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CreditSmart® Consumer Online Resources

Recognizing that consumers often seek information and assistance on credit and homeownership from community-based organizations and/or from housing professionals like you, Freddie Mac developed CreditSmart as a tool to support your efforts in this area.

Workshop Tools and Resources

These materials are designed to help consumers with budgeting, qualifying for a loan, selecting a lender, finding a real estate agent, avoid foreclosure and other steps towards homeownership.

Industry Insights

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Native American borrowers
Insight Articles November 18, 2024

HeritageOne® Feeds a Hunger to Finance Affordable Housing in Cherokee Nation

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Insight Articles November 18, 2024

Three Strategies to Boost Your Chances of Winning a RISE Award®

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Insight Articles November 13, 2024

Q&A with Freddie Mac’s Chief Appraiser: Getting it Right with Property Quality and Condition Ratings

Equitably Speaking Podcast
Podcast November 7, 2024

Build Your Business with Faith-Based Initiatives

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Insight Articles October 17, 2024

4 Moments that Led Citizens Bank to Make More Loans

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Insight Articles October 15, 2024

Rewarding Energy Efficiency in Existing Homes

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Insight Articles September 20, 2024

10 Strategies to Boost Your Chances of Winning a SHARP Award

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Insight Articles July 30, 2024

Considering Financing and Sales Concessions: A Practical Guide for Appraisers

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Insight Articles July 25, 2024

Realizing the Benefits—While Mitigating the Risks—of Counterparty Relationships

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Insight Articles July 16, 2024

How eMortgages and Digital Efficiencies Elevated Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc.

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Insight Articles July 16, 2024

Beyond the Close: Collaborating for Post-Purchase Borrower Education

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Insight Articles July 9, 2024

Breaking Barriers: The Down Payment Assistance Revolution

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