The truth about collection accounts.

by JR Rooney The debt collection industry is a billion dollar industry. According to Rapid Recovery Solution, Inc ... the account or legal action is taken against you. Collection agencies obtain the following information to develop a strategy to collect money owed: name, address, credit report, credit application [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 08:13:34

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CreditLawGroup Credit Repair Blog

CreditLawGroup provides a comprehensive cost-effective way to address inaccurate, outdated, unverifiable, ... report, credit bureaus and credit related issues. ... incorrect or otherwise improper information which may be contained on your credit report [more...]

Date: 2008-07-28 16:32:44

Obama Campaign Website Invites Fraud

Gee, why would a Presidential campaign that has rejected public funding and thus is desperately in need of constant infusions of cash in order to ... Address Verification System that screens credit-card charges for matching names and addresses ... Times to report her experience contributing under a fictitious name and address ("12345 No Way [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 19:03:47

Running a Criminal Background Check Can Be Very Revealing

by Glen Pearson Are you curious about someone’s past? ... any criminal records, credit reports, previous addresses and more. Naturally, there is a cost ... , such as credit or criminal history, will not show up. Give it a shot, it’s free. In the event [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 22:27:30

Running Criminal Background Checks Explained

by Glen Pearson Ever wondered what went on in someone’s past, but it wasn’t appropriate to ask them? ... about a given person, and may include their criminal record, address history, credit report, marriage ... You might have thought about having a background check done instead. Doing this can tell [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 10:38:51

Payday Loan Up To 1000

The funds may be obtained despite a problematic credit report. You will be submitting name address, phone numbers, bank account ... % of the loan applicants are qualified enough to obtain finance in this field, as you will be giving ... crunch anymore. Bad credit cash advances that are required to pledge any security which drastically [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:31:55

Inttroduction (3)

Credit bureaus get most of their data from creditors and collection agencies ... of a credit report usually includes names you previously used, past and present addresses, Social ... Chapter 4, Section A, for more information on the contents of a credit report.) How can I get a copy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 04:31:36

Credit Card Updates and the Sad State of Affairs

Katybug scored a Chase Continental Mastercard with a huge $1900 credit line. The size of the line is not important but the size of her bonus is ... our credit report clearly shows our South Carolina address. We will send it all off tomorrow ... . Her Citi Aadvantage Platinum Worldcard approval is delayed. They want a copy of a pay stub, phone bill [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 11:23:59

Free Webinar on New FTC Guidelines for Background Checks

The new FTC Identity Theft “Red Flags” guidelines take affect on November 1, 2008.  Are you aware of your obligations under these new provisions? ... of consumer reports must implement procedures to deal with any notices of address discrepancies they receive from a nationwide consumer reporting agency (mainly credit bureaus such as Experian, Equifax [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 19:09:58

Steps to Take If You're a Victim of Identity Theft...Part I

When you got your free credit report from Credit Score Cowboy you may have seen unfamiliar entries or wrong addresses ... /coline/pubs/credit/affidavit.pdf · FTC 800-438-4338 or 800-ID THEFT Even if you've never been big ... there in shock – cursing, screaming, or crying – your thief is still using your credit. So, first step [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 16:03:44

What Are the Most Common Ways to Commit Identity Theft or Fraud?

It’s the number one source of consumer complaints at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ... when you’re gone. If your employer is authorized to pull credit reports on employees or potential customers ... number (SSN), bank or credit card account numbers, income, name, address, or phone number, and use [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 03:19:05

An Easy Background Check You Can Use To Find Out Anyone’s Past

by Glen Pearson Have you ever needed to check up on someone to see what was in their past? ... about someone and will typically include things such as a criminal background record, credit report, address [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 16:31:23

SPAMfighter News - 5 new articles

Here are the latest updates for raplist.antispamsite@blogger ... Revenue & Customs) is making malicious rounds. HMRC orchestrates the tax system of Britain.The report ... along with their contact address as well as credit card number so that the compensation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 12:38:00

How to Keep Criminals away from Your Personal Information

by Michael Benifez Identity theft is becoming the fastest growing crime problem in the United States, ... and using the names, addresses, bank account information, credit card numbers, and Social Security ... when an insider, like an employee or a contractor, gets hold of credit reporting information [more...]

Date: 2008-08-10 20:49:04

Retail Sales Down 2.8% in October

Yet more evidence that consumers are hurting. From the Wall Street Journal: U.S ... reports, Federal Reserve policymakers should have added flexibility to address the credit crisis ... and the biggest since records began in 1992, the Commerce Department said today in Washington [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 13:55:56

Following the money

rdanThe NYT describes the beginning role of the committee and chairman Elizabeth Warren to follow the money, in addition to GAO report....“You can’t just say, ‘Credit isn’t moving through the system,’ ” she said in her first public ... report on Dec. 10, “laying out the central questions that Treasury should be addressing as it spends [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 11:31:00

Swiss Helvetia Fund on U.S. Economy

The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. (SWZ) issued its quarterly report ... a dim view of recent government intervention:While government efforts are addressing the liquidity ... credit more available.I kept waiting for the silver lining, but to no avail:The world economic order [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 06:31:00

At Tiffany’s, life is imitating art…

If your holiday shopping includes a trip to Tiffany & Co. (TIF) ... and eight or so in Asia-Pacific and/or Europe. (And, as this report notes, the company may move ... to address the Company’s current and future liquidity requirements.” So long as the credit markets don’ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 14:58:18

NACUBO: The FTC's Red Flag Rule Identity Theft Prevention Rule May Affect Colleges

The National Association of College and University Business Officers notes that the FTC's Red Flag rule likely applies to colleges ... of consumer reports must develop reasonable policies and procedures when they receive notification from a credit agency that there is an address discrepancy. Second, that financial institutions [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 17:00:00

Mandelson extends ‘real help for businesses’

Business Secretary Lord Mandelson today unveiled a package of measures designed to address the cash flow, credit and investment needs of small and medium businesses. The support package, which builds upon the commitments outlined in November’s Pre Budget Report, consists of loan guarantees and a new [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 10:59:05

News: Government's real help for business

Business Secretary Lord Mandelson today unveiled a package of measures designed to address the cash flow, credit and investment needs of small and medium businesses. The support package, which builds upon the commitments outlined in November's Pre Budget Report, consists of loan guarantees and a new [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 11:20:00

Light Goes out at Light Sword

Victoria Strauss at Writers Beware is reporting the long-expected news that sham publisher Light Sword, ... that are now with LSP Digital? Is Daly hoping that she can solve her personal and corporate credit ... that the web address for LSP Digital is "Lightswordpublishing.com." [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 23:37:10

Turfway president: Casinos needed - Cincinnati.com

Turfway president: Casinos needed - Cincinnati.com FLORENCE - Although a say task force report on the horse industry did not specifically address ... the global economic slowdown. Arrivals fell 11.6 percent in the UNDER SCRUTINY: The credit card ... (Sugar Land, Texas) will host special guest Buffalo Gap Instrumentation and Electrical Company [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 13:00:24

Employers Beware: Red Flag Rules On Address Discrepancies Not Delayed

If you've been following the story of the Red Flag Rules, that we posted about last winter you'll know that on October 22, 2008, ... your business uses consumer reports. If you do background, criminal or credit checks on employees ... the FTC announced a delay in enforcing the rules, moving the date from November 1, 2008 to May [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 17:21:00

Short Term Positives, Long Term Questions

Good Evening: The forces of poor economic fundamentals clashed again today with government programs created to address them ... were sifting through a Q3 GDP report revealing that growth slipped to -0.5% last quarter, the Fed ... . Aside from still frigid conditions in the credit markets, perhaps the big reason why the Fed feels [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 02:48:41

Gore Addresses Delegates as Climate Change Conference Closes

cop14_gore.jpg Given an unprecedented and still unfolding crisis in banking and credit markets, ... by including them in the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism carbon credit system ... change continues unabated, according to a report from the International Institute of Sustainable [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 15:05:39

Obama campaign may have received $63,000,000 in illegal foreign donations

For a while now, we've known that the Obama campaign deliberately disregarding address and security-code verification that would have ensured that online credit card donations were being made in compliance with election laws. Now, a new report ... . And the thing is, it's just so obvious. For example:Someone named Good Will from Austin, Texas [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 19:57:00

Bubble Economics: Did we Learn our Lesson?

Have we really learned our lesson? We must open by addressing the fact that we support all methods and creative fiscal devices promulgated to ... and is currently deteriorating towards the point of hopelessness. December’s job report, released by the Bureau ... of miserable forecasts and wretched housing bust – credit crisis - bear market headlines. All [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:27:00

Forest Whitaker Wants To Help Save Newark, NJ With New Sundance Series

The only thing I know really well about Newark, New Jersey is that it has an airport ... series. Reuters is reporting that Whitaker might have a voice-over role — with producing credits ... ). With regards to how in the world all this might relate to green, the series is said to address and seek [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 15:34:43

CREDIT CRUNCH NEWS - Study: Drinking Coffee Reduces Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s - FOXNews

Study: Drinking Coffee Reduces Risk of Developing Alzheimer’sFOXNews - 2 minutes agoConducted in collaboration with the National Public Health ... policy or health care — can be addressed ...in Work Pensions News Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Releases Major Report on ...SYS-CON Media, NJ - 3 minutes agoCanadians spend considerable monies [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 19:26:00

When the Flashing Lights Start, Pull Over

ojchase.jpg (Photo: Even for O.J. Simpson, a better option might have been to stop. Credit: Larry Ho/Los Angeles Times.) ... other up online a few years ago to discover Gay O.J. to be the previous tenant in Chris’s apartment ... address years ago.  She was always a conservative zealot, so I’ll be happy to report on her new descent [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 10:04:01

Bill Would Make Ratings Agencies Share Liability

A key House lawmaker wants to make credit rating agencies — which have been widely criticized for failing to give investors adequate warning of the risks in subprime mortgage securities that triggered the financial crisis — responsible for each other’s assessments by holding them collectively liable for inaccuracies.The Associated Press reported that a new draft bill by the lawmaker, Representative Paul Kanjorski, a Pennsylvania Democrat, includes a plan meant to address what critics contend is [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 09:07:48

Why Now is a Great Time to Address your Credit Issues

Just a few years ago credit was readily available and flowing like water to virtually anyone, regardless of their past credit mistakes ... a copy of your credit report from the three, major credit reporting agencies: TransUnion, Equifax and Experian. Once you have these credit reports in your hand, you will need to review them with a fine [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 16:55:31

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