Posted on October - 28 - 2011
Where you believe in ghosts or not, a case of ID theft will haunt you for a very long time. The simplest way to protect yourself is to enroll in our credit monitoring, let us do the worrying for you.
The holiday are the busiest time of year for ID thieves, I attribute this to the hustle and bustle that goes on around this time of year. Many of us are shopping for the perfect Christmas gifts, and running from store to store and with that it becomes a bit easier to accidentally open ourselves up to ID theft. It could be as simple as dropping a credit card receipt, throwing out a financial statement without shredding it, or any of the above.
With our credit monitoring service, you will be alerted anytime a change is made to all 3 of your reports.
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Posted on October - 13 - 2011
There are two primary reasons why people take out quick loans. The first is because they have experienced an emergency of some sort that has placed their finances under strain. Medical emergencies, car breakdowns, plumbing leaks—all can add a sudden extra burden to your monthly finances. People who have experienced natural disasters often use quick loans from lenders as a source of emergency relief .
The other reason people take out quick loans is poor financial planning. They did not pay attention to when their bills would be due and spent too much money too early in the month, or they weren’t budgeting at all and just spent too much, period. For them, a quick loan is a part of a scramble to make up for their mistakes.
Either way, if you have taken out a quick loan in the last few days, you will need to plan carefully to get it paid off. In Read more…
Posted on October - 11 - 2011
If some legitimate mortgage company or private lender pores over your report for verification purposes, then that is what you call credit inquiry. Time and again, lots of consultants and lenders themselves warned individuals about multiple inquiries and how these could affect a person’s score. While there is some truth to this claim, we must still shed some light on what really is the root cause of the “badness” of some inquiries.
Actually, the act of getting your own report is already an inquiry. This is called a consumer inquiry, and it does no harm to your score. When you ask for an automobile quote, automobile dealers will have to request for some pertinent financial information, especially if you are getting a car on loan. And the information he needs is all contained in your report. When the lender asks a credit bureau about you, then it is also called an inquiry. And m
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Posted on September - 26 - 2011
Have you ever received those calls where several companies call you asking if you applied for health insurance or some other type of account that you never even thought about? A lot of times this is a result of identity theft. Identity thieves can be so clever with the ways that they figure out how to get money, but there are some ways that you are able to prevent them from at least opening new accounts in your name. Social Security Numbers are used in a lot of places nowadays, and it can be surprisingly easy for someone to get a hold of people’s #. This is often how identity thefts occur. An individual steals social security numbers and then applies for brand new accounts under the social security holder’s name.
The majority of the states now legally allow a way for all three of the major credit reporting bureaus to allow people to lock down their credit. This
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