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Creditors like to see evidence of stability, so if any of the following information is not in your report, ... . Again, the credit bureau doesn’t have to add these, but often it will. (See Chapter 4, Sections F and G, for more information on adding positive data to your credit report.) I’ve been told [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 04:41:40

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POTECT YOURSELF FROM IDENTITY THEFT

by Landon McGehee Immediately upon apropos wakeful which your temperament has expected been stolen, it’s easy to proceed to panic ... the 3 credit bureaus as great as put the Fraud Alert upon your reports, which equates to which no brand brand ... allows the burglar to have use of your existent credit. Often the FTC requests which we shift [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 13:05:57

Ed McMahon Rap Videos FreeCreditReport.com

We’re filing this under “Oh My God, Are You Serious? ... for FreeCreditReport.com, a financial Web site owned by credit bureau Experian. Poor Ed. The things ... I had money and glory/I bought a house for 6 mill/I thought nothing could touch me/Until my credit went [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 16:41:27

Ed McMahon's personal bailout plan: rapping at 85

In a move that sounds like a Johnny Carson skit, former sidekick Ed McMahon, best known lately for his foreclosure woes, ... for FreeCreditReport.com, a financial Web site owned by credit bureau Experian. The videos feature McMahon ... skewering himself for the travel site, Priceline. Gotta give the guys credit. -- Veronique de Turenne [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 18:11:54

Camdenton Mortgage Market Update: Jan 14

In this week’s radio broadcast, Andrew Conner talks about the possible risk of identity theft arising from the sharing of your mortgage and loan ... Credit Reporting Industry;  or call 888-567-8688. This is a permitted re-broadcasting of a radio ... activity by the credit bureaus….. and how to opt out. Click here to view the embedded video [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 01:01:53

Ed McMahon Rapping Videos FreeCreditReport.com

Ladies and Gentlemen, introducing “Ed McGangsta.” Somebody is going to Hell for this. Freecreditreport.com has released the first set in a series of new commercial promos starring cash-strapped television icon Ed McMahon. Experian Credit Bureau, who is sponsoring the ad campaign, hopes Ed’s “ [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 00:00:37

LifeLock Review

LifeLock is the company that has a picture of their CEO, Todd Davis, ... service guarantee, everything else is free to the public. You May Not Need It If you are diligent ... . They will remember to put fraud alerts on your credit history at the three bureaus every 90 days [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 12:19:44

I’m a Victim of Identity Theft - Help!

What to do if your identity has been stolen Being a victim of identity theft can cost a lot in terms of time, money and resources ... , credit bureaus or anyone else needs proof that a crime occurred. File a complaint with the FTC ... these steps so that your name-and your mind-can be clear. Place a fraud alert on your credit [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 16:53:45

The Fish Standard

The Wall Street Journal's Justin Scheck reports: There's been a mackerel economy in federal prisons since about 2004, ... on unregulated trading, and, um, limits on credit: The Bureau of Prisons views any bartering among ... a maximum of 40 cents an hour, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons) or family members goes [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 16:53:00

Magnetic Ring Attack on Electronic Locks

Posted on June 18, 2008 at 06:35 AM • 13 Comments • View Blog Reactions LifeLock and Identity Theft LifeLock, ... to allow you to put a fraud alert on their credit reports, requiring lenders to verify your identity ... quite a beating recently. They're being sued by credit bureaus, competitors and lawyers in several [more...]

Date: 2008-06-18 12:35:16

Pro-Dem Ohio Sec Of State In Violation Of Election Law

Via Michelle Malkin, we get this press release from the Ohio GOP Court Finds Brunner in Violation of Federal Law Secretary of State appeals ruling, ... comply with federal requirements to match voter registration data with the information in the Ohio Bureau ... credit for Brunner’s directive restricting challenges to suspected fraudulent voter [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 12:48:04

How to Maintain Good Credit

Good credit is sometimes difficult to achieve. Even when it is achieved often times it's hard to keep your credit score in a decent range ... companies can report you to the credit bureau if you are over 30 days late on your payments ... ) Experian (888-397-3742) Trans Union (800-888-4213)  Maintaining good credit will help [more...]

Date: 2008-11-08 05:03:08

ChexSystems: Who They Are and How it Affects You

ChexSystems is a company that maintains a subscriber membership service used in the banking industry ... to the same laws as the Credit Bureaus that we are all familiar with: Experian, Equifax, and Trans Union ... . The members consist mainly of Banks, and Credit Unions, but can include other types of Financial [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 09:00:35

TrustedID Gives Affordable Identity Theft Prevention Protection

Because of the rapid growing crime of identity theft, several companies have been created to help you fight back. By essentially locking down your credit bureau report, these identity theft protection companies cause financial institutions to contact you before opening up new accounts in your name. They also [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 19:07:02

Credit Fraud Protection From LifeLock

Credit Fraud Protection From LifeLock January 15th, 2009 by paule Subscribe To Our Feed Today, ... on your credit bureau report. So if somebody goes to open up a new financial account with your personal ... often trade personal data as a way of making money. By monitoring the usual places were such activities [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 13:12:48

Free FICO Score At Equifax (No Strings)

Written on 10/02/2008 by me, Jay White, the founder of Dumb Little Man and an all around average guy ... . As you may know, Equifax is one of the 3-primary credit bureaus in the US and its score is used heavily ... (as promotions do), you can also obtain a free credit report at annualcreditreport.com. While it won't give [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 12:12:54

White House Throws GMAC $6 Billion Rescue Line

Remember when the Bush administration was opposed to tapping the $700 billion Wall Street bailout to help Detroit’s Big Three? Fugetaboutit ... from a minimum credit bureau score of 700 two months ago down to a score of 621. From a statement from GMAC President Bill Muir: We will continue to employ responsible credit standards, but will be able [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 16:29:15

An Example of What the Credit Bureaus Try to Sell You

experian1 I mentioned yesterday that you can set up a quasi-credit monitoring service for yourself ( ... annual report without a credit score attached to it. This is the link you want. The second image ... ) and the offer is to give you your Experian Credit Score for “only” $5.95″!”. As I said yesterday [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 13:00:15

China To Print Money To Combat Deep Slowdown

Deflation talk is surfacing in China as Chairman Liu Mingkang says China December Producer Price Index to Drop ... at the factory gate rose 2 percent in November from a year earlier, the statistics bureau said Dec ... get credit, Li, the industry minister, said.China’s industrial-production growth cooled in October [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 09:33:00

$1.3 billion business wants R-e-s-p-e-c-t

This is part of our best-of 2008 series, previously featured on our newsletter, Advance ... networks. The first bit of good news came from the Out-of-Home Video Advertising Bureau (OVAB) which ... and credit crisis, is expected to grow even faster than the US. Global DOOH spending increased 22.6 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 17:00:40

Roulette

Roulette Save up to 50% on Roulette. Search over 15,000 sites with one click. Your source for everything under the sun! http://FindStuff.com 100% Free Credit Report Get Your Free Credit Report from the 3 Major Bureaus delivered instantly www.Banks.com Play 100s of casino games online at BetUS Casino . [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 19:56:54

Nuclear Reaction - A Greenpeace blog about nuclear power: Nuclear News for December 8th 2008

Some other stories from the nuclear industry you may have missed: Bloomberg: ... , church members have reported that Taitung county police department and Taitung investigation bureau ... its top grade credit rating as it invests billlions in acquisitions and plant renewal.’ Contract [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 12:46:16

Credit Report Contents

by Rob Kosberg If you have recently been denied credit or plan to apply for credit soon, it would be wise to obtain your credit report ... . These are: TransUnion, Equifax, and Experian. It is possible to receive a free copy of the report from each ... ) there will be a credit inquiry to one of the bureaus. If you inquire for yourself, it will be on the re [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:43:13

More Than a Cereal: What You Should Know About ChexSystems

If you’re concerned with your credit score and general financial healthy, you’ve probably heard of Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion ... as the three credit bureaus, you can order your Chex report once a year and if you’ve been denied a bank account because of it in the last 60 days. (You can get free copies of your credit report [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 14:30:09

"Mysterious credit card charge may have hit millions of users"

Hmm, I guess I need to check out our credit card statements: Take a look at your credit card statements, and if the charge is there, don't let it slide. It's what the thieves want you to do. Instead, file a dispute with your credit ... Center, and the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Federal law enforcement officials tend to react [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 07:13:05

A LifeLock Review: Protect Yourself From Identity Theft

by Harvey Warmuth These days you really need to understand that there is a good possibility that you might be affected by the crime of identity ... alerts are placed on your credit bureau reports, with the main agencies. You are then contacted [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 19:34:53

Get the bill consolidation loans

If you are struck well with huge loans and if you want a solution for all your problems, ... that you will be getting from the credit bureau. It is possible that you can not apply for any other ... at 888-335-0343. Credit cards and loans are now becomes necessary for almost every person [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 19:21:37

New credit score system ready for ‘09

By next spring, two of three credit reporting bureaus will use a new model. Fair Isaac, the developer of FICO scores, has made the biggest change to its mathematical credit ... points because of how the new model fine-tunes the variables it uses to evaluate consumers’ credit use [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 15:07:34

Free Credit Report 3-in-1

A good reputation and credible name is something that we all want in our life ... of your credit history online from three major bureaus where the lenders get their basis for approving ... with a bad record or worse a bad credit reputation. Sometimes even if we don’t have loans [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 14:30:00

Sunday Money Madness - Happy New Year!

Happy New Year Everybody! Let’s kick off the first of this year’s roundup with a bang! ... Bureaus Roll Out New Credit Score Formula for 2009. Finance for a Freelance Life asks Got Gift Cards ... @ Saving to Invest. Carnival Of Credit Report Stories Dec 22 @ Lava. Related Posts Sunday Money [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 13:07:58

Your Take: Are We In A Recession?

It used to be that the measure of a recession was two consecutive quarters of negative GDP, ... that the economy is expanding at a 1.9% average annual rate. And it takes the National Bureau ... t seen bottom yet. The credit turmoil in the financial system is spreading, most recently reaching [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 10:18:51

How To Get The Right Credit Score

Imagine that you are going into a lender’s office prepared to apply for and receive a loan ... credit bureaus: Equifax. Experian, and TransUnion. You are shocked when your loan is denied, or maybe ... , 2TransUnion uses the Empirica system, and 3Experian uses the Experian/Fair Isaac system. Despite each credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 21:19:35

Bailout Vote Upends Presidential Campaign

Westminster, Colo. — Sen. Barack Obama gave another detailed economic address on Monday afternoon, but it was mostly beside the point ... bureau chief, writes that McCain demanded credit if the bill passed after his mythic campaign “suspension” — Bill Kristol was still hyping that credit in his column today — but the flipside [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 21:07:54

Heck Mulls Jump into CD 3 Race

Nevada News Bureau An Independent News Service The following newswire report is offered free of charge to newspapers and online blogs provided it is printed intact and credit is given to the Nevada News Bureau. For editing requests or additional information, please contact NNB editor Elizabeth Crum at (702) 324-3176. Or via email at: e@citizenoutreach.com September 28, 2009 4:53 pm Nevada News Bureau Staff HECK MULLS JUMP INTO CD 3 RACE Republican gubernatorial candidate Dr. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 15:36:53

A Brighter Financial Status after College

by Landon McGehee I had a relative graduate from college recently, ... . 1. Know your credit score. You will have a credit report once you borrow money from a lender or have a creditor that reports to one of the three major credit bureaus (Equifax, Experian [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 22:28:56

How High Will Unemployment Go?

Last week markets received some pretty ugly news related to employment, or the lack thereof. ADP came out with its estimate of nearly 700,000 jobs lost in December. The Bureau of Labor ... on Credit" that provide some interesting comparisons. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:57:46

China's Growth Slows to 9%, Below Expectations

China's third quarter growth slowed to 9%, a faster deceleration than most experts forecast ... like a recession internally. However, with growth having already falle to 9% before the credit crisis ... months. The statistics bureau released the data in Beijing today. China may cut interest rates [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 04:46:26

USA: Octogenarian blogs with the best of them

. YAKIMA, Washington / The Daily News / December 28, 2008: By Pat Muir Yakima Herald-Republic Her house looks like your grandma's house, or mine, ... Credit Bureau and found herself bored. And for the past year and a half, she's offered a witty, world [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 11:26:40

How New College Graduates Must Handle their Finances

by Landon McGehee I had a relative graduate from college recently, ... . 1. Know your credit score. You will have a credit report once you borrow money from a lender or have a creditor that reports to one of the three major credit bureaus (Equifax, Experian [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 15:35:58

The Dreaded Data Breach Letter

Getting an official looking letter in the mail is rarely good news ... main credit bureaus, Experian, Equifax and TransUnion ... you receive a breach notification does not mean that identity thieves have run up your credit card [more...]

Date: 2008-10-25 04:17:40

BBB Consumer Alert About Credit Service

Hawaii's Better Business Bureau® issued an alert today warning consumers to be aware of companies taking advantage of the credit crunch by promising bogus credit repair services that can be costly and in some cases illegal. With lenders becoming increasingly... [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 09:59:09

Don’t forget your free credit reports this year!

Copyright © 2006-2008 Clever Dude. All Rights Reserved ... you checked: On April 30, get your credit report from only one of the bureaus (Experian, Equifax ... , but it means one thing about your credit report: Go to AnnualCreditReport.com to get your 3 free credit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 15:21:43

Controldatainc Collection Agency

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 How you feel if you can be able to participate save some companies from bankruptcy ... up" that you should receive. And also most of them are adding in "skip tracing costs" and credit bureau fees [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00

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

Back In Business @ The Roundup

I’m just getting settled here at home after getting back from a 14 hour flight ... to be. Frugal Dad tells us how to resolve credit bureau reporting errors. Money Smart Life: shares [more...]

Date: 2008-10-26 16:24:35

New bus tour of downtown L.A. debuts today

Tourists will get a boost in downtown Los Angeles with a “new hop-on, hop-off” bus service that started this morning ... Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau. -- Bob Poole Photo credit: Anacleto Rapping / Los Angeles [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 20:33:18

Smart Grid BuyOut: SmartSynch Snaps Up AppMesh

Two startups aiming to see utilities use public wireless networks, not proprietary ones, for smart grid deployments joined forces today ... company has raised at least $80 million from Credit Suisse, Southern Farm Bureau Life, Battelle [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 08:00:49

Remembering Two Greats From South Africa

About the Author: Gregory L. Garland serves as Media and Outreach Coordinator for the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs ... of the credit for planting the seeds of the anti-apartheid movement in the United States. Helen [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 19:31:37

Avoiding ID Theft and Credit Fraud

Avoiding ID Theft and Credit Fraud Article excerpted from the new book, "How to Do Space Age Work with a Stone Age Brain" TM copyright 2004, ... these credit bureaus remove your name from their lists: TRW (800) 353-0809, Equifax (800) 219-1251 and TransUnion (800) 241-2858. Once a year carefully check out your free credit report from Experian [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 09:00:08

Doing the Math...

You may have seen reports that the president-elect wants to "give" individual taxpayers $300 billion ( ... as tax cuts. They are not, but we'll overlook that for now.According to the Census Bureau population ... $500 benefit from a $500 tax credit (as long as it remained a genuine tax credit -- an amount deducted [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 20:00:00

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