Are you confused by all the information about the financial crisis? These pages will help you understand what happened and keep you up with the latest news.

AARP -A First Look at Older Americans and the Mortgage Crisis AARP has a short paper by Alison Shelton on the impact of the economic crisis and seniors.

BBC- Layman's Financial Crisis Glossary While originating in Britain, the BBC created this to help users with the international financial crisis and many US financial terms are define. Many have links to further information.

• BBC- Subprime Lending

CNN - The Money Crisis CNN has collected many of their stories on the current financial crisis on this site. There is a button to see the complete financial crisis archives.

Consumer Report's Money page While the product reviews are for subscribers only, Consumer Report's has free articles on saving money and protecting savings/retirement funds.

Department of Housing and Urban Development - Subprime Lending The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is involved with the creation and enforcement of housing policies. This website has information on the problem of subprime lending and links to additional resources.

EduStock EduStock is an educational resource for student that covers many aspects of stocks and investment. It includes a real time simulator that illustrates how the stock market works.

Federal Reserve The Federal Reserve is the central banking system of the United States and is involved in every aspect of lending and borrowing. This website has extensive resources for consumers, including information on current banking problems and foreclosure resources.

House of Representatives The House of Representatives is part of the legislative branch of the United States government. This website has information on current legislation, contact information for all 435 members of the House, and educational resources for students.

• House Bill HR 1424- dealing with the financial crisis.

New York Stock Exchange The New York Stock Exchange is the world's largest stock market. This site has educational materials covering a wide range of topics of interest.

• Student education
• Investor education

United States Senate The United States Senate is part of the legislative branch of the United States government. This site has information on current legislation, contact information for all 100 senators, and educational materials for students.

Wall Street Journal - Wall Street in Crisis The financial newspaper has a page devoted to news about the financial crisis. Some articles deal with current news and some are overviews explaining issues.