Identity Thefts & Scams

Feb 7, 2017

TransUnion and Equifax Ordered to Pay $23 Million for Deceptive Practices

February 7th, 2017|Bankruptcy, Credit Repair, Credit Score, Debt Issues, Identity Thefts & Scams|

Dealing with the Credit Reporting Agencies is essential to our financial lives and what is listed on our credit reports are up to the consumer to ensure is accurate.  What better way to ensure accuracy on your credit report then to enroll into a free program offered by Equifax and TransUnion?  That is exactly what [...]

Jan 30, 2017

Being harassed over a debt you don’t owe? You’re not alone.

January 30th, 2017|Bankruptcy, Credit Repair, Credit Score, Debt Issues, Identity Thefts & Scams|

Since the start of the new year, the CFPB has already received over 1,600 complaints about debt collectors.  Over 44% of those complaints were about repeated attempts by debt collectors to collect a debt that is not owed.  In most cases, the debt did not belong to the consumer, with cases where the consumer already [...]

Jan 22, 2017

FEDS SEEK TO SHUT DOWN SLEAZY NATIONAL DEBT COLLECTION OPERATION

January 22nd, 2017|Bankruptcy, Credit Repair, Credit Score, Debt Issues, Identity Thefts & Scams|

  This greedy debt collector wants more money! For some reason, Buffalo, NY is a hot bed of sleazy debt collectors.  This town raises scummy debt collection agencies faster than the Feds can put them out of business; kind of like Whack-a-Mole. Most recently, the CFPB and the New York Attorney General have [...]

Jan 16, 2017

WEGMANS ACCUSED OF VIOLATING THE FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT BY OBTAINING JOB APPLICANTS’ CREDIT REPORTS WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION.

January 16th, 2017|Bankruptcy, Credit Repair, Credit Score, Debt Issues, Identity Thefts & Scams|

Ever go to a job interview and think it went great only to find out you didn’t get the job?  Could this be because the companies you are applying to are actually looking at your credit history?  You may think this could never happen, but a class action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court of [...]

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