The Importance of Background Checks

It is important for all businesses considering hiring someone to take the critical step in performing a background check ... Credit Reporting Act, some information cannot be used in conjunction with a background check ... at some level. This may range from handling social security numbers, credit card information, drivers license [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 03:49:50

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10 Ways To Protect Your Financial Identity Being Used For Someone Else’s Shopping Spree

Someone impersonating you could be spending your hard-earned money. Impossible! Not really, check, loan, and identity fraud are a real problem ... card accounts, and make sure to keep a copy of your credit cards and the toll free contact numbers ... your credit report once a year from each of the three credit bureaus to make sure [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 08:56:49

How to Clean up and Get a Higher Credit Score

At the moment, about 30 million credit card users in the United States have low credit score (below 620) ... . Insurance companies, employment firms and even landlords also use this system to check an applicants paying ... . Low numbers in the credit score sheets means slimmer chances for them to obtain loans [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 07:00:10

East Orlando Residents: Protect Yourselves From Identity Theft

November 18, 2008 This link, http://topbusinessresources ... your checks. 2. Do not sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put “PHOTO ID REQUIRED”. 3. When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card accounts, DO NOT put the complete account number [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 16:10:16

Too close for comfort

December 31: I discover OrientalTrading.com. The girls and I enjoy browsing the website and finding fabulous things (at great prices too) ... about it being shipped. I ask why my credit card hasn't been charged yet (I checked online) and she says ... and a Canada Post tracking number. I eagerly check [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 05:17:08

Dickens for today…’Slumdog’ meets the zeitgeist

... when ringing an 800 number to, say, check on credit card debt. When he gets his unlikely crack at instant [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 16:55:17

Broken padlocks in Web security

When you browse to a Web page, there’s sometimes a little padlock in the corner of the window ... to feel secure in sending your credit card number or your bank account information across the Web ... s a fraud called phishing), careful users would know to check that the connection is secure [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 06:15:02

Internet-based Methods For Paying International Employees

By Tomer Bar Zeev If you hire international workers to work for you in the United States, there are a number of innovative new methods to pay them ... the debit cards, and do not require a US bank account or credit check. The client organization ... for employment. Some examples include au pair agencies, summer camps, and more. It often pays [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 12:03:30

2009 To-Do List

Resolutions schmezolutions. I don't need no stinking resolutions. Lists are so much more fun. I'm all about list making ( ... when I check off number 5 later this year. You can be sure that 2009 will be a busy year ... : Bold = Working on it this month, Strike = done) 1. refinance the house 2. pay off a credit card [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 03:44:57

10 Tips To Utilizing Payday Loans

by katie George With a large number of individuals and families literally living from one paycheck to the next, ... that you do not understand before signing on the dotted line. $When dealing with a payday loan lender, check ... and are becoming unmanageable, consider applying for a credit card that offers 0% APR for 6-12 months [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 09:39:40

10 Tips To Utilizing Payday Loans

by katie George With a large number of individuals and families literally living from one paycheck to the next, ... that you do not understand before signing on the dotted line. $When dealing with a payday loan lender, check ... and are becoming unmanageable, consider applying for a credit card that offers 0% APR for 6-12 months [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 14:18:51

Tiny Credit Card Charges

Check your credit card bill. Mysterious credit card charge may have hit millions of users. Several Internet complaint boards are filled with comments from credit card customers from coast ... is trying to find out whether an illegally obtained credit card number will work before making [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 16:04:43

FRAUD ALERT – Adel Services Mystery 25 Cent Credit Card Charges

change Check your credit card statements and check them often is sage advice ... ) on consumers credit cards. Adele Services is listged as being out of Melville New York. There is no Adel ... an illegally obtained credit card number will work before making a bigger charge, or they're trying [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 08:17:47

Obamunists Help Themselves to Credit Card Numbers

Next time you get a credit card statement, make sure to check for generous contributions to Obama you may have made in your sleep. From North Kansas City: Steve and Rachel Larman say a strange credit card charge appeared ... the Obama campaign any help from their pocketbook. They said they notified Chase, their credit card [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 14:02:35

Consumers advised over action to take if rejected for finance

In the current financial climate an increasing number of consumers are finding themselves being turned down for finance, such as loans, credit cards, ... to check their credit report, as this will show them what their credit rating is like and will give ... they should take once rejected for credit. Many tend to make another application to a different [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 11:45:58

Protect Yourself from Identity Theft

Several steps can protect against identity theft There is no real way to prevent someone from stealing your identity or swiping financial and ... sites - check them daily Order a free credit report once a year from annualcreditreport.com Debit cards ... personal information, unless you have no bank accounts, credit cards or Social Security number [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 20:07:11

Attorney’s Advice - No Charge

I’ve been meaning to post this for some time. Good, practical, and free advice for all from an attorney ... of your credit cards. Instead, put “PHOTO ID REQUIRED”. 3. When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card accounts, DO NOT put the complete account number on the “For” line. Instead, just put [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 14:00:41

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