ALABAMA 1 OF 3 STATES WITHOUT A CREDIT FREEZE LAW
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) estimates over 8 million Americans become victims of identity theft each year. Billions of dollars are spent…
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CREDIT REPAIR COMPANY SETTLES FALSE CLAIMS ALLEGATIONS WITH FTC
A credit repair operation, Clean Credit Report Services, Inc., has agreed to stop making false claims and stop charging consumers…
Read More →COUNTRYWIDE ID THEFT CLASS ACTION SETTLED
A settlement has been approved for a nationwide class action against Countrywide Financial Corporation and 17 million consumers. The consumers’…
Read More →APARTMENT RESIDENTS VICTIMS OF ID THEFT SCAM
Residents living at a Detroit apartment complex have lost thousands of dollars as the result of a ID theft scam. According to…
Read More →CHILDREN’S IDENTITY AT RISK
Children are at risk of identity theft. Parents should be careful when they share their children’s Social Security numbers. Peter Dazeley…
Read More →CONSUMERS MAY GET REFUND FOR ID THEFT SERVICE
Intelius has reached a settlement agreement with the Washington state Attorney General. The settlement was reached after consumers claimed that Intelius signed…
Read More →|EXPERIAN TO OPEN NEW CONSUMER CREDIT MARKET IN INDIA
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Experian has gained approval to operate consumer credit reporting in India. WSJ Report. …
Read More →RIGHT TO FREE CREDIT REPORT – DON’T BE SCAMMED!
Federal law provides consumers with the right to receive their free credit report (annual file disclosure) from all three nationwide consumer reporting…
Read More →FIU SENDS DATA BREACH NOTIFICATION LETTERS TO THOUSANDS
Florida International University is in the process of sending notification letters to 19 407 students and 88 faculty members after…
Read More →BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD DATA LOSS – POTENTIAL RISK OF ID THEFT
More than 200,000 Anthem Blue Cross customers this week received letters informing them that their personal information might have been…
Read More →CAN I GET A FREE CREDIT REPORT?
Did you know federal law provides consumers with the right to receive one free credit report (annual file disclosure) from all three nationwide consumer…
Read More →HOW DO I GET A FREE CREDIT REPORT?
Under federal law, in addition to the right to a free credit report once in a 12 month time period…
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