credit-repair

The article also revealed that Maynard, the Valley businessman who was principally behind LifeLock during its 2005 inception, was banned for life in the 1990s from the credit-repair industry.

Anti-Identity-Theft Huckster Has Had Identity Stolen At Least 13 Times | Impact Lab 2010

Bradstreet Inc., offer expedited credit-repair and credit-building services for a fee, but some of the steps the agency takes in providing those services can be done for free, by request of the business owner, experts point out.

When Business Credit Scores Get Murky Emily Maltby 2010

The takeaway here for anyone with depressed credit scores who nonetheless is seeking a mortgage: Don't believe claims of credit-repair operators who say they can perform miracles on your credit files, boosting your scores overnight and keeping them that way permanently.

As credit scores fall, more consumers vulnerable to credit-repair scams 2010

Robin Rock, an FTC attorney in Atlanta, said the $14.4 million represents an estimate of what consumers were charged for credit-repair services they never received.

As credit scores fall, more consumers vulnerable to credit-repair scams 2010

Not only are demands for advance fees for credit-repair red flags for scam operations, they're also blatant violations of federal law.

As credit scores fall, more consumers vulnerable to credit-repair scams 2010

Bradstreet Inc., offer expedited credit-repair and credit-building services for a fee, but some of the steps the agency takes in providing those services can be done for free, by request of the business owner, experts point out.

When Business Credit Scores Get Murky Emily Maltby 2010

Bradstreet Inc., offer expedited credit-repair and credit-building services for a fee, but some of the steps the agency takes in providing those services can be done for free, by request of the business owner, experts point out.

When Business Credit Scores Get Murky Emily Maltby 2010

The Federal Trade Commission says consumer complaints related to advance-fee and credit-repair schemes more than doubled in 2009 to over 41,000 from about 17,000 in 2008, the latest figures available.

Tough Times Breed Financial Cons John R. Emshwiller 2010

Bradstreet Inc., offer expedited credit-repair and credit-building services for a fee, but some of the steps the agency takes in providing those services can be done for free, by request of the business owner, experts point out.

When Business Credit Scores Get Murky Emily Maltby 2010

The takeaway here for anyone with depressed credit scores who nonetheless is seeking a mortgage: Don't believe claims of credit-repair operators who say they can perform miracles on your credit files, boosting your scores overnight and keeping them that way permanently.

As credit scores fall, more consumers vulnerable to credit-repair scams 2010