Tag: Credit freeze

UPDATE – New Federal Law: Free Security Credit Freezes

Posted: July 5, 2018

The three major credit reports agencies – Equifax, TransUnion, & Experian-maintain detailed personal consumer information in your credit reports. When you apply for credit, the lender will pull at least one of those reports to… Read More

Category: Change Category

Tags: Credit freeze, credit report, credit security, identity theft

Equifax Security Breach: Steps to Protect Yourself

by Lisa Leslie

Posted: September 15, 2017

Equifax, a national credit reporting agency that collects personal data on consumers, had a security breach that lasted from mid-May through July 2017. As a result 143 million people had information such as Social Security… Read More

Category: Money Matters

Tags: Credit freeze, Equifax Security Breach, identity theft, Security free

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