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- 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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