical cities and areas of the U.S.A. can be researched…as
well as abroad!
www.citysearch.com
E-MAIL CONNECTIONS TO GREAT FUN SITES
www.visionx.com/dd
If you are unfamiliar with this site, get
ready to search newspapers, 4 almanacs, history, law, ancestry,
and specialty research portals with one of the most complete multiple
databases out there accessible through their "Super Search!"!
www.hotsheet.com
Pick a world region…Pick a destination…
A travel website with much more than travel!
www.fodors.com
People magazine online!
http://people.aol.com/people/index.html
Here's a good maps, driving
directions, and yellow pages directory!
www.mapsonus.com
