Archive for the ‘FTC’ Category
A senator, credit scores, losers and fake guitar playing
The lyrics to FreeCreditReport.com’s latest ditty:
Wanted to get myself a new cell phone
So I could hear myself at a ring tone
Who knew the store would go and check my credit score?
Now all they let me have is this dinosaur
Hello? Hello? Hello? Can anybody hear me?
I know. I know. I know. I should have gone to
FreeCreditReport.com
That’s [...]
Insurance credit scores in Michigan
From the Michigan Supreme Court: “The Court will also hear oral arguments in Insurance Institute of Michigan v Insurance Commissioner, in which the plaintiffs, a group that includes insurance companies and individual customers, challenge administrative rules aimed at prohibiting insurance scoring, the practice of using consumer credit report scores to set personal insurance rates.”
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Countdown to when Experian removes statement about employers using scores
Return here to find out when Experian removed its statement that employers use credit scores.
Here is the statement:
“Credit scoring helps potential lenders, landlords, and employers quickly gauge an applicant’s credit history.”
At the bottom of the page Experian implores, “Contact Us - If this doesn’t answer your question please contact us.”
By all means, contact them.
The domains [...]
US government spoofs Experian
“As seen on TeeVee!”