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- The Truth About Credit Reports
- This article explains that you know that a mistake on your credit history can ruin you--it may mean higher interest payments, inability to obtain a loan, a credit card or to buy a house. It may even prevent you from obtaining the job you want--because some employers check credit history....
- White papers 2000-01-01
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- Free credit reports still months away
- REMEMBER those free credit reports Congress said you can request from the major credit bureaus once every 12 months starting in December? Well, don't expect to get a free peek at your credit report any time soon. Apparently, our lawmakers left enough wiggle room in the order that the Federal...
- Research articles 2004-08-06
- Free Credit Reports Available In Southern States Starting June 1, 2005
- WASHINGTON, May 23 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Beginning June 1, consumers living in the South will have the right to order a free copy of their credit report thanks to a new federal law, known as the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act FACTA, adopted by Congress in 2003. The new...
- Research articles 2005-05-23
- Agency settles with FTC over 'free' credit reports
- A subsidiary of Experian, one of the three major credit bureaus, has settled government charges that it misled consumers into signing up for its credit-monitoring service by promising them free credit reports. The subsidiary, Consumerinfo.com, agreed to pay refunds to aggrieved consumers, fully disclose the terms of its offers...
- Research articles 2005-08-17
- Free credit reports available on Dec. 1
- WASHINGTON -- Residents of Western states, including Utah, can start requesting free credit reports this December, the Federal Trade Commission said Friday in announcing rules for a program approved by Congress last year. The program will be phased in across the rest of the country during the first...
- Research articles 2004-06-05
- ING DIRECT Offers Consumers Free Credit Report Reviews at All ING DIRECT Cafes; ING DIRECT Urges Americans to Take Advantage of Free Credit Reports Mandated by FACT Act
- WILMINGTON, Del. -- As part of its advocacy efforts to help consumers empower themselves in the fight against identity theft, ING DIRECT is offering visitors to its ING DIRECT Cafes free assistance reviewing their credit reports starting in September. Trained Sales Associates at the ING DIRECT Cafes in New York,...
- Research articles 2005-09-01
- Free credit reports available today for Utahns
- WASHINGTON -- Americans who want to make sure their credit reports are accurate or check their financial histories can get the information for free under a program starting today. The Federal Trade Commission is rolling out the service in phases. Residents in 13 Western states, including Utah, will...
- Research articles 2004-12-01
- Don't get suckered by impostor offers of free credit report
- Monitoring your credit reports is one of the most effective ways to protect yourself from criminals who want to shoplift your identity. And starting Sept.1, everyone in the USA will be eligible to order a free credit report from the three major credit-reporting agencies. But be careful. The Internet...
- Research articles 2005-08-23
- Nationwide Program Will Provide Free Credit Reports.
- By Paul Wenske, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 5--KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Consumers in Missouri and Kansas finally will be able to get free annual credit reports -- but they must wait until March to make their...
- Research articles 2004-06-05
- Pennsylvania Residents to Be Among Last to Get Free Credit Reports.
- By Patricia Sabatini, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 5--Pennsylvanians will be among the last consumers nationwide to be able to request free annual credit reports under rules issued yesterday by the Federal Trade Commission. The free reports,...
- Research articles 2004-06-05
- Free Credit Reports to Become Available Nationwide as East Coast Consumers Get New Right Starting Sept. 1
- WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Beginning Sept. 1, all consumers living in the U.S. will have the right to order a free copy of their credit report thanks to a new federal law, known as the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act FACTA, adopted by Congress in 2003. Over...
- Research articles 2005-08-18
- Free Credit Report? Not So Fast, Ben Stein
- Shame on Ben Stein. A Columbia University-trained economist and Yale law grad with a career that has included gigs as a Federal Trade Commission lawyer, an actor, a quiz-show host, New York Times columnist and CBS Sunday Morning commentator, is now promoting a bait-and-switch deal from a website called freescore.com. His...
- Blog posts 2009-08-03
- College Kids and Credit Cards: What Every Parent Needs to Know
- The plastic providers have one more chance to lure in college students before next year's law prevents them. Here's how to make your kid "card smart." The era of “No Student Left Behind: Credit Card Edition” will come to an end early next year, thanks to the new credit...
- Articles 2009-09-10
- Millions of Spanish-Speaking Consumers Face Difficulty in Obtaining Free Annual Credit Reports; Under New Law, Report, Application, Toll-Free Lines Are Only Available in English.
- Byline: Consumers Union AUSTIN, Jan. 19 AScribe Newswire -- Millions of Spanish-speaking consumers are having difficulty in obtaining their free annual credit reports due to a language barrier, which is why Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, called today on the three...
- Research articles 2006-01-19
- FTC Ruling Provides Colorado Residents Opportunity to Receive Free Credit Reports; Allstate Offers Product to Assist Victims of Identity Theft
- DENVER -- As part of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act FACTA and the Fair Credit Reporting Act FCRA, Colorado residents now have the opportunity to receive their credit report for free regardless of whether there is any activity on your credit report. In December of 2003, the Federal...
- Research articles 2005-02-07
- Millions of Spanish-Speaking Consumers Face Difficulty in Obtaining Free Annual Credit Reports
- AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Millions of Spanish- speaking consumers are having difficulty in obtaining their free annual credit reports due to a language barrier, which is why Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, called today on the three credit reporting agencies to voluntarily make this...
- Research articles 2006-01-19
- Free Credit Reports Available in Midwest Starting March 1; Consumers Union Offers Guide on How to Order, Review Them, and Correct Mistakes
- SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Beginning March 1, consumers living in the Midwest will have the right to order a free copy of their credit report thanks to a new federal law, known as the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act FACTA, adoptSAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23 /U.S. Newswire/...
- Research articles 2005-02-23
- Consumers in Western States Can Get Free Credit Reports Starting December 1, 2004
- SAN FRANCISCO -- Beginning December 1, consumers living in the western U.S. will have the right to order a free copy of their credit report thanks to a new federal law, known as the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act FACTA, adopted by Congress in 2003. Consumers elsewhere in the...
- Research articles 2004-11-22
- Consumers Should Start the New Year by Ordering Free Credit Reports
- To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Gail Hillebrand or Michael McCauley, both of Consumers Union, +1-415-431-6747 Consumers Union Offers Tips on Ordering Reports, Checking Them for Errors, & Correcting Mistakes SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ordering your free annual credit report is a smart way to start off the new...
- Research articles 2008-01-10
- 'Free' credit reports sometimes aren't free
- SEATTLE -- Like many consumers, Wendy Temple's first step shopping for a mortgage was to go online to get a sense of where she stood as a prospective borrower. Temple, an accountant, surfed to TrueCredit.com, a popular website owned by TransUnion, one of the Big Three...
- Research articles 2007-11-28
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