National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) is a time to help people understand their consumer rights and avoid frauds and scams.
We hope you’ll join in this year from March 3 – 9 and consider organizing programs and doing outreach on consumer protection issues (avoiding scams, preventing identity theft, and reporting fraud) for people in your community.
Small Business
Money Smart for Small Business (MSSB) was developed jointly with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and is a free training resource to help entrepreneurs become bankable. The FDIC has a long-standing practice of supporting small business development by serving as a trusted resource, facilitator, and connector.
By accessing safe and affordable insured bank accounts, financial education resources, affordable credit and loan options, you are on your way to financial stability.
Social Security Administration Resources
National “Slam the Scam” Day is designated by Social Security’s Office of the Inspector General to raise awareness of government imposter scams, which continue to spread across the United States. Slam the Scam Day is Thursday, March 7, 2024, as part of National Consumer Protection Week, which takes place this year from March 3-9.
NCPW Partners Resources
- AARP
- Arizona Attorney General
- Better Business Bureau
- Coalition Against Insurance Fraud
- Consumer Action
- Consumer Federation of America
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
- Consumers Union
- DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
- Department of Homeland Security
- Experience Works
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Federal Citizen Information Center
- Federal Communications Commission
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Federal Reserve System
- Federal Trade Commission and ReportFraud.ftc.gov
- FINRA Investor Education Foundation
- Identity Theft Resource Center
- Internal Revenue Service and Report Phishing
- League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
- Legal Counsel for the Elderly Senior Medicare Patrol
- National Association of Attorneys General and consumerresources.org
- National Association of Consumer Advocates
- National Center for Victims of Crime
- National Consumers League
- National Credit Union Administration
- National Cyber Security Alliance
- National Futures Association
- National Urban League
- NeighborWorks® America
- North American Securities Administrators Association
- Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
- Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
- SAGE
- Senior Medicare Patrol National Resource
- TINA.org
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and Report Immigration Scams
- U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and File a Complaint
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Report Incidents
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Report Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
- U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division
- U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review
- U.S. Department of State
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy
- U.S. Social Security Administration
- United States Postal Inspection Service
- United States Postal Service
- US Department of Labor – Employee Benefits Security Administration
- Utilities United Against Scams