Protecting Your Home Car and Retirement Savings

Protecting Your Home Car and Retirement Savings

Protecting Your Home Car and Retirement Savings Scams & Fraud

Protecting Your Home Car and Retirement Savings

Protecting Your Home Car and Retirement Savings
How Consumers and Policy Makers
Can Stop Financial Fraud
Thursday, October 22, 2009
This forum brought consumer activists, industry representatives and state/federal officials together to look at how fraud impacts financial security, especially for older Americans—and explore innovative solutions and policy options for combating these scams. Luncheon speaker SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro announced new SEC initiatives against fraud and investigation into the suitability of investment products for seniors. of the event Panelists at the forum included:

FIGHTING INVESTMENT FRAUD: FOSTERING COMPLIANCE AND ASSURING ENFORCEMENT Jeff Cruz, Senor Policy Advisor, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging
David Massey, President-elect, North American Securities Administrators Association
Andres Castillo, Project Manager for Financial Security, AARP
Len Bach, AARP Investment Seminar “Free Lunch” Monitoring Program
Cristina Martin Firvida, Director, Government Relations for Economic Security, AARP, Moderator STOPPING FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS AND MORTGAGE FRAUDS Chuck Harwood, Deputy Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission
Marietta Rodriguez, National Director, Homeownership Programs, NeighborWorks
Bill Gruhn, Chief, Consumer Protection Division, Office of the Attorney General, State of Maryland
Kathleen E. Keest, Senior Policy Counsel, Center for Responsible Lending, Moderator PREVENTING USED CAR FRAUD: NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND STRATEGIES Larry Gamache, Communications Director, CARFAX
John Van Alst, Staff Attorney, National Consumer Law Center
Ivette Rivera, Executive Director for Legislation Affairs, National Automobile Dealers Association
Jacqueline Gillan, Vice President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, Moderator LUNCHEON SPEAKER: Mary L. Schapiro, Chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Cancel You are leaving AARP.org and going to the website of our trusted provider. The provider’s terms, conditions and policies apply. Please return to AARP.org to learn more about other benefits. Your email address is now confirmed. You'll start receiving the latest news, benefits, events, and programs related to AARP's mission to empower people to choose how they live as they age. You can also by updating your account at anytime. You will be asked to register or log in. Cancel Offer Details Disclosures

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