WHAT SHOULD YOU DO WHEN YOU FIND ERRORS ON YOUR CREDIT REPORT?
What should you do when you find errors on your credit report? When you find an error on your credit…
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HOW DO I GET A LOW INTEREST RATE?
Everyone wants to get the lowest possible mortgage rate — so how do you go about getting it? 1. Have…
Read More →WHAT IS TWEAKING?
What is tweaking? Sure, I’ve seen Dog the Bounty Hunter and heard Beth talking about the “ice heads” tweaking, but…
Read More →HOW DO I GET COLLECTION ACCOUNTS OFF MY CREDIT REPORT?
Consumers often call us and ask, how do I get collection accounts off of my credit report? You might think…
Read More →CHILDREN AT RISK FOR ID THEFT
Identity theft is a growing problem for American consumers, especially children. In fact, a recent study on identity theft indicates…
Read More →DOES MY LENDER GET THE SAME CREDIT SCORE I GET?
Consumers have the right to request (for a fee) their credit score from the three nationwide consumer reporting agencies, Equifax,…
Read More →TELETRACK TO PAY $1.8 MILLION TO SETTLE FCRA CLAIMS
Teletrack, Inc. has agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) charges that it violated the Fair…
Read More →SONY PSN DATA BREACH UPDATE – FREE CREDIT MONITORING EXTENSION
Sony has agreed to extend its offer for free credit monitoring to July 31, 2011. Originally, Sony’s offer of free…
Read More →I RECEIVED A BREACH NOTIFICATION LETTER – WHAT NEXT?
Consumers receive breach notification letters (and e-mails) all the time, but do you know what you should do if you…
Read More →RESTAURANT DATA BREACH – HACKERS STEAL CREDIT AND DEBIT CARD INFO
A Lexington, Kentucky Italian restaurant, Smashing Tomato, has announced that it has suffered a data breach. The Smashing Tomato’s customers…
Read More →DODD FRANK RISK BASED PRICING RULE FINALIZED
The Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Reserve Board have finalized changes to the proposed Risk Based Pricing Rule. The…
Read More →MORGAN STANLEY CUSTOMERS AT RISK FOR ID THEFT
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney’s customers are the latest victims of a data loss incident. Morgan Stanley lost 2 CDs containing…
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