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Monday, October 22, 2012
Chinese Headlines | 消費者行動慶41周年 表彰有貢獻團體個人
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Chinese Headlines | 消费者行动举行社区讲座 普及申请运用普济电话常识
Friday, October 05, 2012
Chinese Headlines | “消费者行动”华府年度颁獎
Friday, September 21, 2012
Chinese Headlines | 消费者行动组织举办理财培训会
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Chinese Headlines | 消費者行動 推網上理財
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Library: Chinese | Personal Bankruptcy - Your financial fresh start (Chinese) . 破產法案得以通過是為了給人們一個新的開始﹐也是給債務困身的消費者一個有組織有系統的方法還債給貸款公司。這本手冊摘要詳列了2005年10月開始生效的個人申請破產最新法案。
Bankruptcy laws were passed in order to give people a fresh start, and to give debt-burdened consumers an organized, systematic way of paying back creditors. This publication outlines new rules for filing personal bankruptcy that became effective in October 2005.
Category: Money Management on May 11, 2010
Library: Chinese | Staying on Track With Credit (Chinese) How to use credit wisely. 對那些瞭解信貸的使用代價跟優點,以及懂得如何明智地使用信貸的消費者來說,信貸可以成為一種有用的財務工具。這本手冊解釋了「無限次」,又稱為循還式信貸,包括信用卡,房屋淨值信貸(HELOC: Home Equity Line of Credit)和支票透支信用額(Overdraft Lines of Credit),同時還討論使用信貸的好處及壞處。該手冊還包括如何避免使用高收費信貸的技巧。
Credit can be a valuable financial tool for consumers who understand its costs and benefits and how to use it wisely. This brochure defines open-ended, or revolving, credit, including credit cards, home equity lines of credit and overdraft lines of credit, and discusses the pros and cons of using credit. It includes tips on high-cost credit to avoid. Category: Credit Credit Reports Credit Scores Money Management on Jul 09, 2009
Library: Chinese | Recognizing Credit Card Fraud (Chinese) . 當消費者將信用卡號碼給了不熟識的人、信用卡遺失或遭竊、郵件被偷或被罪犯利用、公司職員複印他人信用卡或卡號,信用卡詐騙案就發生了。這本消費者行動最新發行的手冊提醒大家認明及避免形形色色有關信用卡之詐騙,例如:仿製信用卡、假冒騙取信用卡、身份盜用、偽造信用卡等等。
Credit card fraud happens when consumers give their credit card number to unfamiliar individuals, when cards are lost or stolen, when mail is diverted from the intended recipient and taken by criminals, or when employees of a business copy the card or card numbers of a cardholder. This new Consumer Action publication explains how to recognize and avoid many forms of fraud that involve credit cards, such as skimming, phishing, ID theft and counterfeit cards.
Category: Credit Cards Fraud/Scams on Jul 08, 2009
Library: Chinese | Saving your home from foreclosure (2009) (Chinese) . 當你付不起房屋抵押貸款時﹐貸款公司就會以法律行動將你的房子查封拍賣。如果在面臨這種情況時你瞭解有關個人的選擇權而且採取適當的行動﹐也許能夠保住家園﹐或者至少減輕一些房子被查封拍賣所造成的財務損失。
Foreclosure is the legal process that your mortgage lender uses to take your home when you fall behind on your mortgage payments. If you are faced with foreclosure, you can work to save your home—or at least limit the financial damage caused by foreclosure—if you understand your options and take the appropriate steps.
Category: Foreclosure Housing Home Financing on Mar 26, 2009
Library: Chinese | Leave me alone (Chinese) (2008) Your privacy online—and offline. 你在互聯網內外的個人隱私權。手冊中對於個人隱私權觀念以及他人若是有得到你個人資料之管道,會是一件多麼重要而且務必要小心的事等方面,均有詳細的解說。本文主題包括網路空間隱私權、如何減少不受歡迎的垃圾推銷信件和電郵,以及如何保護個人在互聯網內外安全的十大要訣。
Leave Me Alone! Your Privacy Online - and Offline explains the concept of personal privacy and why it is important to be careful about who has access to your personal information. Topics covered include privacy in cyberspace, cutting down on unwanted junk mail and spam e-mail from marketers and 'top ten' ways to protect your privacy on and off the Internet.
Category: Privacy Rights on Nov 03, 2008
Library: Chinese | Freeze Your Credit File (Chinese) Leave ID Thieves Out in the Cold. “安全凍結”信用檔案是一種預防及避免身份被盜用的工具﹐它可以阻止詐騙者利用你的個人資料來建立信貸記錄。這本手冊內容詳述如何“凍結”個人信用檔案,而且除非你暫時或永久取消凍結﹐它就可以防止別人以你的名義申請信貸。
A credit file "security freeze" is a preventive tool to help you avoid identity theft and to block impostors from using your personal information to establish credit. This publication explains how to "freeze" your credit file, which prevents new credit from being established in your name until you temporarily or permanently lift the freeze. Category: Credit Credit Reports Fraud/Scams Privacy Rights on Jul 06, 2008
Library: Chinese | Understanding Your Credit Score (Chinese) . 個人信用評分就是個人信用歷史的一個“寫照”。貸款公司﹑保險公司及其它相關行業用它來評估是否值得貸款給你﹐以及你是否會支付帳單和償還貸款。這本手冊內容有﹕何謂信用評分﹑如何解讀﹐以及如何保持或改善它。
Your credit score is a "snapshot" of your credit history that is used by lenders, insurers and others to assess your creditworthiness and the likelihood that you will pay your bills and repay outstanding loans. This publication explains how to learn your score, how to interpret it and how to maintain or improve it.
Category: Credit on Feb 27, 2008