[Ohio-Talk] sharing information about listening session on fraud, scam and unfair banking practices

[Dawn Bilpuch]

Hello,
I'm interested in attending this. You can send the invitation to this email. Thank you in advance! 
Dawn 

> On Oct 18, 2022, at 3:39 PM, Delcenia Brown via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I thought someone might be interested.
> 
> Delcenia 
> 
> 
> 
> The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) invites you to a 90-minute
> listening session to share examples of fraud, scams, and unfair banking
> practices that Older Americans and people with disabilities face as they
> manage their finances and navigate financial systems.  
> 
> 
> 
> The session will focus on understanding more about the frauds, scams and
> exploitation that target Older Americans and people with disabilities,
> including financial abuse from caregivers and family members. The session
> will also cover consumer experiences regarding pain points, challenges with
> accessibility and challenges accessing financial products and services
> offered by banks and credit unions.   
> 
> 
> 
> Your feedback and input on these consumer challenges is crucial as this
> information can help the CFPB and National Disability Institute to identify
> strategies for protecting consumers in the financial marketplace. 
> 
> 
> 
> The information you share during this session will be kept strictly
> confidential. Comments and examples shared will be integrated into a report
> that will not include the names of the individuals or organizations that
> shared this content. We invite participants of the listening session to
> share real instances of consumer harm. The concrete examples can help the
> CFPB to mobilize around those issues.  
> 
> 
> 
> Please join us on November 9th , from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. Eastern for an
> invitation-only discussion with a diverse group of professionals including
> service providers, advocates and policy advisors from across the country.
> The focus of this facilitated discussion will be hearing from you and others
> on the following: 
> 
> *        Fraud and scams that specifically target Older Americans and people
> with disabilities, including financial abuse from caregivers and family
> members.  
> 
> *        Pain points, challenges with accessibility and challenges accessing
> and using banks, credit unions, and their financial products and services.
> 
> 
> *        What are the most acute consumer issues?  
> 
> *        What resources, programs, and policies can protect people from
> those consumer issues? 
> 
> 
> 
> Closed captioning and ASL interpreters will be provided.  
> 
> 
> 
> Please RSVP by October 28th by replying to this email. We will follow-up
> with a calendar invitation that includes Zoom log-in information.  
> 
> Let me know if you have questions about the event. We're looking forward to
> the discussion. 
> 
> 
> 
> Sincerely, Laurie
> 
> 
> 
> Laurie Schaller, Manager Financial Empowerment
> 
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> 
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