Americans failing to check their credit

Aug 06, 2011 Brian Bradley

According to Credit.com, the average American credit score is 693 - with New England residents ranking the highest at 713. In addition, approximately 30 percent of Americans have yet to check their credit score. Americans may be unaware of


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Daughter of Malcolm X gets probation for ID theft

Aug 05, 2011 Brian Bradley

Civil rights activist Malcolm X's youngest daughter was recently ordered to pay back more than $55,000 after she was found to have illegally used credit cards to make purchases with false ID authentication, Reuters reports.Malikah Shabazz


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Fraudulent ID authentication used to steal Pittsburgh city workers' information

Aug 05, 2011 Brian Bradley

Employees of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, recently realized that they were victims of identity theft after they began receiving bills from PayPal for purchases that were never made, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports.A total of 29


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California ID thief skims ATM users' credit cards

Aug 04, 2011 Brian Bradley

California ID thief skims ATM users' credit cards

A San Diego man recently pleaded not guilty to 45 charges - including grand theft, burglary and identity theft - after allegedly installing cameras and a debit card-skimming device at a local Chase Bank branch to capture the information of


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Major shift for Japanese auto industry, financing may be an issue based on strong Yen

Aug 04, 2011 Brian Bradley

Major shift for Japanese auto industry, financing may be an issue based on strong Yen

Many industries in Japan suffered major setbacks following the March earthquake and tsunami, with damage from the disaster forcing many companies to suspend or reduce output for an extended period of time.However, some sectors, including the


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