Resources for the Public
- SIGTARP, CFPB, and Treasury form joint task force to combat HAMP mortgage modification scams
- FTC Leads "Operation Loan Lies" to Stop Fraud and Help Distressed Homeowners
- OCC Offers Tips to Avoid Mortgage Modification and Foreclosure Avoidance Scams
- FTC - Information on foreclosure rescue scams
- FBI - Information on reporting mortgage fraud scams
- HelpWithMyBank.gov - To register a complaint about a national bank
- Office for Victims of Crime (DOJ) - Resources for victims of crime
- HUD - Resources on understanding your mortgage and preventing mortgage fraud
- Federal Reserve Board of Governors – Resources on reporting problems with banks or other financial institutions
- Federal Reserve Board’s 5 Tips for Avoiding Foreclosure Scams
- Federal Reserve System Foreclosure Resource Centers
- OTS - Information on mortgage fraud, identity theft and reporting problems with federal savings and loans associations
- NCUA - Information on filing a complaint concerning a credit union
- FinancialStability.gov - Information regarding the Financial Stability Plan to restore stability to the U.S. financial system, introduced in February 2009 by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner
- U.S. Financial Literacy and Education Commission – Information on financial education
- U.S. Treasurer’s financial literacy initiatives
- HOPE NOW Alliance – Information on foreclosure prevention assistance