Resources
The Center for Economic Integrity is not a direct services provider. We are unable to provide legal advice. However, we strongly encourage you to do the following:
- Tell Your Story – your story is important and can help educate others
- File a complaint – complaints inform regulators about the problem
- Seek help – reach out to organizations that specialize in your predatory lending issue
Housing, Foreclosure, Credit Counseling
- Don’t Borrow Trouble Local Consumer Resources Hotline:
(520) 792-3087 - National Foundation for Credit Counseling
- US Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- HUD-Approved Housing Counseling Agencies
‘How to’ and ‘How not to’
- CFPB – How do I stop automatic payments from my bank account?
- FTC – How not to pay a telemarketer
- FDIC – How to open an account at an FDIC-insured bank #GetBanked
Help for Consumers
- How and where to apply for emergency rental dollars by Consumer Action | August 11, 2021
- I Need Cash Now, What Can I Do? by Wildfire AZ, 2021
- Federal Trade Commission Consumer Information
- Federal Reserve Board Consumer Information
- Legal Services Corporation
- National Association of Consumer Advocates
- Library of Spanish Publications, by Consumer Action
- Tips and tools for dealing with debt collectors, by Consumer Action
- Money Smart for Older Adults | English | Español | FDIC, June 16, 2021 | plus COVID-19 Scams and Planning Tips
Make a Complaint
- Complaint about a national bank
- Complaint about a state-chartered bank
- Consumer Complaint – Arizona Attorney General
- Better Business Bureau complaints
- Federal Trade Commission complaints
Diane Lehman: People Power from Center for Rural Strategies on Vimeo.
SCAM GRAM is Consumer Action‘s monthly e-newslethttps://www.votervoice.net/ConsumerAction/newsletters/35833ter alerting you to the dirtiest players in the world of tech fraud, credit card scams, ID theft and general con-artistry. Don’t be fooled by liars, cheats and crooks—wise up with SCAM GRAM!
Resources to help you avoid scams CFPB, updated 2021
Press release from the Office of Attorney General about COVID-19 related scams! March 23, 2020