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Big cities offer the biggest risk of identity theft. Solution: Move to Wyoming.
ID Theft • 03/05/2007
Seattle attorney Chris Green to speak on credit law and disputing credit reporting errors to King County Bar Association Neighborhood Legal Assistance attorneys March 30 2007.
Promo • 03/01/2007
Article on how GM destroyed mass transit in the United States replacing relatively clean electric streetcars with cars and buses made by . . . GM.
Off Topic • 03/01/2007
Pamphlet from "Information Commissioner": How to correct your credit in the UK. Looks like there's a private right of action there too.
Interesting • 02/28/2007
Just released from the Dept of Treasury - video on how to get free credit reports and how to list a fraud alert on your credit report including the phone numbers for Equifax, Experian and Trans Union.
ID Theft • 02/28/2007
Waiters use "skimming" to get credit card numbers. Police in Naples Florida found out this waiter used a device that recorded the magnetic strips on credit cards.
ID Theft • 02/28/2007
For free admission to Dallas/Fort Worth premier of Maxed Out go here. Link provided courtesy of Bud Hibbs.
Promo • 02/28/2007
Ian Lyngklip (MFC licensee attorney Michigan) tallks about correcting credit reports and fixing credit report errors in this Wall Street Journal article.
Interesting • 02/28/2007
Seattle hospital gets credit scores on people who ask for charity care. Beyond whether the Fair Credit Reporting Act was violated, why wouldn't they disclose this? Also, how can TU determine income from a credit report? Evan Hendricks quoted.
Weird • 02/27/2007
New Maxed Out clip. Bud Hibbs featured in this one. Coming soon to a theatre near you.
Promo • 02/24/2007
American Arbitration Association: Paul Bland of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice writes about a trail of broken promises by AAA. AAA is designated by a bunch of credit card companies as the designated arbitrator in card agreements.
Scary • 02/22/2007
Experian Consumer Direct aka Consumerinfo.com settles again with FTC. Apparently when they say "free" they really mean it costs $79.95. Why is the FTC always coming down on honest businesses?
Karma • 02/22/2007
Supreme Court case on punitive damages.
Flash News • 02/20/2007
Methamphetamine, stolen information and identity theft: inside view of an Oklahoma collection agency.
ID Theft • 02/20/2007
ID theft ring in Bellevue Washington mortgage firm indicted. They allegedly used identifiers from the application packages to steal.
Scary • 02/20/2007
More on credit freezes versus credit monitoring services - this article says if you don't apply for credit much credit freeze is more cost effective - if you do apply for credit often, freeze could end up being expensive. One factor not mentioned is wheth
CRA • 02/18/2007
Latest ID scam is targeting business executives and medium to small businesses
Scary • 02/17/2007
Closing accounts and effect on credit score. More information on how you have to do silly things to maintain your credit score. With credit scoring, traditional ideas of financial responsibility go out the window.
CRA • 02/17/2007
Article on how crazy credit scoring can be. Look at the last three paragraphs - "and what about someone who always pays his bills on time and never uses his cards?" "Not so good"??!!! Is this policy of rewarding debt sane?
Scary • 02/17/2007
Experian "credit expert" talks to the BBC. By the sound of the questions, the British are maxed out as much as Americans. Are credit lending standards too loose in all countries?
CRA • 02/17/2007

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