Monday, May 22, 2006

On the Web

Guide to Legal Information and Free Civil Legal Services in Pennsylvania

Be sure to visit and bookmark http://www.palawhelp.org/. This site, created by the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, is a guide to free civil legal services for low-income persons and seniors in Pennsylvania. It contains a large library of brochures and self-help guides, links to benefit calculators and on-line applications for many benefit programs, legal news items, listings of contact information for legal service providers across Pennsylvania, a directory of court information and much more.


Request Your Free Annual Credit Report

You can receive one free credit report from each of the three credit reporting agencies annually. The information in your credit report is used for eligibility by private landlords, housing authorities, loan companies and banks. Shouldn't you know what's on it? Go to http://www.annualcreditreport.com/ and follow the simple instructions to request your credit reports online.


Consumer Protection On-line Booklet

The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General offers their informative Consumer Protection Booklet online at
www.attorneygeneral.gov/uploadedFiles/Consumers/bcp_book.pdf