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Millions ($5.3) Awarded To Oregon Woman For Errors On Credit Report
Chicago, IL and Philadelphia, PA – August 19, 2002 –Recently, an Oregon jury awarded Judy Thomas $5.3 million dollars for errors found in her credit report. The Oregon woman battled with Chicago based credit reporting giant Trans Union for 6 years to ...   More details

Most important factors in determining a credit score.
Typically, your credit score is most influenced by two factors: how you pay your debts and how much debt you owe. For example, late payments on loans, a past bankruptcy, debt collections or a court judgment ordering you to pay money as a result of a ...   More details

My credit score affect me.
Credit scores, calculated from such information in your credit file as total debt, types of accounts, number of late payments, age of accounts, and number of inquiries, give lenders a subjective rating of your creditworthiness. Lenders then consider ...   More details

My spouse's accounts aren't displayed on my credit report.
The credit reporting agencies maintain individual credit files for each U.S. resident. They do not maintain joint files for spouses. Therefore, your credit report is separate and different from your spouse's. ...   More details

Negative Credit Report Information.
A credit report agency keeps negative credit report information for seven years. How-ever, there are certain exceptions: 1.Information about criminal convictions may be reported without any time limitation. 2.Bankruptcy information may be reported f ...   More details

NEVER give credit bureaus more information than they need.
The bureaus also have a right to request a copy of your social security card, but only give a copy of the front. They also may request a copy of something showing your address if it is different than what is showing on the report. Send them a billing ...   More details

Nobody can get your credit report - 1.
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) contains rules about who can get your credit report. Generally, a third party can access your credit report when considering an application you've made, such as for a loan, a job, insurance or an apartment. The la ...   More details

Nobody can get your credit report - 2.
But even if you are paying on a loan or credit card as agreed, the institution where you have the account can obtain your credit report as part of its regular maintenance of the account, and that includes looking for warning signs that you may have p ...   More details

Obtain credit reports from Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.
While there are hundreds of other credit bureaus around the country, there is little reason for consumers to review and correct these credit reports, according to the FDIC's Herman. "Those smaller credit bureaus typically get most or all of thei ...   More details

OfficeMax tied to data fraud investigation
OfficeMax is the Northern California retailer at the heart of a major data-security breach affecting as many as 200,000 consumers, banking and law-enforcement sources confirmed Monday.
 
They also said investigators are exploring the possi ...   More details