What You Can Do To Keep Your Credit Score Afloat

Are you ready for a fresh financial start this year? Here are a few easy ways to spring clean your credit score, and begin today to pay down your debt. Order a copy of your credit report. Consumers have access to one free copy per year from the three [more...]

Date: 2008-04-29 21:58:58

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Voting Consumer Alert!: Voter Registration Scams Asking for Social Security Numbers and Credit Card Information

Washington, DC - Shaun Dakin, CEO The National Political Do Not Contact Registry - Sign up for free at StopPoliticalCalls ... consumers to a report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) of a voter registration scam involving ... to immediately report them to the FTC at www.ftc.gov. Consumers who may have already provided [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 15:38:02

A 90?s Flashback for Commercial Property

Angela Pruitt reports: Commercial property is bracing for a tough time that could morph into a crisis similar in scope to the free ... in history. But with the credit markets in lock-down mode, consumer confidence battered ... on investment-grade corporate debt,” Kirby said. “Those rates have gone up north of 9%. That’s bad news [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 15:40:57

MortgageNewsClips: Spreadsheet Resource, Realtors Beware, Credit Cards, Lou Ranieri, Securitization Primer, Popular Sells, Asymmetric Risk, Damage Report, Disparity, NY Mortgages, Freddie Automates, 3 more News Clips

RESOURCE: has list of sites offering free spreadsheets - Spreadsheets: Free to Learn - No-cost tutorials, instruction, ... Ross - Inman News ———— BusinessWeek_logo Credit-Card Rage - Debt-strapped consumers vent ... -old concept of securitization a bad name, IMF Economist Andreas Jobst writes. Securitization [more...]

Date: 2008-09-02 10:37:39

Credit repair DIY: fix errors on your credit reports

Under federal law, consumers can challenge inaccurate information on credit reports and other consumer reports (such as tenant screening reports). It is free, usually quick, and relatively painless. Plus, there are a lot of great how-to guides on the web. I have mentioned the FTC guides before. The excellent Building a Better Credit Report [more...]

Date: 2008-08-11 20:29:06

FTC Approves Federal Register Notice Announcing Increase in the Ceiling on Allowable Charges Required By Section 612(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act

My comment: As we all know it's important to give near bankrupt companies who completely screwed up their business billions of dollars and find ways ... for an additional free disclosure. Under federal law, consumers are entitled to a free copy of their credit report ... an application for credit, insurance, or employment) and consumers request their rep [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 20:41:14

Credit Repair is Easier - And Quicker - Than You Think!

by Mark Alison Regardless of your record or history, there are a number of quick & easy steps you can take towards credit repair ... consumers to a free copy of the credit report, one from each of the three agencies: TransUnion ... your credit. For every entry that is incorrect, inaccurate, or outdated, you will be filing a dispute [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 15:45:27

Rx for Arizona Consumers’ [HomeBuyers} Credit

Find out what’s in their file. Every U.S. consumer is now entitled to one free credit report annually from each of the three credit bureaus: Experian, ... a collection agency. Excise outdated information. By law, credit bureaus are supposed to remove information ... is to write a letter to all three credit bureaus detailing the dispute. (Some states [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 19:30:07

Free Credit Reports and How to Use Them

... when consumers who were responding to an ad for a free credit report found themselves enrolled in a monthly service.  The FTC stepped in and amended the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require each [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 08:05:49

Credit Karma Uses Ad Model to Provide Free Credit Information

According to the 2007 Online Banking Report, approximately one in three US adult consumers monitors or checks their credit score in some form or ... the score is usually only free if you enroll in a credit monitoring service. In this margin-rich industry ... . FreeCreditReport.com and TrueCredit.com, the consumer direct sites of Experian and TransUnion [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 19:39:56

Another Consumer Scammed By FreeCreditReport.com [Freecreditreport Com]

Freecreditreport.com is NOT actually free, nor is it related to Annualcreditreport.com, the free credit report that you are entitled to under federal law. So why are people still ... of my credit report. All of the major credit reporting agencies seem to strong arm you towards [more...]

Date: 2008-08-11 16:29:44

Consumer Advice to Ring in the New Year

December 23, 2008 FTC News Release: Nine Consumer Tips to Make the Most of 2009 As 2008 draws to a close, ... include: Get a free copy of your credit report. Visit www.annualcreditreport.com or call 877-322-8228 to request a free credit report, once every 12 months from each of the nationwide consumer credit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 18:24:31

FreeCreditReport.com scam

I was looking over my checking account transactions for the past year and saw a mysterious $12 ... credit report program. Under a new Federal law, you have the right to receive a free copy of your credit report once every 12 months from each of the three nationwide consumer reporting companies [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 02:16:00

4 Free Reports With Your Personal Insurance, Employment, and Tenant History

Most of us know about the free credit reports from AnnualCreditReport.com. This is mandated by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions (FACT) Act, which basically says that consumers should be able to see (and dispute) the massive amount of information contained in private corporate databases. But in addition to credit information [more...]

Date: 2008-06-04 11:08:42

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