Archive for Scams

Oct
23

How to get a handle on debt

by gypsy

Many people fall
behind because they can’t afford to make monthly debt payments on top of their
daily living expenses

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0 Categories : CFPB, Credit, Debt collection, Financial education, Financial Empowerment, Info for consumers, Scams
Sep
25

Listening to our audience to serve up a better resource

by gypsy

We released three new fraud and scam prevention placemats: a
fill-in-the-blank, a word search, and a word scramble, as well as a toolkit

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0 Categories : CFPB, Financial education, Info for consumers, Older Americans, Scams
Sep
8

A financial toolkit for victims of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma

by gypsy

When catastrophe
hits, your world is turned upside down

See the full post at consumerfinance.gov

0 Categories : CFPB, Consumer advisory, Consumer protection, Info for consumers, Scams
Sep
8

Consejos financieros para víctimas de los Huracanes Irma y Harvey

by gypsy

Cuando
ocurre una catástrofe, su mundo puede verse alterado

See the full post at consumerfinance.gov

0 Categories : CFPB, CFPB en Espanol, Consumer advisory, Consumer protection, Info for consumers, Scams
Sep
1

After Hurricane Harvey, a financial toolkit

by gypsy

When catastrophe
hits, your world is turned upside down

See the full post at consumerfinance.gov

0 Categories : CFPB, Consumer advisory, Consumer protection, Info for consumers, Scams
Jun
6

The IRS is using private debt collectors. Here’s what you should know.

by gypsy

If you have an old debt with the IRS, you might
receive a letter informing you that your account is being transferred to a
private debt collector

See the full post at consumerfinance.gov

0 Categories : CFPB, Debt collection, Info for consumers, Scams
Sep
22

Don’t let malicious mail make off with your money

by gypsy

Download our new mail fraud placemat to give you, or a
loved one, helpful reminders of common warning signs of mail fraud

See the full post at consumerfinance.gov

0 Categories : CFPB, Financial education, Info for consumers, Older Americans, Scams
Aug
23

Four ways to support your community’s fight against elder financial exploitation

by Stacy Canan, Jenefer Duane, Hector Ortiz

Financial exploitation robs millions of older people of their money and
property annually

See the full post at consumerfinance.gov

0 Categories : Banking, CFPB, Data, research & reports, Fraud, Info for consumers, Older Americans, Scams
Aug
1

Inmigrantes enfrentan desafíos financieros únicos

by Dubis Correal

Con una población de más de 41 millones de personas en los Estados Unidos, los inmigrantes representan un número considerable de consumidores en este país

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0 Categories : CFPB, CFPB en Espanol, Financial education, Info for consumers, Scams
Jul
27

¡El mantelito del CFPB con información sobre educación financiera está ahora disponible en español!

by Nora Dowd Eisenhower

Ahora
se sirven comidas calientes con la educación del consumidor en mente para
proteger a las personas mayores y evitar que sean víctimas de explotación
financiera

See the full post at consumerfinance.gov

0 Categories : CFPB, CFPB en Espanol, Financial education, Info for consumers, Older Americans, Scams
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