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By the time Kimberly Dean was in eighth grade, she had a mortgage, dozens of credit cards and
enough debt to fill six pages on a credit report.

The Columbus girl’s financial life was in ruins — but she didn’t know it.

Not until she was a college freshman and denied a JCPenney credit card would Dean learn that
someone had stolen her identity when she was 14. That she supposedly owed debts of $150,000. And
that this would haunt her for decades.

A terrified Dean could find no one to fix the problem, including the big three credit-reporting
agencies, Experian, Equifax and TransUnion.

She was referred to a local judge who signed and stamped...

The San Diego bankruptcy attorneys at the Golden State Law Group, whose law firm Web site URL can be found at www.goldenstatelawgroup.com, hereby announces that the firm is offering free initial consultations to consumers who may have over-extended themselves with debt because lenders are beginning to provide credit to consumers with credit reports that are already damaged.

San Diego, California (PRWEB) April 24, 2012

The San Diego bankruptcy lawyers at the law firm of the Golden State Law Group, which is a team of professionals dedicated to providing help for consumers and businesses who are experiencing financial difficulty, hereby announce that the firm is offering free...

Paying less to get out of debt seems like a great solution. But there are real ramifications to your credit and credit score when using debt settlements to manage debt. Credit counseling agency American Financial Solutions provides the information needed to make the right decision about settling debt.

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) May 10, 2012

Many people dealing with unpaid debt have received letters or phone calls from collection agencies offering deals to settle accounts for less than the full balance owed. When someone settles a debt, it means they pay off a portion of what they owe to the creditor. This sounds very enticing, but that discount on debt comes at a very high cost to an individual’s...

From Hillsborough County Government Online:

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According to statistics from the Federal Trade Commission’s 2011 Consumer Sentinel, Florida had the highest per capita rate of reported identity theft complaints in the nation.

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Many Florida consumers are unaware of a valuable tool available since 2006 that allows them to freeze credit reports to combat identity theft and prevent financial loss.

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What you should know about a credit report security freeze:

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• A security freeze means that credit files cannot be shared with potential creditors.

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• Any consumer may place a security freeze on his or her credit...