» AOL Money & Finance    Details the differences in personal loan offers and provides articles explaining potential sub-prime loan problems. Content written through partnership with Bankrate.com.    http://money.aol.com/loans/personal

» About.com: Worse than Loan-Sharking    Article from About.com regarding abuses in the advance payday loans business. Offers several alternatives to payday loans.    http://credit.about.com/cs/consumerwisdom/a/042100.htm

» Advanced Fee Loans    Article from Associated Content, describes the predatory and dishonest nature of "advance fee" personal loans.    http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/118211/personal_loan_scams_advanced_fee_loans.html

» Bankrate: Officials Call Payday Financing "Loan Sharking"    Article from Bankrate.com about abusive lenders that offer advances on paychecks. Details how this approach to lending is predatory.    http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/chk/19980217.asp

» FTC: Cosigning A Loan    Article describes risks and provides guidance for co-borrowers. From the Federal Trade Commission.    http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/cosign.htm

» FTC: Payday Loans = Costly Cash    Also called cash advance loans, check advance loans, or deferred deposit check loans, these high interest loans are usually expensive and prey on people in desperate situations.    http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/pdayalrt.htm

» FTC: The Truth About Advance-Fee Loan Scams    Information detailing how advance-free loans manipulate applicants. Also provides links to legitimate low-cost help for consumers experiencing credit problems.    http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/tmarkg/loans.htm

» Personal Loan Calculator    Simple calculator for estimating monthly loan payments.    http://www.personal-loan-calculator.com

» The No-Equity Loan Trap    Article from SmartMoney.com about high loan-to-value loans for homeowners.    http://www.smartmoney.com/debt/advice/index.cfm?story=noequity