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View Article  New Research Shows Identity Fraud Growth Is Contained and Consumers Have More Control Than They Think
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Survey Focuses on Four Key Misperceptions and Recommendations Surrounding
Identity Fraud
For Immediate Release

One Surprising Finding: the Core Demographic - 25 to 34 - Has the Highest
Rate of Identity Fraud Rather Than Seniors
For Immediate Release
Contact: James Van Dyke, Javelin Strategy and Research
jvd@javelinstrategy.com
925-462-6599
Contact: Holly Cherico, Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc.
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
SAN FRANCISCO, January 31, 2006 - The 2006 Identity Fraud Survey Report -
released by the Council ...   more »
View Article  National Consumer Protection Week-February 5-11
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BBB Joins National Effort to Highlight Consumer Protection and Education For Immediate Release

[Arlington, VA, February 6, 2006] - The Better Business Bureau (BBB) system is joining government agencies and national advocacy organizations to launch the eighth annual National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW), February 5-11, 2006.

This year's theme, "Consumer Protection? It's the Name of the Game," highlights the need for consumer education efforts around the country. A menace to almost every society, scams, fraud, hoaxes ...   more »
View Article  About 30 Factors Influence Your Credit Score
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A credit score or credit bureau risk score is based on information drawn
from your credit report. About 30 individual factors are used to determine
the score. Certain factors, such as payment history, have more weight than
others, such as the length of your credit history. However, a factor may be
more important to your credit score than to someone else's score because of
differences in individuals' credit reports. Also, each factor's importance
can change as ...   more »