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Alexa Will Tell You Your Credit Score — For A Fee

Alexa Will Tell You Your Credit Score — For A Fee
Alexa Will Tell You Your Credit Score — For A Fee
November 02, 2017  |  Amazon Technology

Amazon wants Alexa to help you with your finances, but the company is going to charge you for it. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Credit Freezes Cost Consumers $4.1B
Credit Freezes Cost Consumers $4.1B
October 04, 2017  |  Safety and Security

The Equifax hack continues to hit those impacted, with new research finding that consumers will have to shell out a collective $4.1 billion to freeze...

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NY AG Wants To Know About TransUnion, Experian Cybersecurity
NY AG Wants To Know About TransUnion, Experian Cybersecurity
September 20, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

TransUnion and Experian, two of The Big Three credit reporting companies, have received letters from New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman inquring them about their...

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Equifax Leak Prompts New York To Call For Credit Report Regulation
Equifax Leak Prompts New York To Call For Credit Report Regulation
September 19, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

In the wake of the massive Equifax leak, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced plans to require all credit reporting agencies to register with...

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Why Regulation Won’t Fix Credit Reporting Agencies
Why Regulation Won’t Fix Credit Reporting Agencies
September 18, 2017  |  Regulation

Some of the most memorable television commercials of the 1970s and 1980s were those promoting E. F. Hutton’s brokerage services. When its tagline, “When E....

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Democrats Introduce Credit Freeze Bill In Response To Equifax Leak
Democrats Introduce Credit Freeze Bill In Response To Equifax Leak
September 15, 2017  |  CFPB

After the Equifax data breach that exposed the personal information of around 143 million consumers, Democrats have introduced a bill to give consumers the ability...

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Student Loan Debt Jumps More Than 100 Percent In Last Decade
Student Loan Debt Jumps More Than 100 Percent In Last Decade
August 30, 2017  |  Debt

Student loan debt in the U.S. has jumped nearly 150 percent in the last decade, reaching an all-time high of $1.4 trillion, according to credit scoring...

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Experian Debuts Credit Application Offering ‘Text for Credit’
Experian Debuts Credit Application Offering ‘Text for Credit’
July 11, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Experian recently reported that it has unveiled Text for Credit, a credit application initiated and completed via text message. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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