Credit Reports Now Bigger Threat to Security Clearances Than a Vengeful POTUS
The Department of Defense (DoD) now has 24X7 “eyes” on your credit file looking for past-due bills, excessive debt, collection activity and/or a high …
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8 Reasons Why the Discover Card is Kickin Butt on All Fronts
The Discover card has surpassed American Express as the nation’s fifth largest credit card issuer and is now the second fastest growing U.S. issuer, …
Payday Lender Scams $228 MM: Draws 10 Yrs in Slammer + $69MM Penalty & Assets Gone
Operating a network of 20 companies, Hydra Financial and its principals allegedly collected on fake, short-term, small-dollar online loans, bilking hundreds of thousands of …
Borrower Defense Rule Shafts Students & Taxpayers — Fraudulent Schools Smiling
A person with 10 yachts, no student debt woes, and never went to public school is in charge of running and ruining our national education …
Closing a Credit Card ??? – Think Twice B4 You Leap — Better 2 Hide in Sock Drawer
Some U.S. credit cardholders mistakenly believe closing credit cards will improve their credit score. In reality it could harm your credit score because it …
1st Season Apprentice Star Allegedly Sells Fraudulent “Get Rich Quick” Courses – Sound Familiar ?
Jessie Tieva (who appeared as a contestant in the 2004 Apprentice TV show) and, her husband, Matthew Tieva, have been charged with running a …
Back-2-School Shopping Nutz – 5 Ways to Save – Things w/Bad Stuff
American are expected to spend $82 billion in total back-to-school spending for K-12 schools this year, on par with 2017. Walmart and Target rule …
CFPB Consumer Protections OK Despite Mulvaney Damage
Another Trump appointed Devos-like moron is under consideration to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Kathy Kraninger knows nuttin about protecting consumers in …
U.S. Credit Score Myths & Realities
A significant amount of U.S. consumers incorrectly believe that tax liens (64%), medical collection accounts less than six months old (62%), and civil judgments …
Reckless Equifax Hack Drives Credit Freeze Demand
Who put the “free” in “credit freezes? The U.S. Congress did. Hard to believe it has been a year since Equifax was hacked exposing …
