Elder financial abuse, aggravated by pandemic, focus for webinar

An update on the impact of elder financial exploitation and scams related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis will be explored in a Thursday (June 11) webinar hosted by the federal credit union regulator and featuring federal consumer protection and securities supervisors.

The 45-minute webinar, “Consumer Financial Protection Issues Impacting Older Adults” from the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), joined by representatives of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), will focus on how consumer financial protection issues are impacting older adults, new information on COVID-19-related scams and other fraud prevention strategies and resources.

The program is scheduled to get under way at 2 p.m. ET.

Consumer Financial Protection Issues Impacting Older Adults