Consumerist
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finally
Advanta Notifies Customers About Impending Credit Shutdown
T-Minus four days to the closing of Advanta accounts to new charges this Saturday, the small business credit card issuer sent an e-mail out to customers explaining the situation and how it will affect them. More » -
credit freeze
Advanta Moves Up Credit Freeze Deadline, Still Doesn't Notify Customers
UPDATE: Advanta Notifies Customers About Impending Credit Shutdown
We previously reported that small business credit card issuer Advanta is shutting down all customers' credit cards on June 10th, without giving customers much notice to find alternative cards. Now, the situation is even worse. On Friday, Advanta abruptly announced that they will be cutting off credit lines on May 30. That's this coming Saturday. More »
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identity theft
DIY ID Theft Protection
Do you want to be one of over eight million identity theft victims? No, but most of the services sold by "identity theft protection" companies you can get for free. Here's how. More »
1:12 PM on Sun Dec 14 2008
By Bargaineering.com
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best western
Russian Mobsters Steal 8 Million Customer Records From Best Western
If you stayed at one of Best Western's 1,312 European hotels since 2007, the Russian mafia now has your credit information! In a nightmarish globalization fairy tale come true, an Indian hacker successfully planted a virus in Best Western's European computer systems that fed addresses, phone numbers, and credit card details to mobsters in Russia. More » -
identity theft
Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion To Offer Credit Freezes
All three credit reporting agencies recently announced plans to let consumers freeze their credit files. Credit freezes provide security at the cost of convenience: access to credit reports and scores is prevented without the consumer's express authorization, making it difficult to open new accounts or lines of credit. Freezes are considered one of the best, albeit drastic, ways to guard against identity theft. More » -
safeguards
TransUnion Will Let You Freeze Your Credit Report
Beginning October 15th, credit reporting company TransUnion will let consumers freeze their credit reports, which means imposters will not be able to use your credit to do things like open new phone accounts or sign up for credit cards. While this is great news, the other two major credit reporters, Experian and Equifax, are so far not offering a similar feature, although they say they're considering it. More » -
id theft
What's A Credit Freeze And How Can I Get One?
A credit freeze is a tool to prevent ID theft for those people who believe that their information has been compromised. If an ID thief applies for credit and your report is frozen, the thief will be denied. More »
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