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The Fair Credit Reporting Act: What it is and how it protects consumers
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoYour credit report contains a lot of key information about your financial health and history. And...
Here's How to Decipher Your Credit Report
Motley Fool· 9 months agoImage source: Getty Images Reading all the official records and data listed in your credit report can feel overwhelming. But knowing what you can expect...
Social Security Number Credit Scam: How Your Child’s Information Could Be Used to Establish Credit...
GOBankingRates via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoIt's natural to assume that victims of identity theft are adults. After all, they are the ones with...
How to replace a lost or stolen credit card
Bankrate via AOL· 2 months agoAndreyPopov/Getty images Key takeaways If your credit card has been lost or stolen, don’t panic — there are steps you can take immediately to keep your...
What happens to credit card debt when you die?
Bankrate via AOL· 3 months agoCredit card debt doesn’t follow you to the grave. Rather, after death, it lives on and is either paid off through estate assets or becomes the...
My wallet was stolen at a bar. Then my identity theft nightmare began
LA Times via Yahoo Finance· 2 years ago2019 was a pretty exciting year for me. I stole a Tesla. I got into a car accident — a BMW, that...
Social Security Number Stolen? What To Do
GOBankingRates via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoIt happens all the time to even the most careful Americans, and yet so many of us don't know what to do should it happen to us. We're talking about...
Kokua Line: How do I stop bogus credit applications?
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSep. 13—Question : In recent months I have received letters via U.S. mail rejecting applications for department store credit cards—applications that I had not submitted. Question : In recent ...
Beyond data breaches, cybercriminals are focusing on a new target for identity theft: You.
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBanks, merchants, employers and other businesses are investing more in innovative technologies to combat identification theft, from fingerprint authentication to retina scanning. Yet high-tech ...
Information theft is on the rise. People are particularly vulnerable after natural disasters
Associated Press via AOL· 8 months agoInformation theft is on the rise. Over 1.1 million people in the U.S. alone reported the crime to...
