Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

(Advice on mortgages, legal rights and homebuying programs for first-time homebuyers.   Also includes information on reduced-price HUD homes)

Foreclosure Prevention Help - Available 24/7 at 1-888-995-HOPE

Illinois Association of Realtors Consumer Hotlinks

(Helpful hints on buying, selling, moving, and financing)

Illinois Housing Development Authority

(I-LOAN certificate and other financing and tax incentive programs)

Illinois League of Financial Institutions - Downpayment Plus Program

(Provides downpayment and closing cost assistance)

Our Own Home

( An Illinois program for owners with no credit history or less-than-perfect credit who may have missed mortgage payments due to illness, job loss or other circumstances beyond a borrower's control.)

Partnership for HomeOwnership, Inc.

(Administers the Rural Gurantee Housing Initiative which provides first-time buyers downpayment assistance and low-interest rates)

USDA's Rural Housing Program

(Guaranteed rural housing loans)

Veterans' Home Loan Guaranty Services

(VA Home Loan Program)