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10 Best Credit Repair Companies and Services Compared: Find the Best Credit Repair Specialist for Your Situation

Richmond, Virginia – ( NewMediaWire[1] ) – December 05, 2020 – Having poor credit can have adverse effects on a person’s financial life. Anyone with a low credit score must find a way to remedy the situation as soon as possible, especially if they want to purchase a car or qualify for a mortgage. Credit repair companies exist solely for...

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Newsroom | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

On November 25, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launched a refresh of its public website, consumerfinance.gov. The updated website will feature additional user functionality, an improved layout, more content, and easier access to information. Read Article to Me (Mobile Version) Source URL: Read More The public content above was dynamically discovered – by graded relevancy to this site’s keyword...

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Recent updates | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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House Passes Protecting Your Credit Score Act to Improve Credit Reporting Systems · Consumer Federation of America

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2020 (H.R. 5332), a bipartisan bill sponsored by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ) that would increase protection of consumer data, transparency of credit reporting, and accountability of the credit reporting agencies, furnishers, and companies that develop credit scoring models. Specifically, this bill will create a...

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Equifax Helps Consumers Maintain Credit Standing While Applying For Phone, Internet And Pay TV Services

Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. https://apnews.com/press-release/PR%2520Newswire/e74fa04e8e6a7df4b70f8ee09524f2a7Click to copy ATLANTA, April 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Equifax Inc.[1] (NYSE: EFX) understands the significant impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on consumers across the United States. Shelter-in-place orders, curfews and social distancing have made the ability to connect important to most...

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FICO changes could lower the credit score of millions of Americans, raise others

FORT MYERS Another change is coming soon to how credit scores are calculated. The Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) is a credit score reporting company that provides a score to judge your creditworthiness for lenders. The Wall Street Journal[1] is reporting the changes could affect the score of millions of Americans, making it harder to get loans. It’s anticipated the scores...

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FTC Stops Operators of Fake Credit Repair Scheme

At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has temporarily halted and frozen the assets of Grand Teton Professionals, an alleged credit repair scheme that charged illegal upfront fees and falsely claimed to repair consumers’ credit. The company and other defendants are charged with violating the FTC Act and several provisions of the Credit Repair Organizations Act, the Telemarketing...

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In FTC Study, Five Percent of Consumers Had Errors on Their Credit

A Federal Trade Commission study of the U.S. credit reporting industry found that five percent of consumers had errors on one of their three major credit reports that could lead to them paying more for products such as auto loans and insurance. Overall, the congressionally mandated study on credit report accuracy found that one in five consumers had an error...

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Online Daters Say a Good Credit Score is More Attractive Than a Fancy Car

RIVERWOODS, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE[1])–Online daters might have better luck finding Mr. or Ms. Right if they swap out the profile picture of their expensive car with an image of their credit score, according to a recent survey by Discover and Match Media Group. The two companies collaborated on the independent survey of online daters to better understand the relationship between finance...

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