The recession of 2008-2009 was more severe and longer than many previous economic downturns of the last half century, but it had one feature common to times when jobs are more scarce: a burst of shady financial products and services preying on people in hard times.
This brief highlights a few of the issues consumers face, even as the economy recovers and expands.
Issue BriefNothing Like a Recession (4 / 2009) |
Resources:Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection |
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