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Consumer Action creates award-winning free multilingual educational guides on a wide range of personal finance topics and other subjects of interest to consumers. Many publications are available in Chinese, Korean, Spanish and Vietnamese, as well as English. Each year, we distribute more than two million of our publications through a national network of 12,000 community organization contacts. Click here for bulk order forms for nonprofit and community-based agencies.

2010

January

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ID Theft & Account Fraud (2009) (Korean) Cover

ID Theft & Account Fraud (2009) (Korean) Prevention and Clean Up. 신분 도용범은 불법적으로 이익을 보거나 자신의 본 신분을 감추고 새 신분 아래 숨으려고 하는 사람입니다. 또한 신분 도용은 사기꾼이 타인의 신분을 이용, 사기 및 기타 범죄 행위를 할 때 발생하기도 합니다. 이소책자는 신분 도용으로부터 여러분 자신을 보호하는 요령과 신분 도용의 피해자가 됐을 때 대처하는 요령 등을 설명하고 있습니다.

An identity thief is an imposter who assumes another person’s identity in order to profit illegally or because the thief wants to hide behind a new identity. Identity theft—or ID theft—occurs when the imposter uses your personal information to commit fraud or other crimes. This publication can help you take steps to prevent ID theft, or if you are a victim, to clear up the problems created by ID theft and to lessen its impact on your life.

No caiga en la trampa de los servicios de cancelación de deudas Cover

No caiga en la trampa de los servicios de cancelación de deudas. La mayoría de las compañías de cancelación de deudas le cobran aunque terminen sin saldar sus cuentas.

2009

December

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ID Theft & Account Fraud (2009) (Vietnamese) Cover

ID Theft & Account Fraud (2009) (Vietnamese) Phòng chống và dẹp sạch. Kẻ trộm danh tính cá nhân là kẻ giả mạo danh tính của người khác để trục lợi trái phép hay kẻ trộm muốn trốn đằng sau một danh tính mới. Trộm danh tính cá nhân (identitity theft hay ID theft) xảy ra khi kẻ giả mạo dùng các tin tức cá nhân của quý vị để làm chuyện gian lận hay phạm pháp. Ấn bản này có thể giúp quý vị những kế sách ngăn ngừa trộm danh tính cá nhân, hay nếu quý vị là nạn nhân, giúp giải quyết các vấn đề tạo ra bởi việc trộm danh tính và giảm sự ảnh hưởng của việc đó trong đời sống của quý vị.

An identity thief is an imposter who assumes another person’s identity in order to profit illegally or because the thief wants to hide behind a new identity. Identity theft—or ID theft—occurs when the imposter uses your personal information to commit fraud or other crimes. This publication can help you take steps to prevent ID theft, or if you are a victim, to clear up the problems created by ID theft and to lessen its impact on your life.

November

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ID Theft & Account Fraud (2009) Cover

ID Theft & Account Fraud (2009) Prevention and Clean Up. An identity thief is an imposter who assumes another person’s identity in order to profit illegally or because the thief wants to hide behind a new identity. Identity theft—or ID theft—occurs when the imposter uses your personal information to commit fraud or other crimes. This publication can help you take steps to prevent ID theft, or if you are a victim, to clear up the problems created by ID theft and to lessen its impact on your life.

October

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Reverse Mortgages: Are They for You? Cover

Reverse Mortgages: Are They for You?. Older homeowners may be able to borrow against their equity by taking a reverse mortgage. This publication provides an overview of how reverse mortgages work and what you need to look out for when considering a reverse mortgage.

What to know if you rent Cover

What to know if you rent A guide to landlord and tenant rights and responsibilities. This publication provides a general overview of what tenants need to know when renting or leasing an apartment or a home.

September

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Buying a Home Leader's Guide (2009) Cover

Buying a Home Leader's Guide (2009). The Buying a Home Leaderʼs Guide provides detailed information, written in question-and-answer format, to help teach potential homebuyers how to navigate the often complex process of purchasing a home. The guide covers such topics as how to choose a real estate professional, how to qualify for a mortgage, and what is involved in the settlement (closing) process. It also explains unfamiliar terms and provides tips and suggestions to help the purchase process go more smoothly.

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Saving Your Home from Foreclosure  (2009) (Vietnamese) Cover

Saving Your Home from Foreclosure (2009) (Vietnamese). Tịch thu nhà (foreclosure) là một tiến trình pháp lý chủ nợ nhà của quý vị dùng để lấy nhà của quý vị khi quý vị trễ hạn trả tiền nợ. Nếu quý vị bị tịch thu nhà, quý vị có thể làm một số việc để cứu lại căn nhà của mình – hay ít nhất giảm thiểu sự thiệt hại tài chánh gây ra bởi việc siết nhà – nếu quý vị biết được quyền lựa chọn của mình và có những xúc tiến thích hợp.

Foreclosure is the legal process that your mortgage lender uses to take your home when you fall behind on your mortgage payments. If you are faced with foreclosure, you can work to save your home—or at least limit the financial damage caused by foreclosure—if you understand your options and take the appropriate steps.

May

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Saving Your Home from Foreclosure  (2009) (Korean) Cover

Saving Your Home from Foreclosure (2009) (Korean). 차압은 여러분이 모기지론 패이먼트를 제대로 납부하지 못할 때 여러분의 주택을 융자기관의 소유로 만들기 위한 법적인 절차입니다. 여러분이 어떻게 적절한 조치를 취하는 지를 이해할 경우 차압에 직면했을 때 여러분의 주택 소유를 유지하기 위해 노력하거나 차압에 의한 재정적인 손상을 최소화할 수 있습니다.

Foreclosure is the legal process that your mortgage lender uses to take your home when you fall behind on your mortgage payments. If you are faced with foreclosure, you can work to save your home—or at least limit the financial damage caused by foreclosure—if you understand your options and take the appropriate steps.

March

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Saving your home from foreclosure (2009) (Chinese) Cover

Saving your home from foreclosure (2009) (Chinese). 當你付不起房屋抵押貸款時﹐貸款公司就會以法律行動將你的房子查封拍賣。如果在面臨這種情況時你瞭解有關個人的選擇權而且採取適當的行動﹐也許能夠保住家園﹐或者至少減輕一些房子被查封拍賣所造成的財務損失。

Foreclosure is the legal process that your mortgage lender uses to take your home when you fall behind on your mortgage payments. If you are faced with foreclosure, you can work to save your home—or at least limit the financial damage caused by foreclosure—if you understand your options and take the appropriate steps.

 
 

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