Fed Approves New Rules for Home Mortgage Lending 
Final rules for Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) aim to protect consumers and facilitate responsible lending.
Wan2 Get Ready 4 Your Financial Future?A free personal finance workshop for teens (grades 7-12). Two sessions will be held:
Thursday, April 24, 2008 and Tuesday, April 29, 2008.
National Consumer Protection Week Conference
The 18th annual conference was held on March 25, 2008.
TheInformedHomeBuyer.org
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s consumer resource for mortgages and foreclosures
You May Be Paying Too Much for Your Mortgage
Tips to help you ensure that you have the best mortgage product for which you qualify
Massachusetts Joins Launch of Nationwide Licensing System
Federal Reserve Consumer Help
Information for consumers including how to file a complaint against a bank as well as answers to other frequently asked questions.
Foreclosures in New England
Data, resources, and research related to foreclosures
The Consumer Insider
Subscribe to the Massachusetts
Office of Consumer Affairs & Business Regulation e-mail list.
CRA Scam
Beware of advertisements offering a Community Reinvestment Act program loan endorsed by the Federal Reserve. Find out more.
www.fraud.org
Home of the National Fraud Information Center and Internet Fraud Watch programs
What are the costs of being unbanked? 
From the Spring 2007 issue of Communities & Banking.
Tackling Foreclosure and Foreclosure in Rhode Island
From the Spring 2007 issue of Communities & Banking.
Vishing: Another Internet Fraud Scam
Fraud Victims Sometimes Have Nowhere to Turn
The difference between “available” funds in a bank customer’s account and “collected” funds.
Who You Gonna Call?
Are you concerned that money you received may be counterfeit? Was your credit card recently stolen? Is it possible that someone may have paid you with a fraudulent check? Do you think that you may be a victim of identity theft?
If your answer is “yes” to any of these questions, call the U.S. Secret Service at (617) 565-5640 and ask for the duty agent. Office hours are 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and the duty agent is on call 24 hours. See also: advisory about fake checks and money orders from U.S. and Canadian governments.
Common Mistakes That Cost Bank Customers Money
From FDIC's Consumer News
Tips on Preventing Cashier's Check Fraud
True or False?
Know Before You Go... To Get a Mortgage
A guide to mortgage products and a glossary of lending terms.
Make Time to Understand Your Credit Score's Impact
The most important thing is to learn as much as possible about credit scoring and how to improve credit scores...
Seller Beware. Cashier's Checks Not Always As Good As Cash
By betraying our trust of banks, fraudsters are passing counterfeit cashier’s checks to unsuspecting individuals and businesses and tricking people out of large sums of money. |
