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  • Social Security May Make it Easier for Kids to Get New Numbers if their Identity is Stolen
  • VantageScore Ignores Paid Collection Accounts
  • Credit Scores Should be Free!
  • Statutes of Limitation on Credit Card Debt Varies from State to State
  • The FCRA's Limits on Access to Your Credit Reports
  • 60 Minutes & the FTC Reports on How the Credit Bureaus Fail to Correct Serious Errors in Consumers' Credit Reports
  • Equifax Is Obtaining Workers' Salary Info & Selling it to Debt Collectors!
  • Factors That Do Not Impact Your Credit Score
  • A Low Credit Score Can Ruin a Date
  • Consumer Agency Finds the Credit Bureaus' System of Dispute Resolution Does Not Work for Consumers
  • Credit Reports Tag Consumers as Terrorists or Drug Dealers
  • Background Check Companies Errrors' Hurt Applicants
  • CFPB Finds Banks Do Not Comply with the FCRA
  • CFPB to Begin Regulating Credit Bureaus
  • The Fair Credit Dispute System is Broken
  • American Express Caught Deceiving Customers
  • Credit Scores Used by Consumers and Lenders Vary
  • Different Credit Scores Confuse Consumers
  • New Consumer Friendly Fair Credit Decision
  • CFPB to Begin Regulating Credit Bureaus
  • Credit Reporting Agency Sues Experian and CoreLogic for Monopolization
  • Federal Court Certifies a Class Action Against Experian
  • Quiz on Credit Scoring
  • Call for Trans Union to Stop Selling Employment Credit Reports
  • Report on How Errors in Criminal Background Checks Hurt Workers
  • Problems with Mortgage Companies' Credit Reporting
  • FTC Report on How Credit Bureaus Deal with Identity Theft
  • Consumer Gets Credit Ding After Donating Motorhome
  • Inaccurate Credit Reporting on Mortgages Hurting Consumers
  • Identity Theft Victims Should Always Obtain a Police Report
  • New California Law Bans Use of Credit Reports for Most Employment Purposes
  • Debt Collectors & Banks Scheme to Revive Old Debts
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposes Credit Card Agreement
  • Debt Collectors Target Relatives of Deceased Persons
  • Credit Bureau CoreLogic Knows Everything About You
  • Credit Monitoring Services Are Not Worth the Cost
  • New California Law Restricts Use of Credit Reports in Hiring
  • Liz Weston's Book on Credit Scores is Worth Reading
  • What Really Happened in the McDonald's Hot Coffee Case
  • Persons Denied Credit to See Their Credit Scores
  • Your Credit History May Impact Your Insurance Rates
  • $1.26 million Jury Award Against Debt Collector that Garnished the Wrong Person's Wages
  • Secretive Credit Bureaus Plague Consumers
  • How Long Can Old Debt Remain on Credit Reports?
  • 10 Ways to Avoid Lowering Your Credit Score
  • House Republicans Trying to Kill the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
  • Credit Bureaus Give V.I.P.'s Get Special Treatment
  • Credit Card Applications and Identity Theft
  • Seven Different Credit Scores for Sale Cause Confusion
  • Class Action Alleges Experian Illegal Access to Consumer Files
  • New Rule Protects Federal Benefit Checks from Seizure by Creditors
  • Identity Theft Leads in Numbers of Consumer Complaints
  • New Rule Requires Lenders to Disclose Credit Scores
  • IRS Makes it Easier to Get Tax Liens off Credit Reports
  • The CARD Act Is Benefitting Consumers
  • Experian Reporting Rent Data on Credit Reports
  • All About FICO Credit Scores from the FICO CEO
  • AOB Files Databreach Case Against New York Life Insurance Co
  • Large Jury Verdict Against Equifax in Identity Theft Case
  • Why Should I Bother Writing a Letter When I Can Call or Email?
  • Experian Asks US Supreme Court to Hear Towing Collection Case
  • Medical Errors Trip up Consumers Trying to Refinance
  • Service Members Risk Identity Theft
  • Credit Bureaus Gathering More Info on Consumers to Sell to Lenders
  • FTC's ID Theft Project
  • Fraudsters Steal Identities of Dead Soldiers to Scam Victims
  • California Improves its Data Security Breach Law
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Will Regulate Credit Bureaus
  • Prof Elizabeth Warren Appointed to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
  • MyFICO is the Best Site for Credit Score Information
  • Class Action Alleges the Aspire VISA Secured Credit Card Violates the Credit Repair Act
  • 25% of Americans Have Credit Scores under 600
  • Case before US Supreme Court May Decide Fate of Consumer Class Actions
  • FTC Rules Will Put Debt Settlement Companies Out of Business
  • Joe Nocera's Terrific Report on the Tyranny of Credit Scores
  • Interesting Interview with Prof Warren on the New Consumer Financial Protection Agency
  • Rare Victory for Consumers--Financial Reform Bill Approved by the Senate
  • Reform Bill Addresses Problem of Inaccurate Credit Reports
  • Debt Settlement Industry Rips Off Consumers
  • Why We Need a Consumer Financial Protection Agency
  • Court Condemns Attorney's Illegal Credit Repair Scheme
  • Home Loan Modifications Impact Credit Scores
  • Senate Votes for Free Credit Scores
  • Stealing Identity to Get Medical Services
  • California May Bar Credit Checks on Job Seekers
  • Disputing Inaccuracies in Credit Reports by Contacting the Creditor
  • Bad Credit Can Mean No Job
  • New Rules for "Free" Credit Reports
  • Reporting Most Criminal Records over 7 Years Old is Illegal
  • Which Banks are Complying with the Credit Card Act?
  • Lawsuit Alleges Experian's FreeCreditReport.com ads Are Deceptive
  • Mortgage Modifications Affect Credit Scores
  • Persons with Credit Disputes Can't Get Mortgages
  • FICO Reveals How Mistakes Affect Credit Scores
  • Really Free Credit Scores
  • Consumer Attorneys Fight for Consumers
  • Reporting Identity Theft to U.S. Postal Inspectors
  • Court Holds Statute of Limitations for Telephone Bills is Only Two Years
  • FTC Proposes to Restrict Credit Bureaus Ads for "Free" Credit Reports
  • WSJ Report on What You Need to Know about Credit Scores
  • Debt Collectors Can't Add Interest to Dishonored Check Debts
  • Credit Checks May be Unfair to Job Applicants
  • AAA Exits the Consumer Debt Collection Business
  • Arbitration Forum Exiting Credit Card Business
  • Minnesota Atty General Suit Alleges the National Arbitration Forum Is Fraudulent
  • Obama's Proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency
  • Sites to Get Your Free Credit Scores
  • A Towed Car Does Not Establish A Credit Relationship Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
  • Banks Starting to Modify Mortgages Under U. S. Treasury Refinance Program
  • Most Credit Cards Are Unfair according to Study
  • Statute of Limitations Defense to Debt Collection? Not So Fast
  • Banks Walking Away From Foreclosed Properties, Leaving Displaced Homeowners Holding the Bag
  • Sometimes A Splurge Is Good For Your Health
  • Credit Card Companies Are Now Canceling Cards Due to Not Enough Use!
  • Senate Takes Up Prof Warren's proposed Financial Product Safety Commission
  • Debt Collectors Specializing in Deceaseds' Debts
  • Capital One Settles With Identity Theft Victim
  • Rickenbacker Collections and Experian Victimize Consumers
  • Experian FICO Scores No Longer Available to Consumers
  • New Report on Credit Bureaus' Electronic Dispute System & How it Frustrates Consumers
  • Credit Crunch Means Higher Scores Necessary to Get Best Rates
  • The Five Components of Your FICO Credit Score
  • New Edition of Credit Scores & Credit Reports
  • Inquiries & their Effect on Your Credit Score
  • How to Deal with Zombie Debt
  • Credit Bureaus Won't Let You Add Credit History
  • Consumers Who Filed for Bankruptcy Get Help with Old Debts on their Credit Reports
  • NY Times Reports on the High Cost of a Free Credit Report
  • Prof Elizabeth Warren Talks About Credit Reporting on NPR's Fresh Air
  • Banks Are Increasing Credit Card Rates & Fees and Pushing Lousy Products to Make Up for Mortgage Related Losses
  • Credit Monitoring Services Are a Waste of Money -- Free Alternatives Are Available
  • Credit Bureaus Sell Consumers' Data
  • More Chatter About the San Francisco City Attorney's Suit Against The National Arbitration Forum
  • National Arbitration Forum Sued by San Francisco City Attorney
  • New Credit Score Formula for 2008
  • Identity Theft Mostly Caused by Lost Laptops, Third Parties
  • How To Handle Student Loan Debt? A New Website Provides Resources
  • Mortgage Holders Can't Foreclose on Consumers Without the Proper Documents, According to Ohio Court
  • Consumers Are Targets of Skyrocketing Numbers of Debt Collection Suits, Most By Debt Buyers
  • Lenders Charge Homeowners Questionable Servicing Fees to Add to Bankruptcy Burden
  • Debt Buyers Continue to Relentlessly--and Illegally--Pursue Consumer Debt Discharged in Bankruptcy
  • Fee-Harvester Cards: Credit Cards That Are Really Just Fee-Generating Scams
  • Credit Repair Scams: How To Spot Them
  • Equifax Extends Credit File Freeze Option to All States
  • Countrywide Says it Will Help 80,000 Consumers Keep Their Homes
  • How to Order Free Credit Reports
  • When Can a Creditor Pull a Consumer's Credit Report? The Ninth Circuit Ignites a Controversy
  • Credit Card Industry Targets College Students to be "Credit Pushers"
  • Judge Says Experian Is Liable For Mis-Reporting Information in a Court File
  • Deceptive "Free" Credit Reports to Avoid
  • Help for Identity Theft Victims from California's Office of Privacy Protection
  • Consumers' Credit Reports Remain Substantially Inaccurate, According to Federal Lawmakers
  • Preventing Identity Theft: A Victim's Account
  • Supreme Court Decides Fair Credit Reporting Act Case
  • Old Consumer Debt: When Is It Too Old To Collect?
  • New Credit Card Rules Proposed by Federal Reserve
  • What Consumers May Do if Credit Bureaus Won't Correct their Credit Reports
  • Consumers Love Hate Relationship with Credit Cards
  • 7th Circuit Holds Credit Bureaus' Disclosures Must be Clear & Accurate
  • Improving Your Credit Score: Four Myths Consumers Should Ignore
  • Identity Thieves Can Max Out Your Credit Cards in Less Than Two Minutes
  • Consumer Credit: Five Reasons to Have a Good Credit Score
  • Identity Thief Steals Bay Area Couple's Tax Refund
  • Consumers' Defaulted Subprime Home Loans Difficult to Restructure
  • What Consumers Don't Know About Credit
  • Consumers Can Instantly Register for Recall Information on Hazardous Products
  • How to Get Rid of Credit Card Offers in the Mail
  • New Credit Card Scam Targets Consumers by Phone
  • Credit Card Fraud By India Call Centers Exposed
  • Consumer Abuse Film Previews Tomorrow
  • American Arbitration Association (AAA) Breaks Promise Not to Arbitrate Medical Disputes

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