Individual

This special edition of FDIC Consumer News puts special focus on staying focused and avoiding costly decisions during major life events.

Your liability for fraudulent credit card charges is $50, but that doesn’t stop scam artists from peddling “loss protection” services.

This website, with downloadable brochure provides information on common foreclosure prevention scams, tips for detecting fraudulent deals, and resources for reporting criminal activity.

If you have old debts, collectors may not be able to sue you to collect on them. That's because debt collectors have a limited number of years — known as the statute of limitations — to sue you to collect. After that, your unpaid debts are considered "time-barred." According to the law, a debt collector cannot sue you for not paying a debt that's time-barred. This article provides information on debt collection for debts that are past the statute of limitations.

This website presents information on financial privacy and how to protect yourself.

This website, and downloadable brochure, provides information on how mortgage modification programs can help those at risk of foreclosure save their home.

The FDIC -- along with fellow regulators and the banking industry -- is working vigorously to help consumers and the banking industry avoid unnecessary foreclosures and stop foreclosure "rescue" scams that promise false hope to consumers at risk of losing their homes.This website provides information that may be helpful to consumers, financial institutions, and the community groups working with them on foreclosure-related issues.

This website presents success stories and updates on the Money Smart Financial Education curriculum. It includes several success stories from those using the Money Smart

This website presents the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Electronic Deposit Insurance Estimator (EDIE). This on-line tool can calculate your FDIC insurance coverage for each FDIC-insured bank where you have deposit accounts.

This website presents a multi-media education tool to help you learn how to protect yourself and your computer against Identity Thieves. The presentation provides information on steps you should take to secure your computer and protect yourself from identity theft, as well as actions you should take if you become a victim of identity theft.