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Library of Vietnamese Publications, Sorted by Date
All Consumer Action publications are available online, with most also available as a PDF download. Government agencies, nonprofits and other community-based organizations who wish to distribute our publications for educational purposes can use the PDF file to instantly produce a professional-looking brochure using an office printer.
Library: Vietnamese | Understanding Your Credit Score (Vietnamese) .
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.
Filed Under: Credit Credit Reports/Scores on Jun 06, 2008
Library: Vietnamese | Freeze Your Credit File (Vietnamese) Leave ID thieves out in the cold.
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.
Filed Under: Credit Reports/Scores ID Theft on Jun 03, 2008
Library: Vietnamese | Protect Your Phone Records (Vietnamese) .
Phone records are an important source of private information that someone might try to access without your consent for illegal or harmful purposes. This publication can help you understand who would want to access your phone records, why they might want to do it, how they try to access your private information and what you can do to reduce the chances of becoming a victim.
Filed Under: Fraud/Scams Privacy Rights Telecom Wireless on Jun 28, 2007
Library: Vietnamese | Disaster Relief Resources (Vietnamese) .
This free fact sheet is designed to help you assist homeowners in your community to access benefits and protections to help them save their homes from default and foreclosure. The resources listed in this fact sheet are legitimate statewide or national programs available to disaster-impacted homeowners at low or no cost.
Filed Under: Foreclosure Housing Mortgages on Mar 14, 2007
Library: Vietnamese | Choosing a Wireless Service Provider (Vietnamese) .
The wireless world offers broad choices among service providers, calling plans, and phones. Low-priced equipment and rates make wireless calling affordable for many individuals and families. Plus, today’s cell phone is not just for talking - it can be used to snap photos, surf the Internet, send email, play games, and more. With so much to choose from, it can be a challenge to figure out what’s best for you.
Filed Under: Telecom Wireless on Oct 03, 2006
Library: Vietnamese | Poor Credit means Higher Interest Rates - How to avoid bad loans (Vietnamese) .
This brochure addresses “subprime” loans offered to people with credit problems. While consumers with poor credit can find fairly priced mortgages, car loans and credit cards at higher-than-average rates, this population is easily victimized by very bad deals called predatory lending. This brochure covers illegal lending practices, warning signs of bad loans, how to avoid becoming a victim, filing a compaint and resources for advice and assistance.
Filed Under: Credit on Apr 01, 2004