Consumers looking to improve their credit are being cautioned that illegal credit repair schemes are not the solution.

ADS OR ON THE ROADSIDE WITH SIGNS PROMISING TO FIX OR ERASE BAD CREDIT FOR A FEE? BEFORE YOU RUSH TO SIGN UP FOR ONE OF THOSE WESH 2’S, GAIL PASCHALL-BROWN HAS AN IMPORTANT CONSUMER ALERT. THIS IS ...

When it comes to repairing your credit, any offer that requires an upfront payment before delivering services is a red flag and against the law. Scammers know people are desperate to improve their ...

If you've been promised a quick credit score boost by being added as an "authorized user" on someone else's credit card, you need to know about a deceptive practice that just cost one company big time ...

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How prevalent are credit repair scams? In the span of just three months this year, the Federal Trade Commission shut down three companies that took in almost $240 million with false promises they ...

Recently, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California temporarily halted the operations of a business “opportunity” and credit repair scam. The court granted the FTC’s ex parte ...

You can do credit repair on your own for free, but the process can be time consuming and involve multiple steps. Credit repair companies can help you improve your credit by identifying inaccuracies on ...

The settlement order imposes a $226,794 judgment that will be suspended once the defendants pay $20,000. The full judgment will be due immediately if it is found that the defendants misrepresented ...