FDIC to Feature Five Key Tips for National Consumer Protection Week — 2014-02-27

Online resources also are highlighted In observance of National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) 2014, held March 2-8, the FDIC each weekday will issue a consumer tip on a different banking topic related to saving and protecting money. The five tips and other consumer information from the FDIC will be posted at www.fdic.gov/ncpw for reference year-round. "The FDIC is proud to be one of the organizing partners of National Consumer Protection Week because helping consumers make informed decisions about their money is an important part of what the FDIC does," said Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg. "We also want the public to be aware that FDIC.gov provides resources to learn about bank and credit accounts, maintaining a budget, building savings and avoiding scams." The five tips, all from the FDIC's free quarterly newsletter FDIC Consumer News, cover: • How to protect your plastic from high-tech criminals; • What you should know about using debit, credit and prepaid