Credit and home buying go together like peanut butter and chocolate. Of late, hackers and identity thieves have left a bad taste in the mouths of many prospective homebuyers. A perfect example was the ...

As a lawyer focusing on Fair Credit Reporting Act cases, I have seen firsthand the impact that a mix-up in credit reporting can have on an individual’s financial and emotional well-being. One issue ...

In 2017, KrebsOnSecurity showed how easy it is for identity thieves to undo a consumer’s request to freeze their credit file at Experian, one of the big three consumer credit bureaus in the United ...

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But the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said 15 million people still had medical bills in their files, which can make it hard to qualify for loans. By Ann Carrns The share of Americans with ...

Identity thieves have been exploiting a glaring security weakness in the website of Experian, one of the big three consumer credit reporting bureaus. Normally, Experian requires that those seeking a ...

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Credit and home buying go together like peanut butter and chocolate. Of late, hackers and identity thieves have left a bad taste in the mouths of many prospective homebuyers. A perfect example was the ...