We often hear about celebrities having their Twitter, Facebook or email accounts hacked. You don't have to be a celebrity to find out the hard way that it's very important to take precautions using open WiFi hotspots. The lure of...
May 2011 Archives
Today isn't just a day to enjoy family barbeques or pick up a great bargain at one of the many Memorial Day "sales". Today is a day to reflect and honor the courageous men and women of our armed forces...
Let's start with the good news -a debt collection agency, West Asset Management, must pay a record $2.8 million settlement to settle FTC charges that they repeatedly violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Dishonorable debt collectors have been known...
Filing a complaint with a credit bureau can be a grueling process. It seems to take forever for the complaint to be processed, and once the processing is complete the claim still has to be investigated. There's no guarantee that...
Was it so long ago that JPMorgan Chase admitted there were problems with military mortgage lending practices after more than a dozen soldiers and their families were evicted and subjected to foreclosure? A HUD (Housing and Urban Development) audit has...
With all the recent news of the royal wedding, the death of Bin Laden and the horrific flooding through much of the country, you may have missed a recent Supreme Court decision that affects all of us. If you missed...
Why start early when it comes to talking to children about money? Starting early helps build the foundation for your child to become a financially responsible adult. Each time your young child sees you spend money or use the ATM,...
Disclosure Update December 2013 This blog post no longer represents my current views or opinions relevant to LifeLock and / or the identity theft protection services industry. Due to specific reasons relevant to Richardson vs. LifeLock litigation, I am unable to remove many blog posts...
After a five-month investigation by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Miami-Dade Police, Pikerson Mentor, 29, and Saubnet Dwayne Politasse, 23, both of Miami, were arrested this week for the murder of 60-year-old mail carrier Bruce Parton, a longtime postal...
Alarming headlines warning the public of big data breaches and the even bigger problems that those involved will likely face paint a clear picture: the threat of identity theft is very real, and should be taken very seriously. The Sony...
The latest data breach is a whopper - 77 million users of Sony's PlayStation Network and Qriocity woke up last week to discover that the reason their PSN access had stopped working was a huge data intrusion. While many people...
A memoir exposing the steep price consumers pay when facing mortgage servicing errors, inaccurate credit reporting, illegal debt collection practices, identity theft and weak consumer protection laws. THE BOOK » DENISE'S STORY »
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