Grant Brittain's Picture
Grant Brittain
Phone: 619.243.9451
Toll Free: 800.464.8444
5898 Copley Drive #300
San Diego,  CA 92111

Consumer Links

  • CONSUMER EDUCATION
Consumer Action - Consumer education and advocacy - website is in English and Spanish.
Consumer Reports - An independent, nonprofit testing and information organization.
  • CREDIT INFORMATION
American Credit Collectors - The Association of Credit and Collection Professionals.
Borrow Smart - Loan shopping, borrowing strategies and money management.
Equifax - Provider of credit information.
Experian - Provider of credit information.
NFCC - A service offering low-cost assistance to credit-related issues.
Trans Union - Source of credit information, offers risk and portfolio-management services.
  • FINANCIAL NEWS AND INFO
Bloomberg Investment - Provides news, data and analysis to the business community and media outlets.
CBS Market Watch - Stock market quotes, business news and financial news.
CNN Financial Network - Coverage of world business news and financial markets.
Forbes - Real-time original reporting on business, technology, investing and lifestyle.
  • HOME INSPECTIONS
ASHI - National professional organization of home inspectors in the US and Canada.
Code Check - Guide to the most commonly cited code violations for one and two family dwellings.
CSLB - Contractors State License Board licenses and regulates contractors.
Pest World - Why you need to inspect a home for termites before buying or selling.
  • LEGAL RESOURCES
Attorney Directory - Search for an attorney based on location & practice.
Better Business Bureau - BBB report can help you determine if a company has a good record.
Consumer Law Page - A "know your rights" consumer law resources site.
FindLaw - Provides access to a comprehensive and fast-growing online library of legal resources for use by legal professionals, consumers and small businesses.
LegalZoom.com - Do-it-yourself legal resources for consumers.
LectLaw - Material on problems and questions consumers run into.
  • MONEY MANAGEMENT
Hoover's - Money management, career development, news, and business travel.
Kiplinger News - Personal finance and business forecasting guidance.
Quicken - Organize and track your finances.
Smart Money - Get online investment assistance and real-time stock market quotes.
Your Money Page - Tools and calculators for your financial future.
  • MORTGAGE AND LOAN INFO
Fannie Mae - Financial services make it possible for low, moderate, and middle-income families to buy homes.
Freddie Mac - Corporation chartered by Congress to create a continuous flow of funds to mortgage lenders in support of homeownership and rental housing.
Mortgage Daily - Latest news in the mortgage industry.
Multi-lingual Mortgage Guide - Download a free guide to choosing the right mortgage, in Spanish and English.
  • MOVING RESOURCES
Click and Move - They've compiled a directory of over 1,000,000 moving and relocation related services.
  • TITLE INSURANCE
American Land Title - ALTA represents the interests of the land title industry on a national level.
California Land Title Association - Representing the entire title industry for California.
The Title Report - Market information for the Title Industry.
  • SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION
Great Schools - The premier online guide to K-12 schools.
McCormack's - Newcomer-relocation-school guides to metro California.
US Department of Education - Promoting education excellence for all Americans.
  • TAX INFO AND RESOURCES
Taxpayer Relief Act - Explanation of 1997 law and its implications.
1031 Exchange - Use a 1031 exchange to defer payment of capital gains taxes.