Archive for the ‘Finance’ Category
MyFICO - 5/10
Posted by: Debbie in Credit Reporting & Repair on February 15th, 2009
MyFICO lets you track your FICO credit score on the web.
MyFICO lets you track your FICO score on the web. Your FICO score is measure of your financial responsibility, and is based on your financial history. In fact, you have three FICO scores - or credit scores - each from a different credit bureau.
Many people have heard of MyFICO through Suze Orman, who appears on television shows and writes books that instruct you on how to improve your credit. MyFICO has different plans that let you track one or all three of your credit reports.
Epinions users gave it 2 stars out of 5. Read the rest of this entry »
LifeLock Identity Theft Protection - 7.5/10
Posted by: john in Credit Reporting & Repair on February 9th, 2009
LifeLock is the leading provider of identity theft protection.
Many of us have seen the commercial where the CEO of LifeLock walks around the city proudly displaying his social security number on signs and cars. He can do this, he says, because with LifeLock he knows his identity is safe no matter what.
At first glance, LifeLock offers the following features (from their website):
- Proactive identity theft protection.
- Reduced credit card offers.
- $1 Million service guarantee. Read the rest of this entry »
Equifax ID Patrol™ - 6/10
Posted by: john in Credit Reporting & Repair, Finance on February 5th, 2009
Equifax ID Patrol
Equifax ID Patrol is a fairly new service offered by Equifax, one of the leading credit bureaus. ID Patrol gives you access to credit reports from all three bureaus, including Experian, Equifax, & Transunion. In addition, it offers several features that can help you prevent and overcome identity theft.
Some of the main selling points for ID Patrol are:
- Credit reports from all three bureaus.
- Easy freezing of your Equifax credit report.
- Email alerts when your credit report is updated.
- Monitoring of suspected internet fraud sites.
- $20,000 identity theft insurance.
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