Archive for July, 2008

Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Georgia Sends 202000 Letters Containing … - The Consumerist

Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Georgia Sends 202000 Letters Containing
The Consumerist, NY - 17 hours ago
The state of Georgia is requiring the insurance company to notify all those whose information was compromised and offer them one year of credit monitoring.
Georgians react to BCBS mixup WALB-TV
Private medical data exposed Atlanta Journal Constitution
Private Medical Information Exposed WXIA-TV
MyFox Atlanta - WALB-TV
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ID theft monitoring services a 'waste of money' - VNUNet.com

Thursday, July 31st, 2008
ID theft monitoring services a 'waste of money'
VNUNet.com, UK - 19 hours ago
This prevents any new credit lines being approved unless the freeze is unlocked with a password. PRC pointed out that most monitoring services can inform

Privacy group says identity-theft monitoring services may be a … - Computerworld

Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Privacy group says identity-theft monitoring services may be a
Computerworld, MA - Jul 29, 2008
He said that credit monitoring services can quickly alert victims, although the protections can be inadequate if vendors don't monitor credit reports at all

Act now to claim bonus air miles - Baltimore Sun

Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Act now to claim bonus air miles
Baltimore Sun, United States - Jul 29, 2008
•Free credit monitoring. Sept.24th is the deadline for eligible consumers to register for up to nine months of free credit monitoring from TransUnion.

Free credit monitoring - Americus Times-Recorder

Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Free credit monitoring
Americus Times-Recorder, GA - Jul 26, 2008
Those who join the lawsuit can sign up for six months of free credit monitoring services and a possible cash payment. Or they can forego the cash and

Open Question: What happens if I have bad credit and I get married?

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

I have very bad credit due to some decisions I made in college without really knowing what I was doing (dumb). I’m working very hard on monitoring and repairing it, but I understand that these things take time and the best way to go about it is to stay on top of your bills and debt and pay things on time (which i have been).

I’ve been living with my boyfriend for over a year and a half now and we’ve talked about marriage but he wants to wait because of my bad credit. What exactly would my credit score mean as a married person? I guess I am not completely sure what I would impact. Any help or advice would be appreciated.

Voting Question: Trying to understand a political cartoon, can anyone help?

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

The political cartoon is in the Christian Science Monitor and it is a piece of paper that says Summer Studies Abroad and then it says name Barack Obama subject International Relations and reason Need Credit Hours. I do not know much about politics and I would appreciate it if someone could shed some light on it for me. Thanks in advance!

Resolved Question: Is this a reliable source of credit score?

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Asked this somewhere else, but am not getting any advice. Please help me if you can….

I have Identity Monitor from Citi (I have a credit card with them). One of the features of the Identity Monitor is that I can look up my credit report whenever. It tells me accurately what is on my report (it matches up with my free credit reports from those 3 agencies or whatever). So, would you say the credit score it gives me is about accurate?

Does anyone know their score more factually and have Identity monitor? are the scores the same or at least close?

Resolved Question: Has CNN or Fox ever used your Yanswers or Qs without giving you credit?

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

I have had it happen several times. I guess I don’t care but it convinces me Y politics and elections are carefully monitored by the media big dogs. Guess they have a huge time gap to fill each day.

Resolved Question: How can you check your credit for free without joining some monitoring programs?

Thursday, July 31st, 2008