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CFPB Warns Of Elderly Financial Exploitation
CFPB // March 24, 2016

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said on Wednesday (March 23) that it has issued an advisory alongside a report detailing recommendations for financial institutions, ranging from credit unions to banks, offering information on how to recognize, report and also prevent financial exploitation of older customers....

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Complaints of Fraud Targeting Older Americans Rose 14% in 2023

May 01, 2024
Fraud targeting older Americans’ money or cryptocurrency increased by double-digit percentages in 2023. The number of complaints of elder fraud increased by 14% during the year, while the associated losses rose by 11%, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) said in a Tuesday (April 30) press release. Individuals 60 years and older reported 101,068 of these scams in […]

CFPB Warns Of Elderly Financial Exploitation

March 24, 2016
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said on Wednesday (March 23) that it has issued an advisory alongside a report detailing recommendations for financial institutions, ranging from credit unions to banks,...