Credit freezes protect your identity, better than credit monitoring |Betty Lin-Fisher
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoToday let’s talk about the importance of protecting your credit from being stolen. For last week’s...
What is a credit freeze and when it could make sense for you
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoYour credit report plays a major role in helping you hit all of your financial goals. Lenders rely...
The Fair Credit Reporting Act: What it is and how it protects consumers
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoYour credit report contains a lot of key information about your financial health and history. And...
Freezing credit still the best way to prevent identity theft
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMany years ago, this column addressed the importance of freezing your credit. If the goal is to...
12 Things You Should Know About Identity Theft And How To Protect Yourself
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIf you're anything like me, every time you enter your credit card number or write down your Social...
Social Security Number Credit Scam: How Your Child’s Information Could Be Used to Establish Credit...
GOBankingRates via Yahoo Finance· 11 months agoIt's natural to assume that victims of identity theft are adults. After all, they are the ones with...
My wallet was stolen at a bar. Then my identity theft nightmare began
LA Times via Yahoo Finance· 7 months ago2019 was a pretty exciting year for me. I stole a Tesla. I got into a car accident — a BMW, that...
Betty's Best Tips: Credit Freezes are now free to place/lift; details on why you need them
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoI’ve been a big advocate for placing a credit freeze on your credit reports with the various credit reporting agencies, especially in this day and age when there are so many reports of massive ...
Con artists are after your info: Why you can't ignore data breaches like the one at T-Mobile
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGiven all the stressors of late – job insecurity, the ongoing pandemic and fears that the delta...
What To Do When Your Social Security Number Gets Stolen
GOBankingRates via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoIt happens all the time to even the most careful Americans, and yet so many of us don't know what to...