Yes, the Super Bowl is over and tax time is upon us.   While most people’s focus is on maximizing deductions and getting a refund, it is a good idea to think about identity theft prevention while your personal financial documents are front and center stage.  An important part of getting better credit scores is protecting [...]

Whenever there is a disaster in the world and the donations of assistance pour in, there seems to be an influx of scams attempting to take advantage of peoples’ generosity.  Because of the earthquake in Haiti and the volume of electronic donations this week, we are providing some information to avoid charity scams and protect [...]

Another form of identity theft that has been around for awhile and is getting some recent publicity is “spoofing”.  Spoofing allows callers to disguise the phone number they are actually calling from.  There are services that allow callers to register with them, then enter a caller ID number that they want to display on the [...]

Well, our government tax dollars are at work again.  The Federal Trade Commission has a video about the true, no-cost credit reports available to all Americans.  Don't be fooled by the singing pirates and other catchy jingles that you see online or on TV.  Remember, if you have to give your credit card number to [...]

The Federal Trade Commission created a lovely little ecard to send to mom sometime this week.  It has some tips and links to remind her to keep her personal information safe.
Check it out here.  Be sure to send it to moms, aunts, sisters and anyone else you care about.  You can also include this link for [...]

   We are seeing an increase in the number of people with questions about foreclosures, short sales, and loan modifications.  This is a complex issue, and a very personal one for those facing the possibility of losing their home. 
There are credit consequences to a foreclosure; however, this article is about the growing number of [...]