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Service Announced for National Consumer Protection Week
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
At any age or stage in life, it’s important to stay informed about ways to save and protect your money.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, in observance of National Consumer Protection Week March 7-13 and its theme of helping people of all ages exercise their consumer rights, announced that the agency will begin to regularly deliver timely tips on money management on the agency’s Web site and through an e-mail subscription service.
The first five tips will be issued during NCPW – one each day – began Monday. Starting the next Monday, the tips will be provided on a weekly basis as the FDIC “Consumer Tip of the Week.” Topics will range from saving and borrowing money to protecting money with FDIC insurance and avoiding financial fraud.
The FDIC’s “Consumer Tip of the Week” may be found at www.fdic.gov/consumertips. Those interested in receiving the tips automatically in e-mails should subscribe to the “Consumer Tip of the Week” using the e-mail update link.
