From scam phone calls to deceitful contractors, elderly individuals are often exceedingly vulnerable to dishonest financial practices. But the main source of financial abuse of elders is not these ...

As individuals age, they often face unique emotional and financial vulnerabilities that can make them susceptible to exploitation. In recent years, ...

For many years, the Financial Services Institute has been keenly focused on working with our members, regulators and legislators to develop solutions to the persistent and heartbreaking problem of ...

Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley charged Wednesday there are shortcomings in what the federal government does to protect seniors from financial abuse. “(Victims) have not received all the help ...

If you’ve already taken the time to draft a will, draft a trust, or organize your final wishes, congrats; you’ve taken a ...

A Sacramento County grand jury found that authorities are not doing enough to investigate and prosecute financial elder abuse of victims "being deprived of justice," according to a report released ...

Over 97% of confirmed financial elder abuse cases in six years were not prosecuted. Sacramento County cannot reliably track cases sent to law enforcment for investigation. The grand jury said law ...

An Iowa lawyer accused of elder abuse is now suing the Henry County District Court, the county attorney and the Mt. Pleasant ...

June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The day was founded in 2006 by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and the World Health Organization and was adopted by the United ...