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Financial literacy and you

Financial literacy and you

With the arrival of tax season, many Washington households spend time in the spring taking stock of their financial affairs. Several state and national programs to help Americans understand how to responsibly handle their finances focus on this time of year, with special attention to consumer protection and financial literacy. The topic is immensely important and timely. In 2017 alone, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received over 38,000 reports of fraud. In Washington state, people paid $17.8 million to reported fraudsters…

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Corporations Division: Beware of business compliance postcard

Corporations Division: Beware of business compliance postcard

The Office of Secretary of State’s Corporations and Charities Division is receiving calls and e-mails from customers regarding a postcard received in the mail from the following company: Business Compliance Division, 170 S. Lincoln, Spokane, WA 99201. Patrick Reed, operations manager for the Corporations Division, said the postcard looks like an official card, similar to those sent by the division to nonprofit corporations and limited partnerships (LPs). Reed pointed out these Business Compliance Division postcards do not come from the…

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