Someone Took Out a Loan in Your Name. Now What?
Identity theft wears many different faces. From credit cards to student loans, thieves can open different forms of credit in your name and just like that, destroy your credit history …
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Someone Took Out a Loan in Your Name. Now What?
Identity theft wears many different faces. From credit cards to student loans, thieves can open different forms of credit in your name and just like that, destroy your credit history …
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Do You Need Credit Monitoring to Protect Your Credit?
While the internet has improved our lives in numerous ways, technology has also made our personal information more vulnerable than ever. If data breaches from big stores like Target and …
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3 Ways Millennials Can Avoid of Financial Fraud
We tend to think of financial fraud as a retiree problem. After all, older adults are more likely to be sitting on a large nest egg and are often resistant …
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Make a List and Check It Twice to Save Money and Reduce Fraud Risk During the Holidays
The holiday season is the most wonderful time of year, but it’s also the most expensive, and when it comes to identity theft and credit fraud, potentially the riskiest season. …
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How to Freeze Your Credit
Cybersecurity experts called it a wake-up call: In September 2017, national credit bureau Equifax suffered a massive data breach that exposed the personal information of over 145 million customers. The …
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12 Times Your Credit Card Has Your Back
Many of us view credit cards as much more than just a way to pay for things. They can help us accrue miles and status in rewards programs, get us …
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How to Protect Elderly Loved Ones From Financial Scams
When I was a child, my grandmother often watched me while my parents were away. One day, I was sitting at the kitchen table while she made a sandwich for …
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How to Protect Your Retirement Account From a Hack
Unlike your bank accounts that are protected by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for losses up to $250,000, there is no such universal protection for your retirement funds. If you …
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6 Surprising Places Your Personal Info Is Shared
More than any other time in our lives, our identities are under attack. Identity theft is a multi-billion dollar illegal industry, and it’s all made possible because of the widespread …
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