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Archive for November, 2008
A must read for all landlords
Your job as a landlord just got a lot more bureaucratic and burdensome regarding tenant screening reports that you receive to help you select tenants. Most landlords may know nothing about two federal laws that were enacted to protect consumers against identity theft, a growing concern in our electronic age. These laws are the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and the Fair Accurate Credit Transaction Act (FACTA) In brief, 1. Keep all tenant applications, credit reports and other screening d
Time for Wisconsin to Join the Real ID Protest
Some lawmakers in Madison are questioning a Wisconsin DOT plan to begin implementing Real ID, and rightly so: Drivers would have to wait several weeks to get their licenses a year from now, under a Department of Transportation plan to comply with a federal law requiring more secure state IDs. But key lawmakers are skeptical of the $17 million plan, saying they do not want to pay for the Real ID law at a time when the state faces a record shortfall of more than $5 billion. “I don’t th
Totally Free Credit Report
An aunt of mine, who has been based in the US for 30 years, has always been such a kill-joy when it comes to networking sites – Facebook, Friendster, MySpace. She wont even sign up for a Paypal account. Her reason? She is so scared of identity theft. Apparently her co-worker had a horrific experience with it that needed the involvement of FBI so she has never ever been engaged on online activities. That is why you need to always have a running credit score. You need to make sure there are no u
Government Agencies Providing Identity Theft Information | S
Helpful government agencies to help deal with the growing problem of identity theft.