4 steps To Take When Your Identity Has Been Stolen My identity has been stolen, what should I do now? You need to find an Identity Theft Lawyer. As it happens, our law firm at ID Theft Law Group, helps victims of identity theft. We also help our clients at no out of pocket charge. Under the [...]
How to Deal with Debt Collectors After Identity Theft Identity theft can be a devastating experience, leading to a cascade of financial and legal problems. One of the most distressing issues is dealing with debt collectors pursuing debts that are not yours. If you have been a victim of identity theft, we can help you [...]
Identity theft can be a devastating experience, leading to a cascade of financial and legal problems. One of the most distressing issues is dealing with debt collectors pursuing debts that are not yours. If you have been a victim of identity theft, we can help you at no out of pocket charge. Here’s a comprehensive [...]
Having your identity stolen is a huge pain in the neck. Most people discover that their identities have been stolen when they get turned down for a car, home or job. Many others discover it when they get collection calls for debts that they did not incur. Either way, if you are a victim of [...]
Identity theft occurs when someone steals and misuses your personal information, typically for financial gain. This malicious act can wreak havoc on your financial and personal life, making legal action a necessary step towards resolution. Federal law, especially the Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act, lays the groundwork for prosecuting those who commit identity theft. [...]
Identity theft is rampant in the United States and its not showing any signs of slowing down. With online shopping also growing at a high rate of speed, identity thieves have been hard at work. If you have been a victim of identity theft, it may be harder than you think to hire an identity [...]
Shopping for credit repair services can be tricky. The industry is rife with thieves, charlatans, and con artists. Yet, there are also some very legitimate players as well. So how can you tell a legit credit repair company from a non-legit one? Follow these rules, and you will be able to find a decent one: [...]
If you are asking about how credit repair works, you are no dummy. It’s an excellent question. It’s a multi-step process that works like this: You should pull your credit reports and review them for inaccurate or unverifiable information. These are two separate concepts. Inaccurate information can include things that don’t belong to you, negative [...]
Like anything else, you can repair your own credit report, if you know how. As an attorney, I can tell you that after years of credit repair litigation that credit repair is not a good DIY project. While I am happy to share some of the principles that you die hard DIYers should know, there [...]
A good credit repair company can help you boost your credit score, especially when it's being held down by inaccurately reporting negative information. Most credit reports have inaccurately reported negative information on them. Under the law, it's your job to stay to review and keep your credit report clean. Unfortunately, there are a lot of [...]
With so many lawsuits being filed by the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau against credit repair companies, it truly makes one wonder if, indeed, credit repair companies are legit? The short answer is, yes, but very few of them are. The latest credit repair companies to get sued by the FTC [...]
At the Identity Theft Law Group, we often get asked whether “credit repair companies work." It’s a complicated question depending on who is doing the credit repair and what things you expect to be removed from your credit report. Let's dig in. For Credit Repair to be effective, the letter must be written by a [...]
