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PriceGrabber.com(R) Consumer Spending Survey Finds 52 Percent of Consumers Believe the Recession Will End Before …

PriceGrabber.com(R) Consumer Spending Survey Finds 52 Percent of Consumers Believe the Recession Will End Before …
LOS ANGELES, June 14 /PRNewswire/ — PriceGrabber.com®, a part of Experian, has just released its most recent Consumer Behavior Report, U.S.

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NationalCreditReport.com Reminds Consumers to Use Caution When Divulging Personal Information on Social Media …

NationalCreditReport.com Reminds Consumers to Use Caution When Divulging Personal Information on Social Media …
Credit monitoring services company provides ways to prevent identity theft

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Assembly Democrats Fighting For Consumers


(Sacramento) — Identity theft is one of the fastest growing consumer issues in America. In this Assembly Report for Friday, September 7, 2007, we learn Assembly Democrats are working to keep Californians safe from identity theft through Assembly Bill 779 by Assemblymember Dave Jones. AB 779 will require businesses to use the latest encryption technology to safeguard consumer’s personal information, keep track of all employees who have access to that information and require them to keep credit card information only as long as is absolutely necessary.

Money Week Houston and Its Official Sponsor, Walmart, Announces 100 FREE Financial Events to Help Consumers Get Money …

Money Week Houston and Its Official Sponsor, Walmart, Announces 100 FREE Financial Events to Help Consumers Get Money …
HOUSTON, April 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Money Week Houston, its official sponsor, Walmart and more than 100 partner organizations announced today that their third-annual Houston Money Week event will be held April 18-24 during National Financial Literacy Month.

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Kudzu Offers Consumers New Feature to Evaluate the Health of Service Businesses

Kudzu Offers Consumers New Feature to Evaluate the Health of Service Businesses
ATLANTA, April 5 /PRNewswire/ — Consumers who use Kudzu to find and refer their favorite handyman, dentist, plumber and other local service professionals can now see Experian’s “BizCheck Approved” badge on those companies’ Kudzu.com profiles.

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CreditReport.com Acquires CreditScore.com With Plans to Distribute Millions of Free Credit Scores to Consumers

CreditReport.com Acquires CreditScore.com With Plans to Distribute Millions of Free Credit Scores to Consumers
CALABASAS, CA–(Marketwire – 03/26/10) – CreditReport.com, a leading provider of independent consumer credit information, announced today that it has acquired the domain CreditScore.com. The company plans to distribute millions of free credit scores to consumers and educate them on how best to manage the factors affecting their score. Knowing their credit score can arm consumers with the …

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Any tips on battling companies trying to take financial advantage of consumers?

I am sick of companies (i.e. electric, apartments, water, cell phone) trying to take advantage of me and get more money out of me when accounts are closed, bill me for service that I didn’t use, charge me for things that were broken before I even moved in. How can I fight and even stop this from constantly happening?

Consumers Give Credit Card Issuers High Marks in Resolving Fraud, says Auriemma Consulting Group

Consumers Give Credit Card Issuers High Marks in Resolving Fraud, says Auriemma Consulting Group
WESTBURY, N.Y.—-While consumers continue to be concerned about credit card fraud, those who have experienced a problem give generally high marks to their card issuer’s response, according to Cardbeat®, a syndicated market research report published by Auriemma Consulting Group .

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