Posts Tagged ‘CREDIT REPORT DISPUTE’

Fair Credit Reporting Act lawyers help identity theft victims.  Over 12 million people an identity theft victim every year.  The harmful effects of identity theft are life changing and last a lifetime.  Victims may not even know their identity has been stolen until they receive debt collection calls for debts they do not owe.  Others [...]

Identity Theft & the Fair Credit Reporting Act 12 million consumers a year become victims of identity theft.  The harmful effects of identity theft are life changing and last a lifetime.  Victims may not know their identity has been stolen until they receive calls from debt collectors, get denied credit or employment, or find credit [...]

Over 12 million consumers a year become victims of identity theft.  Identity theft victims may not know their identity has been stolen until they receive calls from debt collectors or see accounts on their credit report that do not belong to them.  What can consumers do to protect their identities and credit reputation?  Federal law [...]

Over 10 million consumers a year become victims of identity theft. Victims often do not discover the identity theft until they are denied credit, have to pay higher interest rates or receive collection calls.   Identity theft victims may also discover identity theft when they get turned down for a job because of fraudulent information in a background report.  What can consumers [...]

At Tax Time, FTC Reminds Consumers: Watch Out for Identity Theft With the tax-filing season upon us, the Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, reminds consumers to be aware of the threat of identity theft.  Your tax return contains sensitive personal information, and scammers can use your Social Security number to get a [...]

60 MINUTES EXPOSES CREDIT REPORTING AGENCIES’ MISTAKES 60 Minutes exposed the credit reporting agencies’ mistakes in its investigative report.  Reporter Steve Kroft interviewed one consumer who discovered credit report errors when she was denied credit at a department store.  She requested her credit report from the bureaus, but the credit reports she received looked okay.  What she later discovered [...]

New FTC Study Points to Much Needed Reforms for Credit Reporting Industry Advocates Call on Senate to Confirm CFPB Director to Remove Any Uncertainty over CFPB Authority over Credit Bureaus FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 11, 2013                                                                       (WASHINGTON, DC) Advocates from two national consumer groups on credit reporting lauded the findings of a Federal Trade Commission [...]

CREDIT CARD BILLING ERRORS? Have you discovered credit report billing errors?  Has your credit card company charged you twice for the same purchase?  Did you credit card company charge you for a purchase that you did not make?  The Fair Credit Billing Act (FCBA) provides consumers the right to dispute billing errors on “open end” [...]

Over 10 million consumers a year become victims of identity theft. Fraud victims are denied credit.  If fraud victims are approved for credit, then they have to pay higher interest rates!   Identity theft victims also get turned down for jobs because of arrests, convictions or other public records in a background report.  What can consumers [...]

Over 10 million consumers a year become victims of identity theft. Fraud victims are denied credit.  If fraud victims are approved for credit, then they have to pay higher interest rates!   Identity theft victims also get turned down for jobs because of arrests, convictions or other public records in a background report.  What can consumers [...]