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FTC: One of four consumers has a credit report error
Credit reports contain information about us that essentially will determine how much we pay for insurance, auto loans and other forms of credit. That’s because information in credit reports is used to generate credit scores, which lenders and others...Tags: Finance, Credit and Debt, Consumers
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CFPB: Consumers entitled to free reports from wide range of specialty reporting companies
Many consumers are aware that the big three credit reporting agencies — TransUnion, Experian and Equifax — maintain credit files on us and that we are entitled to a free copy of our report annually. But what’s less known is that...Tags: U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumers
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Taxpayers face long waits, conflicting information when trying to recover from identity theft
Tom Morgan tried to file his federal tax return electronically this year, but he kept getting an error message that advised him to double-check his Social Security number.
Morgan thought the problem was a transposed digit or some minor glitch on the IRS'...Tags: Theft, Crime Victims, Social Security, Personal Data Collection, Internal Revenue Service
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Credit cards offer pricey — and unnecessary — extra products
Open a credit card account and you might walk away with more than just plastic. Banks and their vendors heavily hawk card-related services, such as credit monitoring, that can add up to hundreds of dollars of year in fees. But often consumers don't...Tags: Theft, Banking, Bank of America Corp., Credit and Debt, Consumers
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Another day, another security breach.
Even among the hundreds of data breaches that occur each year, the hacking of card processor Global Payments stands out. The Atlanta-based company, which processes credit and debit card transactions for Visa and MasterCard, recently revealed that hackers...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Sales, Email, Social Security, Fraud
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A credit trap for consumers
Hartford Courant Staff WritersSusan Crandall thought she had stellar credit, until computers at one of the nation's powerful credit reporting agencies decided she had serious money troubles. Crandall lived 50 miles from a woman who had filed for bankruptcy. They had similar names....Tags: History, John Cook, Science, Social Security, Credit Ratings
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What consumers can do
The Hartford CourantExperts say the best defense against credit errors is to check your report, as often as once a year. If you've been turned down for credit because of a report, you are entitled to a free copy of the report. In Maryland, bureaus must provide free...Tags: Costa Mesa, Maryland, Chicago, Office Equipment and Supplies, Credit and Debt
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Huge theft of identity data could have victims in Md.
Sun StaffData collection company ChoicePoint Inc. said yesterday that it will notify 2,750 Marylanders who may have been victimized in what privacy experts said could become one of the largest identity theft cases ever. ChoicePoint said it is in the process of...Tags: Annual Reports, Social Security, Fraud, Credit Ratings, Theft
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