If you’re quick, you can get a free credit score from Equifax. They’re giving away 10,000 free credit scores (sponsored by MyFico). They try to upsell on a few things, but there’s no need to buy anything. And yes, this really is provided by Equifax, so it’s not a scam of any sort.
I just checked, [...]
This is just a quick reminder that today is your last chance to register for the TransUnion settlement. If you had a credit card anytime between 1/1/1987 and 5/28/2008, you’re eligible to participate. Benefits include free credit monitoring as well as a possible cash settlement. To register, hop on over to the settlement website at [...]
According to news reports, federal authorities have cracked a ring of computer hackers that were able to breach network security systems and steal 41 million credit and debit card numbers from at least nine major retailers. Eleven people, including 3 US citizens, as well as individuals from Estonia, the Ukraine, Belarus, and China have been [...]
I written elsewhere about how and why to freeze your credit record, and I’ve also written about the ins and outs of renting a car. I was thus intrigued when I saw a blurb in a recent issue of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine about renting a car with frozen credit.
A reader had written in asking [...]
I wrote the other day about getting free access to your credit report by signing up for a 30 day free trial from TrueCredit. I’ve also written in the past about how to place a fraud alert on your credit record.
Today’s hot tip is that, if you’ve used up your free credit reports from annualcreditreport.com, [...]
It’s common knowledge by now that you can access your credit reports for free at annualcreditreport.com. But what if you’ve used those up and still need access to your credit report?
Well, some states require the credit bureaus to provide more than just the minimum one report for free per year. In our case, we’re guaranteed [...]
Yesterday I wrote about the recent TransUnion class action settlement. In short, if you had a credit card, loan, or credit account in the last 21 years, you qualify and can get free credit monitoring, credit scores, or money. Well, guess what? There’s another settlement out there kicking around. As a result of Townes v. [...]
If you, like most everyone else, had a credit card, loan, or credit account anytime between January 1987 and this past Wednesday (May 28th, 2008), then you’re eligible to file a claim in a preliminary settlement of a class-action lawsuit against TransUnion.
This lawsuit, which dates back eight years, stems from allegations that TransUnion violated federal [...]
Hmmm… This is interesting. Remember that guy from LifeLock that was running around daring people to steal his identity? Guess what? apparently someone did.
For those of you that are unaware, LifeLock is a service that promises to protect you from identity theft — in return for a monthly subscription fee. For the past two years, [...]
As I’ve noted elsewhere, your credit score is an incredibly important number. Even if you don’t need it for securing credit, it can influence your insurance rates, play a role in landing your next job, and help (or hinder) you from getting an apartment. Thus, it’s in your best interest to understand the factors that [...]
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