Consumer Resources and the Coronavirus
Montgomery County’s Office of Consumer Protection has collected some useful resources for many consumer questions and issues related to COVID-19. Check back as this page will be updated as more consumer alerts become available.
Montgomery County Government COVID-19 Response
Montgomery County OCP Consumer Tips & Alerts
- Health Club Closings & Your Rights
- Prevent Phishing
- Prevent Identity Theft
- Charity Investigation Tips
- Travel Tips
- Domestic Worker Resources for COVID-19
- Suspension of Water Service Shutoff (WSSC)
- COVID-19 IRS Economic Impact Payments (MCG & IRS)
- Foreclosure Advice
- COVID-19 Mortgage Relief (DLLR)
Federal Government
- Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium (HUD, FHA-insured mortgages)
- Forbearances, Credit Reporting, & Foreclosure Sales (Fannie Mae)
- Forbearances, Loan Modifications, Credit Reporting & Foreclosures (Freddie Mac)
- SFHGLP Forbearances and Foreclosure (USDA)
- Foreclosure & Eviction Relief (Veterans Affairs)
- Protecting Your Finances During a Pandemic (CFPB)
- Protecting your Home (CFPB)
- Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications & Reporting (FRB, FDIC, NCUA, OCC)
- Student Loan Forbearances and Interest Payments (DOE)
- Banking Needs During COVID-19 (OCC)
- Airline Cancellations, Delays & Refunds (DOT)
- Residential & Commercial Real Estate Services (CISA)
- IRS-Related Coronavirus Scam Reporting (TIGTA)
ALERT: Coronavirus Scams (OCP)
- OCP's Scam Bank
- Press Release: Advice to Avoid Coronavirus Scams (English Spanish)
- Press Release: COVID-19 Related Vaccine & Other Scams (Amharic Arabic Chinese Farsi French Korean Spanish Vietnamese)
Maryland Governor Response & Alerts
- Prohibiting Price Gouging
- Requiring Face Coverings
- Prohibiting Certain Evictions, Repossessions, and Foreclosures
- Residential Foreclosures
Maryland Attorney General Alerts
- Consumer Alert: Utility Shut-Office Notices Resume
- Prohibition on Tows only for Registration Expiration
- Coronavirus Disease Scams
- Facebook Live on Scams and Price Gouging
- Beware of CARES Act Scams and Fraud
- Consumer Alert: Health Clubs
- Consumer Alert:Tips to Avoid Coronavirus Stimulus Payment Scams
- Press Release: Beware of COVID-19-Related Investment Schemes
- Stimulus Payments Cannot Be Seized by Creditors & Collectors
- Press Release:No Charges for Enhance Infection Control by Dentists
Maryland Court Orders
Maryland Insurance Administration
- Consumer Advisory: COVID-19 Vaccinations (Spanish Korean)
Maryland General Assembly
- Price Gouging Bill (at page 3)
U.S. Congress (Sample of Bills)
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6201
- CARES Act Changes to Bankruptcy (Summary)
