Image description: This poster for the United States Travel Bureau promotes tourism. It was released in June 1938 as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project.

View more WPA posters.

Image from the Library of Congress

Under federal law, you must purchase flood insurance if you will receive federal money to purchase or build a home in a high-risk flood area. A mortgage lender can also require flood insurance if you live in a moderate-to-low risk area. 

Learn more about mortgage lender requirements for flood insurance...

The earned income tax credit is a federal tax credit specifically for low-income workers. It was approved by Congress to help offset the burden of social security taxes and to provide an incentive for people to work.

According to the IRS, the credit provides an important financial boost to the economy...

You can read President Obama’s 2012 State of the Union address on the White House website.

Image description: This high-resolution image of the Earth was taken from the Visible/Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite aboard NASA’s most recently launched Earth-observing satellite - Suomi NPP. This composite image uses a number of shots of the Earth’s surface taken on January 4, 2012. 

Suomi NPP is NASA’s next Earth-observing research satellite....