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12.6 Million Reasons ID theft Matters

If you still believe identity theft is a marketing gimmick, it’s time to take a look at the Federal Trade …

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Credit News

The biggest news this week is all about identity theft, after the Federal Trade Commission released a report stating that …

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Identity Theft

Instances of identity theft have been on the rise nationwide for some time now, and climbed to an all-time record high in …

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Credit News

The biggest news this week revolved around a piece on “60 Minutes” about a Federal Trade Commission report on the …

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Mortgage Ads CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission are taking on deceptive mortgage advertising and marketing in the …

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FTC Robocalls

In the past several months, as many as a few million consumers nationwide have received automated phone calls from someone …

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Robocalls FTC

Would you like to know how to stop robocalls; those annoying automated phone calls that interrupt you at home or …

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realtors1

Between early 2008 and early 2010, one of the best-known names in credit reporting sold data on certain delinquent homeowners …

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Court Shuts Down California Debt Collectors

A federal court has halted the operation of seven debt collection companies in California accused of illegally lying to consumers, …

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FTC Orders Refunds For Those Tricked into Prepaid Cards

More than 110,000 consumers who applied for online payday loans but were tricked into paying for prepaid cards instead will …

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