Louisiana

Predatory Lending

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• Acadiana Legal Service Corporation Brochure

  Here is the organization's brochure, with a focus on seniors. Content Detail

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  Acadiana Legal Service Corporation

• Cajun Area Agency on Aging: watch a video about this organization's services.

  This video talks about services offered by the Cajun Area Agency on Aging, including: Respite Care; Transportation; Ombudsman; Prescription assistance; Resource Center; Wheelchair ramps; Reverse Mortgage counseling; Medicare claims assistance. Read More

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  Acadiana Legal Service Corporation

• Consumer Brochures for Seniors -- Free

  Brochures for seniors about scams, debt collectors, and more. Content Detail

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  National Consumer Law Center

• Consumer Financial Protection Bureay -- Information for Older Americans

  Here is information from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about money issues affecting many seniors, like mortgages, debt collection, credit cards and more. Content Detail

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  CFPB

• Don't Be a Victim of Loan Fraud

  Tips on how to protect yourself from predatory lenders, and how to help yourself if it happens to you. Content Detail

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  U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Financial Exploitation of the Elderly

  Click to watch this video presentation by 16th JDC Assistant District Attorney Donald Akers. Read More

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  Acadiana Legal Service Corporation

• Financial protection for older Americans

  Financial protection for older Americans -- information from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Here is a description from the agency's site: Older Americans face many financial challenges as they age. They have opportunities to travel, explore new fields of work or hobbies, or spend time with family and friends. But often scam artists or bad advice take away these opportunities. The Office of Financial Protection for Older Americans is here to give seniors information and tools to navigate safely through financial challenges. Learn how to prevent elder financial exploitation using the Money Smart for Older Adults – Prevent Financial Exploitation curriculum. Produced in partnership with the FDIC, consumers can download the resource guide or the training module for instructors. Hard copies of the resource guide can be ordered and shipped free of charge here. Content Detail

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  Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

• Financial protection for older Americans

  Tools to help seniors with money matters. Content Detail

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  Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

• Fraud Target: Senior Citizens

  Find out more here about how to protect senior citizens from fraud, including Internet fraud. Content Detail

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  FBI -- Federal Bureau of Investigation

• Home Loan Scams: Borrower Beware

  What you need to know to avoid bad loan deals or "predatory loans" Content Detail

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  Elder Law Task Force & Southeast Louisiana Legal Services

• How to Get Legal Help/Como Obtener Ayuda Legal

  Information in English and Spanish about how to get help from programs that offer free help to qualified people. Lea aquí para aprender cómo obtener ayuda gratis con problemas legales, ayuda de los programas para las personas de ingresos bajos. Content Detail

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  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (Hammond Office)

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Identity Theft -- Tips to Avoid Predators

  Learn how to protect yourself against identity theft. Read More

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  National Crime Prevention Council.

• Information about the Aging and Disability Resource Center Northwest Louisiana

  Find out more here about this organization, which serves nine parishes in Northwest Louisiana. 1700 Buckner Street #240 Shreveport, LA 71101 318 676.7900 Toll free number: 1.800.256.3003 Read More

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  Aging and Disability Resource Center Northwest Louisiana

• Internet Sites for Legal Information

  List of online legal research and information resources, from the Law Library of Louisiana. Content Detail

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  Law Library of Louisiana

• Know Who is calling -- Phone Fraud and Identity Theft

  Don't be a victim of fraudsters on the phone! See "Who?s Calling? Recognize & Report Phone Fraud." Here is information from the Federal Trade Commission about how you can protect yourself from people who use the phone to commit fraud and to prey on senior citizens and other consumers. Content Detail

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  Federal Trade Commission