New FTC Web Site Helps Consumers Cope With Tough Economic Times
Provides Advice on Debt, Employment, and Avoiding Scams
The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, has a
new Web site at ftc.gov/MoneyMatters for people dealing with debt; struggling to
find a job; or trying to create a budget, save, and spend wisely during these
difficult times.
Money Matters offers short, practical tips, videos, and links to reliable
resources for more information on topics like credit repair, debt collection,
job-hunting and jobs scams, vehicle repossession, managing mortgage payments,
and foreclosure rescue scams.
To learn more, go to
www.ftc.gov/MoneyMatters.
The Federal Trade Commission works for consumers to prevent fraudulent,
deceptive, and unfair business practices and to provide information to help
spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint in English or Spanish, visit the
FTC’s online Complaint
Assistant or call 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357). The FTC enters complaints
into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to more than 1,500
civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad. The FTC’s
Web site provides free information on a variety of consumer topics.
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Office of Public Affairs
202-326-2180
(FYI money matters)
