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1. English: Fraud Bingo Game
   Consumer Action's Fraud Bingo is a fun activity you can use in your trainings.
2. Books: House Poor
   Skyrocketing home values, cheap money and enticing home equity offers have had Americans in thrall. In recent years millions of people took on bigger mortgages, bigger houses and bigger debt. “House Poor: Pumped Up Prices,…
3. Books: Home Rich
   Your home is the single most valuable thing you can own, yet making it pay can intimidate and confuse even the savviest investor. Finance expert Gerri Willis leads you step-by-step through the entire experience of…
4. English: Elder Fraud : Preventing Senior Scams - Lesson Plan
   This updated packet provides guidance for teachers and team leaders. The packet contains a detailed curriculum, classroom activities and take home worksheets. (Note: It is only available as a PDF file.)
5. Press: Diverse coalition targets home transfer fees
   Can you name a housing controversy that pulls Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, consumer advocates, labor unions representing transport workers and government employees, the title insurance industry, the National Council of La Raza, libertarian and property…
6. English: Elder Fraud - Leader’s Guide
   According to AARP, older people who fall for scams tend to believe the pitches they hear. Many believe they have a good chance of actually winning a prize or that the products they see advertised…
7. Press: Home buyers may get less U.S. backing
   The Obama administration is likely to recommend reducing the size of mortgages eligible for government backing, according to current and former officials, a move that could make getting a home loan in high-priced areas such…
8. Press: Housing crash is hitting cities once thought to be stable
   The rolling real estate crash that ravaged Florida and the Southwest is delivering a new wave of distress to communities once thought to be immune — economically diversified cities where the boom was relatively restrained.…
9. English: Elder Fraud : Preventing Senior Scams - Powerpoint Training Slides
   The Preventing Senior Scams Powerpoint training file is available for download in the "Download File" section.
10. English: Recognizing & Fighting Housing Discrimination - Lesson Plan and Class Activities
    This 24-page packet, available only as a PDF download, contains a detailed curriculum for teaching consumers what their fair housing rights are and how to file a housing discrimination complaint. It is designed to be…
11. English: Recognizing & Fighting Housing Discrimination -  PowerPoint Slides
    This 23-slide presentation, available for download in the “Download File” section of this page, is designed to be used in conjunction with the "Recognizing & Fighting Housing Discrimination Lesson Plan and Class Activities."
12. English: Know the Signs of Housing Discrimination
    The denial of housing opportunities because of race, color, religion, sex, nationality, familial status or disability is housing discrimination, and it’s illegal. You can recognize if you are a victim of housing discrimination—and protect your…
13. Spanish: Sepa reconocer las señales de discriminación en la vivienda
    La negación de oportunidades de vivienda por motivos de raza, color de piel, religión, sexo, país de origen, condición familiar o incapacidad es discriminación en la vivienda y es ilegal. Usted podrá reconocer si ha…
14. Vietnamese: Know the Signs of Housing Discrimination (Vietnamese)
    Từ chối không cho ai có cơ hội được nhà ở  vì chủng tộc, màu da, tôn giáo, giới tính, quốc gia sinh trưởng, gia cảnh hay khuyết tật sẽ bị xem là kỳ thị…
15. Chinese: Know the Signs of Housing Discrimination (Chinese)
    藉由種族、膚色、宗教、性別、祖籍、家庭狀況，或是殘障等原因而拒絕提供機會，就是住屋歧視，而這是違法的。如果你的房東、售屋者、貸款公司及其他人有以上情形,那是觸犯法律的，身為一位住屋歧視受害者，你可以保護自己的權益。
16. Korean: Know the Signs of Housing Discrimination (Korean)
    인종, 피부색, 종교, 성별, 국적, 가족 상황 혹은 장애 들을 이유로 주거 기회를 거부하는 것은 주거 차별이며 불법입니다. 만약 여러분이 임대주, 주택 판매인, 임대업자 등의 어떤 관행이 불법적인 것인지 알고 있을 경우 여러분은 자신이 주고…