It’s here – the busiest shopping time of the year.  Even if you aren’t waiting in lines before daylight for special bargains, you may be doing some in store or online shopping, too.  The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse offers 10 Holiday Tips to protect your finances and identity.  We offer these additional credit building tips.
1) Always [...]

We’re into what has traditionally been the busiest shopping time of the year and identity thieves know it and want to take advantage of it.  ID theft prevention is important year round and as the holiday season approaches we want to give you a few precautionary reminders.
Beware of ‘Skimming’
Skimming occurs when your card that is [...]

It's summer and many people are going on vacation.  True, some Americans have scaled back their travel plans, however, these tips apply whether you're doing a 'stay-cation' in your own area or traveling across the country.
IDENTITY THEFT PREVENTION FOR VACATIONERS
Before You Go: – Clean out and copy your wallet.  Take out all extra credit and [...]

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 [...]

   Recently I was asked two questions about the safety of financial information when paying bills or getting a tax refund.  Because protecting your personal information is an important part of growing your credit rating and getting better credit scores, I wanted to share and expand on this topic.
1. How safe is it to give [...]

It’s the final days before taxes are due and identity thieves are ready.  Our tips to protect your credit at tax time were featured this week on KGUN9, the Tucson ABC affiliate.  Click the ‘Play’ arrow at the bottom left side of the video screen to see it.
 
 
The complete list of tax time tips can be [...]