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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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Podcast February 26, 2021

Black Homeownership: A Proud History and Positive Look Forward

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Insight Articles February 17, 2021

Concentration of Aging Homes in Lower-Income Areas Underscores Need for Mortgage Innovation

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Podcast February 10, 2021

Housing Industry’s Resolve® to Speed Up Mortgage Relief

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Insight Articles February 8, 2021

A Borrower’s Journey to Homeownership Using a Down Payment Assistance Program

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Insight Articles January 14, 2021

Build Your Buyer Pipeline Through Homebuyer Education

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Insight Articles January 4, 2021

Women “Opting Out” of the Mortgage Industry Can Significantly Impact Organizations

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Insight Articles December 16, 2020

Down Payments: Helping Future Borrowers Bridge the Awareness Gap

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Podcast December 15, 2020

The Language of Home: Overcoming Barriers for Limited English Proficiency Borrowers

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Insight Articles December 14, 2020

What Can be Done Today to Expand Homeownership in Underserved Communities Despite Covid-19

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Insight Articles December 2, 2020

The Past Shaping the Future: Amid Mortgage Industry Change, Some Things Stay the Same

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Video December 2, 2020

Tackling Innovation for Transformation in Servicing

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Video November 30, 2020

The Future of Mortgages Is Digital

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