So I get 3 types of calls: Fix my credit! I want to settle my debt for less than what I owe. I’m being sued! I’m going to try and blog about my experiences at the front lines.
Entries from February 8th, 2008
Credit Counseling
February 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Credit Counselor Front Lines
Tags: credit counseling·Fix My Credit·I'm being sued!·Settle My Debts
Credit Cards are trending on the tough side
February 6th, 2008 · No Comments · Credit Cards
From the Wall Street Journal.
Tags: Credit Cards·Issuers·Tightening Standards·Underwriting·Wall Street Journal
Lifelock – what a little press can buy you!
February 6th, 2008 · No Comments · Identity Theft
So we all saw the SuperBowl Commercial where the guy paints his SSN on the side of a truck. Great gimmick – genius advertising. But is this product really necessary? 1. Less junk mail – well hey!! you can do this yourself pretty easily! http://creditinfocenter.com/cards/preventSellLists.shtml 2. Put a fraud alert on your credit report – [...]
Tags: Credit Reporting Agency·Gimmick·Lifelock·Press·SSN·Super Bowl Commercial
69,204 violations by debt collectors!
February 6th, 2008 · No Comments · Debt Collection
http://consumerist.com/352418/consum…-one-1-lawsuit Consumers have filed over 69,000 complaints against scummy debt collectors for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, prompting the FTC to rush to our collective defense by taking action against three debt collectors who showed a “culture of harassing the debtors from which they collect.” Two debt collectors settled and one went to [...]
Tags: complaints·consumers·Debt Collection·harrassment·violators
