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Affordable Housing

FannieMae Homepage
Single-Family Mortgage Financing

FHA Home Page
Federal Housing Association Learn about buying a home, consumer protection

HUD Directives for Download

HUD Forms

Download HUD forms in .PDF or .GIF

HUD Clips
New information service offers HUD clients FREE access to HUD's official repository of policies, procedures, announcements, and other materials.

HUD Library

Research related to housing and community development, FOIA, housing and the homeless, Fair Housing policies, rules and legal decisions and HUD committee materials

Market Statistics
From About.com, construction statistics, existing homes sales, household and housing unit estimates, housing price index, housing starts analysis and business implications and much more.


Alternative Dispute Resolution

ADA Mediation Standards
Developed between January 1998 and January 2000 by a Work Group comprised of 12 mediation practitioners, trainers and administrators. The Guidelines address ADA mediation issues in the areas of Program & Case Administration, Process, Training, and Ethics

Arbitration and Mediation
Laws, regulations and procedures involving arbitration and mediation

Arbitration.com
Free database of arbitrators designed to help disputants locate an arbitrator appropriate for resolving their conflict

Conflict Resolution Resource Center (CRRC)
Forms, articles, training, ethical standards, jobs and other resources for resolving conflict

Global Arbitration Mediation Association (GAMA)
Designed to assist in locating arbitrators and mediators

International ADR
Provides information on the principal aspects of international mediation and arbitration – treaties, national arbitration laws, judicial decisions and arbitral awards, institutions and rules, model clauses, arbitrators, recent articles and books, and upcoming conferences, events and seminars.

Mediation.com
Free database of mediators, designed to help locate a mediator


Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy
Title 11 of the U.S. Code, Bankruptcy

Checklists for Bankruptcy
From the American Bar Association (ABA)

Bankruptcy Court Directory

District of Arizona Bankruptcy Court

Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Rules

Seventh Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Rules

Tenth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Rules

Federal Bankruptcy Courts on Line
48 sites listed

Federal Filings
Leading provider of bankruptcy news on Chapter 11 cases around the country

Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (12/97)
Free WinHelp file with current cross-referenced to title 11, US Code

InterNet Bankruptcy
Includes six subject areas related to large-scale business restructurings targeted to the bankruptcy professional seeking information on the Internet

Recent Bankruptcy Decisions
Searchable database provided by Cornell Law


Corporate and Business Law

Business Law News
Today’s headlines in business law from law.com

CEO Express
Portal designed for the busy executive. Links to news and travel and business Information

Companies OnLine
Search for companies and company information based on industry

Company Site Locator
Locate Companies on the Internet. Service uses the InterNIC database of registered companies, and thus primarily lists U.S. companies

CorpTech
Search database of 50,000 high tech companies

Hoovers Online
Business News, in-depth company information with paid membership

SCORE
Service Corps of Retired Executives, Resource partner of U.S. Small Business Administration, helping to develop entrepreneurship and provide resources for small business growth

Search EDGAR
Database of 1994–1999 EDGAR documents



Secretary of State Databases Online

Alabama Corporate Searchable Data Base

Alaska Corporate Information

Arkansas Corporate Information

Arkansas Secretary of State

Florida Corporate Information

Georgia Corporate Information

Kansas Corporate Information

Louisiana Corporate Information

Maine Corporate Information

Maryland Corporate Information

Missouri Corporate Information

Nebraska Secretary of State
Fee Based Service

Nevada Corporate Information

New Mexico UCC Search

North Carolina Corporate Information

Texas Corporate Information

Vermont Corporate Information

Washington State Corporate Information

Wyoming Corporate Information


Construction Law

American Institute of Architects

American Road and Transportation Builders Association

American Consulting Engineers Council

American Society of Civil Engineers

American Public Works Association

American Subcontractors Association

Associated Builders and Contractors

Associated General Contractors

Building Trades Directory
Lists and provides access to those in the building profession and their home pages

Construction Specification Institute

Expert Witnesses for Construction Industry
Including construction, architecture, engineering, and real estate

National Association of Home Builders

National Association of Women in Construction

National Association of Professional Engineers

Occupational Safety and Health Act (1970)

OSHA Regulations


Creditors Rights

Amicus Briefs Filed by the FTC

Consumer Leasing Act

Consumer Protection - Federal Statutes

Electronic Funds Transfer Act
The Act requires financial institutions to adopt certain practices respecting such matters as transaction accounting, preauthorized transfers, and error resolution, and sets liability limits for losses caused by unauthorized transfers

Equal Credit Opportunity Act
This Act (Title VII of the Consumer Credit Protection Act) prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age, receipt of public assistance, or good faith exercise of any rights under the Consumer Credit Protection Act

Fair Credit Reporting
The Act protects information collected by consumer reporting agencies such as credit bureaus, medical information companies and tenant screening services

Fair Debt Collections Act
Under this Act (Title VIII of the Consumer Credit Protection Act), third-party debt collectors are prohibited from employing deceptive or abusive conduct in the collection of consumer debts incurred for personal, family, or household purposes

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act (FDIC)
The provisions of this chapter limiting the insurance of the deposits of any depositor to a maximum less than the full amount shall be independent and separable from each and all of the provisions of this chapter

FTC
Federal Trade Commission

Truth in Lending Act
The Act requires all creditors who deal with consumers to make certain written disclosures concerning all finance charges and related aspects of credit transactions (including disclosing finance charges expressed as an annual percentage rate).


Estate Planning & Administration

10 Myths About Advanced Health Directives
Information from the ABA dispelling health directive myths

AARP
Nation's leading organization for people age 50 and older, providing information and education, advocacy, and community services provided by a network of local chapters and experienced volunteers throughout the country

Administration on Aging

Choice in Dying
Provides advance directives, counsels patients and families, trains professionals, advocates for improved laws, and offers a range of publications and services

Coalition on Donation
Information on donating organs and tissue

Elder Care Web
News, Finance and Law, Living Arrangements, Associations and Agencies, Elder Care Locator

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Forms and publications available online

Internal Revenue Service Private Letter Rulings

Social Security Online

TaxWeb
List of States with Tax Forms online, Information about ordering state forms including name of agency and address, Where to File Forms, Getting extensions

U.S. Living Will Registry
A free service to electronically store living wills and make available to health care institutions



North Carolina Links

AOC Civil Case Cover Sheets

BizLink
North Carolina Business Resources

Consultwebs.com's 100+ Key North Carolina Links

Fourth Circuit
Findlaw's Searchable Circuit Court Decisions since January 1995 -
Browsable By Year And Searchable By Docket Number, Case Title
And Full Text.


The Institute of Government at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Lawyer's Weekly CLE Calendar

N.C. Industrial Commission

NC Secretary of State Forms and Fees

The North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers.

North Carolina Attorney General
Opinions & Multiple Links

The North Carolina Bar Association Links

North Carolina Courts (AOC)
Court Info, Rules of Court, Calendars, Dockets, Forms, Supreme Court Opinions Since December 1995, etc.

North Carolina Courts(AOC)
Links From The Library Supreme Court Opinions Since December 1995, etc.

North Carolina General Assembly
North Carolina General Statutes, Bills, Calendars

The North Carolina Paralegal Association

North Carolina Secretary of State

The North Carolina State Bar

North Carolina Supreme Court Decisions Since November 1994

Piper Resources
North Carolina Links

Senate Bill 288 - North Carolina General Assembly Session 1999 - (Spam Related Bill)

State of NC Business Information

UNC MetaLab

Wake County Register of Deeds
Property records, deeds, maps...

Yahoo North Carolina News 

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