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MARCH 27, 2023

As recent data breaches have shown, you likely can’t prevent your personal information from being stolen. However, knowing what a credit freeze is and taking advantage of it can help protect you and your finances. Freezing your credit is free, easy to do and won’t damage your credit score.

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DECEMBER 10, 2022

You just applied for a credit card, or maybe it was a new apartment or a loan, and you got denied. You were under the impression that your credit was solid. It just sucker punched you in the face, so now you’re wondering what’s causing your bad credit score.

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JUNE 30, 2015

The Fair Credit Reporting Act says that all three of the major credit reporting agencies offer free credit reports to everyone once a year. The brochure also reminded me, and I will remind you: Shred any documents with sensitive financial or identity information on them. This last point bears repeating.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 10, 2012

It occurred to me that even the most basic information isn't common knowledge sometimes. Have a great credit score. Believe it or not, major corporations will run a background and credit history check on you. It was for catered food at a place that did not take payments over the phone with a credit card.

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JANUARY 11, 2011

Because they already know your company’s information, this may seem legit as they might use the reason that they’re working for the Yellow Pages or some other known company and that you are currently in their list. They may even forward this so-called invoice to a debt-collection agency. But that does not stop scammers.

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